Stigma and discrimination related to mental health conditions are widespread and harmful. Reducing stigma and discrimination can benefit families, societies and economies – it can save lives. The toolkit offers practical guidance on how to achieve this, based on three core evidence-based principles: leadership or co-leadership by people with lived experience, social contact, and inclusive partnerships. These 3 principles can be realized using a four-step process: identify and define aims, plan and prepare, launch and learn and reflect and proceed. Twelve case studies from all across the world are provided to demystify the process. Stigma and discrimination can be ended if each of us acts as one using the principles in this toolkit.
Authors
- Citation
- World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe . (2024). Mosaic toolkit to end stigma and discrimination in mental health. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/379124 . License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
- ISBN
- 9789289061384 (PDF) 9789289061377 (print)
- Pages
- 121
- Published in
- Switzerland
- Rights
- CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
- Rights Holder
- World Health Organization
- Rights URI
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo
Table of Contents
- Foreword 8
- Acknowledgements 1
- Abbreviations 11
- Glossary 12
- Overview 13
- Chapter 1. 16
- The overwhelming case for reducing stigma and discrimination in mental health 16
- The importance of reducing stigma and discrimination 17
- Types of stigma and discrimination 17
- The harmfulness of all types of stigma 18
- Reducing stigma and discrimination to save lives 18
- Three core principles of reducing stigma and discrimination 19
- Chapter 2. 28
- What to do to reduce stigma and discrimination 28
- Identify and define aims 30
- Plan and prepare 39
- Reflect and proceed 52
- Launch and learn 47
- Chapter 3. 56
- Case studies 56
- Chapter 4. 92
- Conclusion 92
- References 95
- Annexes 104
- Annex 1. Frequently asked questions 105
- Annex 2. Tools and resources 109
- Annex 3. Rights-based and disability perspectives in mental health 112
- Annex 4. Common myths and misconceptions about mental health stigma and discrimination and how to tackle them 115
