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How to be a Mental Health Ally
How to be a Mental Health Ally
Everyone tells you to reach out if you’re feeling mentally overwhelmed, but sometimes reaching out is really hard. Stigma and negative talk all contribute to people feeling unable to reach out when they’re going through tough times. BUT YOU CAN HELP CHANGE THIS! YOU’RE AN ALLY! As a Mental Health Ally you can shift the world to be safer and more supportive for people experiencing difficulties with their mental health.
‘What is Stigma and How can I Challenge It’ and ‘Mental Health Myth Busting’.
Tune Out Stigma of Mental Health
Tune out stigma by considering the misconceptions, prejudice or barriers that you or others face regarding mental health and wellbeing. You can help increase understanding by making sure mental health and wellbeing are not taboo topics in your community, and letting others know if they are engaging in stigma-promoting behaviour.
How can I tune in to stigma?
Challenging negative ideas around mental health
Normalize talking about mental health and wellbeing
Avoiding terms which can stigmatize mental health
Engaging people with lived experience of mental ill-health as consultants
Speak out about stigma when you notice it
What is stigma and how can i challange it?
What is stigma and how can i challange it?
There are lots of myths, misunderstandings, and assumptions around mental health. These can all lead to stigma – a feeling that mental ill-health is something to be ashamed of, or something that should be hidden.
Stigma also connects to prejudice – the judgements we make about others based on their mental health. This can become discrimination when those judgements impact what people can do and access.
As an ally, you can challenge stigma when you notice it, and help create a world free from mental health stigma. Below are some of the more common ways you might notice stigma, and some ideas for challenging it.
Myth busting!
Myth busting!
There are plenty of myths out there about mental health and people who experience distress. Busting these myths can help break down mental health stigma.
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What it means to be a mental health ally, and what people can do to make the world a bit safer.
But you can help change this! ~ You’re an Ally
But you can help change this! ~ You’re an Ally
As a Mental Health Ally you can shift the world to be safer and more supportive for people experiencing difficulties with their mental health.
Source: WayAhead
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