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And now for the good news
- Author:
- HARDING Eleanor
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September 2009, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The local press is a good way of reaching a diverse population to help tackle stigma around mental illness. This article reports on a mental health campaign, 'Mental Health: It's everyone's business', run in papers in south west London.
Death by a thousand pin pricks
- Author:
- FORREST Emma
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 20.04.06, 2006, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Users of mental health services still often fall victim to prejudices that threaten their careers, social lives and general well-being. The author investigates what can be done to tackle it. The article includes details of Shift, a national anti-stigma campaign operating in England.
Believe the hype
- Author:
- GRIFFITHS Sandra
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May/June 2013, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
An arts festival is finding new ways to engage people from African and Caribbean communities with mental health issues. The Stereo-Hype Festival 2013, a partnership between Mellow an east London mental health programme, and national anti-stigma campaign Time to Change, took place in Newham, east London. It used drama, film, dance, spoken word, art installations to challenge mental health stereotypes within black communities. (Original abstract)
Ethnicity, gender and mental health
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Mark, KEATING Frank, ROBERTSON Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Diversity in Health and Care, 8(2), June 2011, pp.81-92.
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Publishing
This study investigated specific black and minority ethnic (BME) men's beliefs about mental health and their experiences of mental health services. It considered the complexities of men's gendered identities and the interplay of these with race, ethnicity and cultural influences. Twelve focus groups consisting of men from specific BME groups were held in London and the West Midlands, and the groups included: African-Caribbean, African, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Chinese. The findings include BME men's narratives of well-being, which highlight the importance of relational and normative aspects and the influences of gender and ethnicity on aspirations, identity and values. Factors contributing to mental illness relate to gendered and racialised social expectations, economic factors, generational and gender issues, and experiences of services. The authors concluded that a mix of gendered and racialised experiences, including social stigma, the coercive power of institutions, and men's own perceptions of services contributed to cycles of disengagement and isolation for marginalised BME men with mental health problems.
Comedian walks into a jail
- Author:
- MICKEL Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.3.11, 2011,
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The charity, Bringing the Outside In, has enlisted a stand-up comic to challenge mental health stigma among prisoners. Reports on the success of the scheme which uses humour to help prisoners with mental health problems.
Impact of a mental health teaching programme on adolescents
- Authors:
- NAYLOR Paul, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 194(4), April 2009, pp.365-370.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Child and adolescent mental health disorders are present in around 10% of the population. Research indicates that many young people possess negative attitudes towards mental health difficulties among peers. This study aimed to assess the impact of a mental health teaching programme on adolescent pupils' understanding. Two-group pre-test–post-test control group study in two English secondary schools. Experimental classes (School E) received a six-lesson teaching intervention on mental health; control classes (School C) did not. Participants were 14- and 15-year-old pupils. The intervention consisted of six lessons on mental health issues common to young people: stress; depression; suicide/self-harm; eating disorders; being bullied; and intellectual disability. School C was given access to these lesson plans and materials on completion of the study. Understanding was measured at two time points, Time 1 (T1) and Time 2 (T2), 8 months apart, by a Mental Health Questionnaire. Behavioural, emotional and relationship strengths and difficulties were measured by the self-rated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) with five subscales: hyperactivity, emotional symptoms, conduct problems, peer problems and prosocial behaviour. At T2, pupils in School E compared with those in School C showed significantly more sensitivity and empathy towards people with mental health difficulties. They also used significantly fewer pejorative expressions to describe mental health difficulties. There was a significant reduction in SDQ scores on conduct problems and a significant increase on prosocial behaviour among School E pupils compared with controls. Pupils valued the intervention highly, in particular the lessons on suicide/self-harm.
Public attitudes towards people with mental illness in England and Scotland, 1994–2003
- Authors:
- MEHTA Nisha, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 194(3), March 2009, pp.278-284.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Understanding trends in public attitudes towards people with mental illness informs the assessment of ongoing severity of stigma and evaluation of anti-stigma campaigns. This study aimed to analyse trends in public attitudes towards people with mental illness in England and Scotland using Department of Health Attitudes to Mental Illness Surveys, 1994–2003. Trends in attitudes were analysed for 2000 respondents in each survey year (6000 respondents in 1996 and 1997) using quota sampling methods and the adapted Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill scale. Comparing 2000 and 2003, there was significant deterioration for 17/25 items in England and for 4/25 items in Scotland. Neither country showed significant improvements in items between 2000 and 2003. Public attitudes towards people with mental illness in England and Scotland became less positive during 1994–2003, especially in 2000–2003, and to a greater extent in England. The results are consistent with early positive effects for the `see me' anti-stigma campaign in Scotland.
The media get the message
- Authors:
- BISPHAM Pauline, CAMERON Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.02.07, 2007, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article describes the innovative approach taken by Leeds Primary Care Trust and the city's social services, the voluntary sector and the service users to tackle the negative portrayal of mental health in the media. An evaluation has show that, by working with media producers and increasing the media skills of service users, more intelligent, positive coverage can be achieved.
Just getting on: young people's views on gender, emotional well-being and mental health
- Author:
- HAMBLIN Emily
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 21
- Place of publication:
- London
This report explores gender differences in how acceptable and helpful various ways of coping with difficulties seem to the young people. Drawing on findings from surveys and face-to-face engagement with more than 100 young people, the report looks at the responses young people expect to get if they share difficulties with people in their lives, and some of their actual experiences of opening up to others. It then considers their views on the gender-sensitivity of professionals and services. Key findings include: some healthy ways of managing stress are widely acceptable to both male and female young people surveyed and include having fun and exercising; young people are very aware of expectations on boys and men to appear strong and not show emotion; sharing problems with others seems more widely acceptable among the young women than young men, although not as clearly as common stereotypes might suggest; some girls and young women perceive assumptions that girls’ distress is due to overemotional reactions to minor issues with friendships and relationships; the few trans young people who took part in this study felt that gender stereotypes affected how they cope and sought help, to different degrees and in different ways; the areas in which the young people most wanted to see greater gender-sensitivity were information about support available; support within settings like schools, youth clubs and youth offending institutions, and how professionals relate to young people. The report calls for active consideration of gender in work that impacts on children and young people's mental health and emotional well-being. This includes policy-making, commissioning, service design and delivery, workforce development and research. (Edited publisher abstract)
Time to change, time to evaluate. Invited commentary on...Evaluation of England’s Time to Change programme
- Author:
- SARTORIUS Norman
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 202(s55), April 2013, pp.s108-s109.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Time to Change is the largest national programme to counter stigma ever undertaken. It demonstrates that stigmatisation and its consequences are gradually becoming recognised as the most important obstacle to the development of mental health programmes. It also demonstrates that they can be prevented or reduced.This invited commentary looks at the importance of the indicators used to assess the success of the campaign; assessing the relevance of the goals set; measuring long term effects of a campaign and assessing patients' views. (Edited publisher abstract)