Resources to Help Stop Stigma
Educational Materials
- Elements of Recovery for People Experiencing Mental Illness
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This fact sheet describes key elements that help many consumers in recovery. - Feeling Better: A Guide to the Mental Health System and
Getting the Help You Need
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This is a guide developed with the help of people who have experienced mental illness or mental health problems to share what they’ve learned about navigating the mental health system. - A Parent's Guide to the Public Mental Health System
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A guide for parents developed by SAFE WA to support parents, caregivers and youth around issues related to complex mental heath, emotional and behavioral health needs. - Promoting Recovery in Organizations
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This fact sheet describes basic principles mental health organizations can adopt to support persons with mental illness in their journeys’ to recovery. - Supporting Recovery: An Overview
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This fact sheet describes basic principles mental health providers can adopt to support persons with mental illness in their journeys’ to recovery. - Youth Guide to the WA Mental Health System
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A guide for youth designed by youth in partnership with caring adults to help youth navigate the mental health system, know their rights and access treatment.
Online Resources
- Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research
- Developing a Stigma Reduction Initiative
- In Our Own Voice: Living With Mental Illness (NAMI)
- National Mental Health Awareness Campaign
- SAMHSA's Resource Center to Address Discrimination and Stigma (ADS Center)
- StigmaBusters (NAMI)
- Stigma: Building Awareness And Understanding About Mental Illness
- Stigma Watch (NMHA)
- What A Difference A Friend Makes
Information About the Stop Stigma Campaign
- Formative Research Report
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This research was used in developing the “social marketing” approach to eliminating the stigma surrounding of mental illness in Washington State. - July 2007 Progress Report
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This report provides status as of July 2007 on the "social marketing" anti-stigma initiative for the Mental Health Transformation Project. - Social Marketing Plan
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This marketing plan was developed for the Mental Health Transformation Project’s initiative to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness in Washington State.
