Mental health stigma refers to negative beliefs people may hold about those with mental illness, which can lead to stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Public awareness and literacy have ...

How mental health is portrayed in the media often perpetuates stereotypes and stigmatized attitudes about mental illness. In the aftermath of an unconscionable act of random violence, many people are ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, it may seem everyone is exploring mental health therapy, but men are being left behind. In the United States, young adults aged 18 to 34 who sought such therapy increased ...

A new study by a counseling researcher at New York Institute of Technology sheds light on the relationship between race and mental health stigma. The findings could help college counseling and ...

Mental illness stigma—it's familiar to all of us, but not fully understood by everyone. Why does it persist? And how does it keep so many people from receiving the treatment they deserve? Counseling ...

Imagine living in a country where talking openly about depression or anxiety can cost you your job, your reputation, or even your freedom. That is still the reality in Ghana, where mental illness is ...

Pop culture has emerged as an unexpected ally in the fight against the stigma surrounding mental health disorders, especially in psychiatry. Jean-Victor Blanc, MD, a psychiatrist at Saint-Antoine ...

Even though pastors are in the business of providing emotional support for their congregants, it's rare for churches to actually employ therapists. One pastor at a Baptist church in Harlem is battling ...

As the global emergency surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic ended last year, directors at Self-Help for the Elderly, an agency serving San Francisco’s Asian American community, figured seniors would ...