Lessons from the AIDS Crisis: What we can Learn for Mental Health
Ideas on removing stigma from Scott Elliott, executive director of the B.C.-based Dr. Peter Centre, one of the world’s most recognized care facilities for HIV/AIDS.
We need to tackle stigma in healthcare
Stigma within the healthcare system means people may experience more suffering just getting the help they need. Tackling stigma healthcare is needed to improve outcomes.
We need a pragmatic approach to mental healthcare access.
Improving access to high-quality mental healthcare needs to include much better support for our primary care practitioners.
Our mental healthcare system is suffering from a chronic illness.
The root causes of a mental illness are complex, so too are the causes underlying our ailing mental healthcare system. Determined, courageous leadership and bold action are needed.