News & Events
Below you’ll discover the latest news and interviews from Tackling Stigma in Healthcare. If you know an inspiring Anti-Stigma Champion who should be featured, let us know via the contact page.
Stigma Research of the Month: Real-World Effectiveness of the Peer-Led Honest, Open, Proud Programme for Self-Stigma Among Adults With Mental Illness
Should people disclose a mental illness at work? To family? Friends? Healthcare professionals? For many people, there isn't a simple answer. This month's featured research evaluated Honest, Open, Proud (HOP), a peer-led program developed by leading stigma researcher Professor Patrick Corrigan to help people make informed decisions about whether, when and how to disclose a mental illness.
Can a universal approach reduce healthcare stigma? Insights from Dr Elena Cama's research
What if healthcare stopped trying to identify who might experience stigma and instead assumed everyone could? That's the idea behind a study led by the Tackling Stigma in Healthcare team at the Centre for Social Research in Health at UNSW Sydney. Watch the video and read the key takeaways here.