"The Campaign to Change Direction." The Campaign to Change Direction. Jan. 2015. Web. This organization is a good example of the work being done to increase awareness of mental illness. By making the warning signs of mental illness more widely known, they are helping people realize they might need treatment, helping friends and family encourage their peers to seek treatment, and also preventing suicide.
Garsd, Jasmin. "For Students With Mental Health Issues, Transition To College Is Complicated." National Public Radio. 12 Sept. 2015. Web. In addition to outlining the struggles of living with a mental illness in this day and age, this article brings to light why mental health services and education are so important to have in colleges and other educational institutions. Holmes, Lindsay. "7 Mental Illness Myths People Still Believe." Huffington Post. 2 Sept. 2015. Web. This article defines many of the myths that fuel the stigma surrounding mental illness. In particular, it addresses the spectrum of misconceptions regarding mental illness which range from believing they are "all in your head" to thinking they make a person dangerous and violent, both equally incorrect and harmful beliefs. Patrick, Corrigan W., Druss G. Benjamin, and Perlick A. Deborah. "The Impact of Mental Illness Stigma on Seeking and Participating in Mental Health Care." Psychological Science in the Public Interest 15 (2014): 37-70. Web. This article not only helps to define stigma and its roots in culture, but also describes the sometimes detrimental effect stigma can have in preventing people to seek treatment, which demonstrates the importance of decreasing stigma. Styron, William. Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness. New York: Vintage, 1992. Print. While this is only one example of a memoir documenting life with mental illness, these books serve as a way for people unfamiliar with mental illnesses to seek a better understanding of what life living with various mental illnesses. By cultivating understanding and empathy, these types of books can help to decrease stigma.
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Jon Calos
1/10/2016 03:55:34 pm
These seem like great sources! They clearly have good information that relates to your project.
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