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Teaching children this from a young age is important.

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Job discrimination and stigma is also extremely important to comba. A lot of people are afraid to seek proper medical help because they are afraid of being diagnosed, and lose a job opportunity. When seeing anything that might have to do with an illness a job might reconsider hiring someone.

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It is important to teach children that labeling people and discrimination is not okay from a young age. Labeling someone as crazy or incompetent due to a mental illness is unfair. A condition that they have little to no control over should be the defining factor in determining if a perosn is worth having as a friend.

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Don’t be afraid to reach out and seek help. STIGMA may be something that you fear in life but your mental health and safety should be a priority.
One part of my theory of change is teaching students at a young age the truth about mental illness and why people shouldn’t fear it. The more educated people are on the topic the less likely they are to jusdge; the goal is for people to view mental illness kind of like wearing glasses, it may be a disadvantage but it’s not the end of the world.
Another part would be conditioning teachers and other officials to recognize stigma and combat it in the classroom and other public places

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A set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something.

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What is mental illness? Mental illnesses are a wide range of conditions that affect ones thinking, behavior, and ability to function.