Category Archives: Stigma

Separating Social Anxiety Disorder and Shyness – HealthyPlace.com

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 …

Mental Health First Aid Program Comes to NYC | Al Jazeera America

A daylong training program that teaches volunteers to recognize and respond to mental health crises will soon be offered to a quarter of a million New Yorkers, in a bid to make such training as common as that for CPR or first …

5 Lies Ruining Your Mental Health | Amy Morin – Huffington Post

Despite ongoing efforts to educate the public about mental health, many misconceptions remain. Before the stigma can be stopped, these five mental health myths need to be debunked:

UCSC panel addresses mental health and social justice in Chicago

The panel, “Examining the Intersection of Mental Health and Social Justice,” featured several local experts who discussed mental health in Chicago, particularly pertaining to the thousands of Chicagoans annually left to suffer …

De Blasio Grows Emotional In Talking About Mental Health Plan …

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday outlined a wide-ranging plan to support and treat New Yorkers suffering from mental illness. As WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported, de Blasio saluted the battle …