The fight against mental health stigma begins with ourselves

Strategies to improve mental health services require not only investment and political will, but for each of us to examine our attitudes, writes Paul Gilligan

Strategies to improve mental health services require not only investment and political will, but for each of us to examine our attitudes, writes Paul Gilligan

STIGMA damages those who experience mental health difficulties. It also damages their families, communities, and society. In Irish society, as in many other societies across the world, discrimination, prejudice and mistrust of those who experience mental health difficulties persist.