ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2018
Effects of contact-based mental illness stigma reduction programs: age, gender, and Asian, Latino, and White American differences.
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- Mental Illness Stigma in Black, Latina/o, and Asian Americans.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Changes in knowledge and attitudes towards mental disorders in a Chinese sample population-a web-based approach.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Multilevel Parish-Based Intervention to Improve Mental Health Literacy and Reduce Stigma in Hispanic Communities.Research square · 2025Article
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- Developing practical strategies to reduce addiction-related stigma and discrimination in public addiction treatment centers: a mixed-methods study protocol.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2024Article
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- Predictors of Help-Seeking for Mental Health Treatment Among Latinos.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Inequities Gone or Enduring? Evaluating the Effects of a School-Based Antistigma Intervention on Race/Ethnic and Gender Intersectional Disparities in Mental Illness Stigma.Stigma and health · 2023Article
- Public's Attitudes Toward Mentally Ill Offenders in Greece.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Mental health, study skills, social support, and barriers to seeking psychological help among university students: a call for mental health support in higher education.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Environmental and Socioeconomic Inequalities on Health Outcomes: A Multi-Region Time-Series Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeMental illness stigma disproportionately affects help seeking among youth, men, and ethnic minorities. As part of a comprehensive statewide initiative to reduce mental illness stigma and discrimination in California, a broad set of contact-based educational programs were widely disseminated. This study examined whether the effects of contact-based educational programs varied depending on the age, gender, and race-ethnicity of participants.
methodsParticipants (N = 4122) attended a contact-based educational program that was delivered as part of the statewide initiative to reduce mental illness stigma and discrimination. Self-administered surveys assessing beliefs, attitudes, and intentions toward mental illnesses and treatment were conducted immediately before and after participation in contact-based educational programs.
resultsParticipant age, gender, and race-ethnicity significantly moderated pre-post changes in mental illness stigma. Although all groups exhibited significant pre-post changes across most of the stigma domains assessed, young adults, females, and Asian and Latino American participants reported larger improvements compared to older adults, males, and Whites, respectively.
conclusionsFindings suggest that contact-based educational programs can achieve immediate reductions in mental illness stigma across a variety of sociodemographic groups and may particularly benefit young adults and racial-ethnic minorities. Further research is needed to assess whether contact-based educational programs can sustain longer-term changes and aid in the reduction of disparities in mental illness stigma and treatment.
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