Discrimination

 A report into campaigns tackling mental health stigma, particularly findings from the Rethink campaigns in Norwich and Northern Ireland.

Breaking the Silence looks at how physically disabled people, African Americans, women and the LGBT community have had their rights recognised through civil rights and suggests how people with mental illness could do the same.

A DVD resource using service user and carer experiences to combat stigma.

This fact sheet provides information on what the Disability Discrimination Act is, what the DDA covers, Employment and the DDA, Services and the DDA, Education and the DDA, and when discrimination is justified.

This report describes the different approaches that can be taken to reduce stigma and discrimination, and the findings from one programme which used interactive workshops to impact on mental health awareness.

Available for download only.

A DVD and CD-Rom resource for teachers about mental illness, and the stigma that surrounds it.

Winter edition of One in Four, the quarterly aspirational lifestyle magazine for people with mental health difficulties and their friends, families and carers. One in Four is an innovative mental health awareness and anti-stigma project.

A pack of 25 postcards aiming to combat the stigma associated with mental illness

People with mental illness commonly describe the stigma and discrimination they face as being worse than their main condition. Shunned presents clearly for a wide readership information about the nature and severity of discrimination against people with mental illness and what can be done to reduce this.

A report about discrimination towards people affected by mental health problems.