Stigma

Speaking Differently and Speaking Up: Progress in the Fight Against Stigma

Our society has come a long way in the fight against stigma in recent years! An American Psychological Association poll revealed that 87% of American adults agreed that having a mental health disorder is nothing ...
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Where Fear is Replaced by Understanding

Well Community members know what it's like to be defined by their illnesses. They're familiar with feeling unwanted, judged and unworthy of others' respect because they live with conditions that impact their minds. In short, ...
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Overpowering Stigma With Community

For those who live with serious mental health conditions, stigma is constant companion. It follows them like a shadow they can’t escape, defining them by their illnesses in the minds of others and coloring the ...
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Six Ways to Help Others Become Aware of Mental Illness

Awareness of the truth about mental illnesses is a first step in learning to come alongside those whose lives are impacted by them. Although understanding and acceptance of these conditions are growing, much progress is ...
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Friendship Rather Than Fear

Rita, second from the left, spending time with some of her friends from The Well at the spring spiritual retreat. Rita’s struggles with her mental health began nearly four decades ago. “It started when I ...
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Volunteering at The Well: Overcoming Stigma through Friendship

Dave Larlee of All Saints Church visits with Well Member, Delores Oscar Brown is in the kitchen of Cliff Temple Baptist Church in Oak Cliff, passing out paper plates filled with salad and pizza. He’s ...
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