According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 25% of those with mental illness feel that people are sympathetic about their situation. There is nothing shameful about having a mental illness. The only thing about mental illness that is shameful is the stigma that surrounds it. Lindsay Holmes has put together the following beautiful congregation of quotes about the stigma …
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the nation’s leading organization on addiction research, mental health, and wellness. Over the last 10 years, there has been significant research on what’s known as co-occurring disorders. This is condition that many men and women in America have, which is, they have both an addiction as well as a psychological illness, …
Mental illness and drug or alcohol addiction continue to have a strong stigma. Mention to an acquaintance or co-worker that you take psychotropic medication, or that you’ve just gone through drug detox, and you’ll likely be judged for it. Our society has a hard time with areas of life it doesn’t understand, and the health of the mind is one …
