Resources
This is a curated collection of stigma-related resources from across the globe. Inclusion does not imply endorsement, and content has not been independently verified. Our goal is to support learning, spark ideas, and connect you with the broader movement to reduce stigma in healthcare.
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Stigma in health facilities: Laura Nyblade and colleagues, published in BMC Medicine
If your organisation wants to reduce stigma but isn't sure where to start, this paper offers one of the clearest roadmaps available. Drawing on 42 stigma reduction interventions from around the world, the authors identified six common approaches used to tackle stigma in healthcare settings:
Foundational Communication Skills: The OARS Model
In this factsheet, Canada’s Public Health Nursing Practice, Research & Education Program (PHN-PREP) introduces the OARS model from motivational interviewing as a structured approach to active listening in healthcare.
Our words matter: Guidelines for language use
The way we talk about mental health, suicide, and alcohol and other drugs can have a powerful impact. Words can support people to feel understood and seek help, or they can reinforce stigma and cause harm.
Anti-stigma advocacy for health professionals: a systematic review
Published in the Journal of Mental Health (June 2024), this systematic review looked at 41 studies on programs designed to help health professionals address stigma and its impact on patients. Read on to discover the findings.
The Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework: a global, crosscutting framework to inform research, intervention development, and policy on health-related stigmas
Published in BMC Medicine, this open-access paper introduces the Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework—a global, crosscutting model designed to guide research, interventions, and policy across multiple health issues including HIV, cancer and mental illness.