Featured guest: Nicole Figueroa, RN, MSN

This episode will focus on stigma in mental health including access to care, bias, and a focus on vulnerable populations. Discussion will focus on strategies to normalize engagement in mental health and reducing stigma.

Objectives:

• Define the impact of stigma on mental health treatment
• Identify how bias toward individuals with mental illness impacts medical treatment
• Demonstrate strategies to reduce mental health stigma in medical settings

Resources:

• What is stigma? Why is it a problem? (NAMI)
• Mental wellness in the black community (NAMI)
• Mental Wellness in the Latinx Community (NAMI)
• Stigma, prejudice and discrimination against people with mental illness (American Psychiatric Association)

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