Campaign's bid to tackle stigma of mental health problems (From Daily Echo)
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Time to Change campaign launches 'get well soon' cards
12:30pm Tuesday 19th February 2013 in News
Campaign's bid to tackle stigma of mental health problems
Hampshire residents are being urged to treat those with mental illnesses just the same at those with physical injuries.
As part of the Time to Change campaign, aiming to end the stigma attached to mental illness, artists have designed ‘get well soon’ cards for people with mental health problems.
Research has found that while 79 per cent of people would consider sending a card to someone with a physical health problem, only 50 per cent would do the same if it related to mental illness.
HAROLDAMAIO says...
3:37pm Tue 19 Feb 13
You err, the above actually ought read:
As part of the Time to Change campaign, aiming to end the stigma they attached to mental illness
That they were able to persuade you to attach it on your pages illustrates how successful their campaign is. Please be more careful in your language, do not attach a “stigma” for anyone, nor against anyone.
It remains of great interest to me, who can persuade an editor to attach a “stigma”, and against whom. Please accommodate no one.
Harold A. Maio, retired Mental Health Editor