Mediator, author, and mental-health advocate Dan Berstein discusses various approaches and systems for ending discriminatory practices against individuals with mental health conditions. 

AVOIDANCE RESOURCES

• Mental Health and Conflicts: A Handbook for Empowerment
• Visit www.mhmediate.com/avoidance with password: "Avoid" to access a replay of the 2023 ACR-GNY conference program on "Overcoming Avoidance of Diversity Tools in Dispute Resolution", and a copy of the 2023 AALS WIP Conference paper draft "Overcoming Avoidance: A Model for Moving Forward."

 MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA RESOURCES

• Speak Up: Conflict Resolution Skills for Self-Advocacy program for the National Alliance on Mental Illness at www.mhsafe.org/about and resources for responding to everyday discrimination at www.mhsafe.org/discrimination 
• Vetting Dispute Resolution Guidance resources at www.mhsafe.org/drguidance
• Preventing Mental Illness Discrimination in Dispute Resolution resources at www.mhsafe.org/preventing
• You can also see some recent updates at the Mediate.com article Ending Mental Illness Discrimination in Dispute Resolution (2023 Updates) at https://mediate.com/ending-m