Stepping out of the Shadows
Description
Available on application: please email us at resource@mentalhealth.org.nz to order a copy.
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Stepping out of the Shadows: insights into self-stigma and madness is a collection of articles, essays and personal accounts about self-stigma associated with mental illness.
The chapters of this 200-page book explore the concept of self-stigma from the perspective of authors who have experience of mental illness, or have researched self-stigma, or both.
Those who contributed to the book include: Mary O’Hagan, Dr Lynne Pere, Anne Helm, Vito Malo, Dean Manley, Ivan Yeo, Sarah O’Connor, Dennis Duerr, Niki Smith, Ruth Jackson and Alex Barnes.
To read more about the Mental Health Foundation's work to end mental health stigma and discrimination, click here.
