Stigma and Mental Illness
The Stigma Section of the World Psychiatric Association—through its network of international members--engages in scholarly, scientific, and public health activities designed to reduce prejudice and discrimination because of mental disorders and improve social inclusion for people with mental illness and their families. More specifically the Stigma Section:
1- Disseminates information about stigma and discrimination because of mental disorders through academic and technical publications, and through symposia and courses offered at WPA regional meetings and congresses.
2- Advances scientific knowledge about stigma through collaborative research and evaluation and;
3- Provides training opportunities to support the development of effective programs to fight stigma and discrimination because of mental disorders.
Section Officers
Chair
Nicolas Rüsch
Section Public Mental Health Department of Psychiatry II, Ulm University Parkstraße 11
89073 Ulm, Germany
Co-Chair
Norman Sartorius
Association for the Improvement of Mental health Programmes, 14 chemin Colladon,
1209 Geneva, Switzerland
Co-Chair
Graham Thornicroft
Professor of Community Psychiatry, Health Service and Population Research Department Address: Health Service and Population Research Department, King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF
United Kingdom
Secretary
Heather Stuart
Room 324 Abramsky Hall, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
heather.stuart@queensu.ca
Section member list can be found here
