Challenging Conversations

Stigma in mental health: Is it coming from society or within mental health itself?

25 Mar 2022

13:00-14:00

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Dr. Geraldine Strathdee C.B.E. O.B.E. Hon. FRCPsych

Dr Strathdee has had a portfolio career as a frontline NHS clinician, and as an academic, medical manager, policy maker, regulator, global improvement consultant, and leader innovator.

Stigma in Mental Health: Is it coming from society or within Mental Health itself?

How do we stop stigmatising people with mental health diagnosis and start to see them as important members of our society?
Is the stigma coming from within the system, do we need to change this first before we can change perception in society?
We often see people at their worst, how do we humanise them and get them back to ‘their best’?
Are we sometimes too ‘symptom focussed’?
What are the determinates of good health and wellbeing?

Date aired: 25.03.2022