Title Interventions to reduce mental health stigma and discrimination : a literature review to guide evaluation of California's mental health prevention and early intervention initiative / Rebecca L. Collins, Eunice C. Wong, Jennifer L. Cerully, Dana Schultz, Nicole K. Eberhart ; sponsored by the California Mental Health Services Authority

Published Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (ix, 35 pages)) : illustrations Series Techinical report ; TR-1318-CMHSA Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-1318-CMHSA. Summary A number of programs aim to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness, and they can include a variety of components such as training, education, media campaigns, and contact with people with mental illness. Stigma and discrimination reduction activities are evaluated in this report, using evidence from an extensive literature review. Specific areas reviewed include relevant theories of stigma and prejudice reduction, what is and is not known about the effectiveness of various approaches to reducing the stigma of mental illness, the kinds of methodologies previously used in evaluating these approaches, and the methodologies that should be employed in the future. The authors also introduce a conceptual model of mental health stigma reduction based on a variety of existing theories and evidence Notes Title from PDF title page Prepared for the California Mental Health Services Authority and conducted within RAND Health, a division of the RAND Corporation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Version viewed Oct. 8, 2014 Subject Mental illness -- Public opinion. Mental illness -- Prevention. Mental health services. Mental Health Services Prejudice -- prevention & control Preventive Psychiatry Social Stigma Health Services Research Program Evaluation Mental health services Mental illness -- Prevention Mental illness -- Public opinion SUBJECT California https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002140 Form Electronic book Author Wong, Eunice C., author Cerully, Jennifer L., author Schultz, Dana (Dana J.), author. Eberhart, Nicole K., 1978- author. RAND Health, issuing body. California Mental Health Services Authority, issuing body, sponsoring body. Rand Corporation, publisher. ISBN 9780833083586 0833083589

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