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I am a whole: a report investigating the stigma faced by young people experiencing mental health difficulties
- Author:
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YMCAs
- Publisher:
- National Council of YMCAs
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the prevalence of stigma faced by young people with mental health difficulties, who is experiencing it and how they are doing so, the impact of this stigma, and the potential solutions that the young people themselves have identified. Mental health difficulties among children and young people are common and can be both persistent and damaging. However, the challenges that young people face are not limited to the symptoms of their mental health difficulties; many must also take on the day-to-day stigma that too often goes with this. The report finds that more than one in three young people with mental health difficulties had felt the negative impact of stigma and 37 per cent of young people who experienced this stigma did so at least once a week. This stigma resulted in young people who had experienced it being unwilling to go out (74%), unable to perform day-to-day tasks (69%), and feeling less confident (85%). Education and awareness lie at the heart of normalising mental health difficulties and overcoming this stigma experienced by young people. Education and more people talking about mental health top the ways young people believe this stigma can be tackled. Four in five of those who believe this stigma exists said school is the best place to combat it. Young people who believe this stigma exists say they can best tackle it by talking more about mental health and sharing their experiences. (Edited publisher abstract)
I am a whole stories: a collection of stories from young people about their experiences of mental health difficulties
- Author:
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YMCAs
- Publisher:
- National Council of YMCAs
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 65
- Place of publication:
- London
This collection brings the voices of young people who experience mental health problems and stigma to the forefront by giving them a platform to share their experiences in their own words and help others around them. These stories illustrate how varied young people’s experiences with mental health can be. The collection is intended to contribute to the process of normalising mental health difficulties and lifting the veil of ignorance that contributes to the stigma that so often dominates the narrative and public consciousness on the issue. (Edited publisher abstract)