ReviewPsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2018
Communication Strategies to Counter Stigma and Improve Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Policy.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 140 citations in OpenAlex.
- Recruiting a National Sample of First Response Agencies to Participate in an Overdose Prevention Research Project: Randomized Controlled Trial and Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Trial
- Effect of Exposure to Visual Campaigns and Narrative Vignettes on Addiction Stigma Among Health Care Professionals: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- Stigma toward individuals with cannabis use disorder across age groups: associations with familiarity and sociodemographic characteristics.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Comorbidities Associated With Chronic Hepatitis C Among Medicaid Beneficiaries, 2016-2020.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Cross sectional examination of public perceptions around substance misuse using state behavioral risk factor surveillance system data.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Reducing Stigma in Lung Cancer Screening: Co-Design of a Targeted Resource for Health Professionals in Australia.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Mental Illness Stigma in Black, Latina/o, and Asian Americans.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
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- Perceptions of Youth Substance Users on Substance Use Relapse Prevention: A Qualitative Study in Lobatse, Botswana.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Intersecting stigma of substance use and child welfare system involvement: Understanding stigma drivers, experiences, and outcomes from a socioecological perspective.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Article
- Assessment of Perceived HIV Vulnerability, Knowledge Regarding HIV Transmission, and Associated Sociodemographic Factors Among Urban Slum Dweller Adults in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Using narrative and informational messages to improve correctional professionals' attitudes toward medications for opioid use disorder.Health & justice · 2025Article
- Identifying and responding to policy-related barriers, facilitators, and misunderstandings in the HEALing communities study: A community-driven approach.The International journal on drug policy · 2025Article
- Understanding Differences in Medical Student Perceptions of Treatment Adherence Based on Weight Status in Pediatric Care.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Article
- Evidence for the efficacy of humanizing narratives to promote support for harm-reduction policies in the United States.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Pointing Fingers: Who US Adults Blame for the Opioid Overdose Epidemic.Substance use & addiction journal · 2025Article
- Narrative review: Managing buprenorphine and opioid use disorder in the perioperative setting.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Review
- A credibility-driven evaluation of a community-based perinatal substance use disorder collaborative care model.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Co-involvement of stimulants with opioids in North America: A 'silent epidemic'.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Implementation and sustainability of systems change for mental health promotion and substance misuse prevention: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Despite the high burden and poor rates of treatment associated with mental illness and substance use disorders, public support for allocating resources to improving treatment for these disorders is low. A growing body of research suggests that effective policy communication strategies can increase public support for policies benefiting people with these conditions. In October 2015, the Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy Research at Johns Hopkins University convened an expert forum to identify what is currently known about the effectiveness of such policy communication strategies and produce recommendations for future research. One of the key conclusions of the forum was that communication strategies using personal narratives to engage audiences have the potential to increase public support for policies benefiting persons with mental illness or substance use disorders. Specifically, narratives combining personal stories with depictions of structural barriers to mental illness and substance use disorder treatment can increase the public's willingness to invest in the treatment system. Depictions of mental illness and violence significantly increase public stigma toward people with mental illness and are no more effective in increasing willingness to invest in mental health services than nonstigmatizing messages about structural barriers to treatment. Future research should prioritize development and evaluation of communication strategies to increase public support for evidence-based substance use disorder policies, including harm reduction policies-such as needle exchange programs-and policies expanding treatment.
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