Title: shifting the stigma Raza Griffiths, SHIFT Expert Adviser Social Perspectives Network Joint Project C
1shifting the stigmaRaza Griffiths, SHIFT Expert
AdviserSocial Perspectives Network Joint Project
Co-ordinator
2private organisations the media
young people public
organisations
3www.shift.org.uk
4effects of stigma
- misinformation
- hopelessness
- help not accessed
- discrimination
- social exclusion
- poor mental health
5the government stigmatises toobut where there
is power there is also resistance
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Michel Foucault
www.spn.org.uk
6 checklist for challenging stigma
- involve experts by experience
- long term campaigning and funding
- co-ordinated multi agency working
- revue existing work to avoid duplication
- address behavioural change in many ways
- targeted and consistent messages
- prioritise most stigmatised groups
- measure and evaluate all work
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7 mind over matter
- commissioned by SHIFT
- undertaken by Mentality, Sainsbury Centre,
Rethink and Mental Health Media - aims to understand the nature of media coverage,
how the media works and how the public is
influenced by media coverage
8 mind over matter description
- print and broadcast media analysis for March 2005
- 2 focus groups service users and general public
- content analysis
- interviews with journalists
9 draft research findings
based on analysis of 8 national newspapers
- SMHP coverage much more negative coverage than
CMHPs - recovery message missing from SMHP stories
- the law is the most important originator for SMHP
coverage - the law is the most quoted source for SMHP
coverage - voice of experts by experience missing from SMHP
stories
10 research findings what we need to do
- prioritise stigma against SMHP
- get the voice of experts by experience heard more
often - more proactive work to create more positive
coverage - mental health promotion within the legal system
- continue media monitoring to measure impact of
work
11thinking about undertaking media work
hopes
fears
12with the right training and support you can get
your voice heard
and make a difference
raza.griffiths_at_scie.org.uk
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