We see it all around us more and more…hashtags for things like #MentalHealthAwareness. And this is great, it is. It is fan-freaking-tastic that people are speaking up more. I hashtag it too. But do we really stop to think what it …
O'Conner has spoken publicly about the stigma of mental health issues, telling Time magazine in 2013 that the media sometimes makes "a buffoonery and a mockery" of young women who may have mental illnesses.
She also said Newfoundland and Labrador's health care system lacks preventative measures and is “behind the rest of the country in funding for mental health and addictions,” adding “stigma is still a barrier to services, …
In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, photo, Houston Texans running back Arian Foster, left, and New York Jets receiver Brandon Marshall talk about overcoming mental health issues in Houston. Foster has joined Marshall's …
Social anxiety disorder is a double edged sword of misunderstanding but you need to separate social anxiety and shyness to decrease stigma. On the one side, we've got people saying that we're just shy, which is perceived …
