Author: Jose Szapocznik
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 078814782X
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Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 852

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Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309439124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 171

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Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.

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Category : Communication in medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 12

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Author: Meda Chesney-Lind
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412996694
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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'The Female Offender' challenges the long-standing tradition of male-dominated criminology theory and research which has taken little or no account of gender differences.

Author: Merry Morash
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351567128
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 597

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This collection re-imagines the field of criminology with insights gleaned from feminist theory. Works included here illustrate that gender is a key organizing principle of social life. This means that men and women have gender, that patriarchy as well as gender must be theorized, and that other systems of oppression such as race and class must also be studied to fully understand the crime problem and the criminal justice system. Finally, the articles collected here exemplify the feminist concern for thinking consciously about how and why we do our research with the crucial goal of producing knowledge that will promote social justice.

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Author: Joanne Philleo
Publisher: N A S W Press
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Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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This book provides AOD professionals with the vital knowledge and strategies they need to become more culturally competent -- a prerequisite for success in the 21st century. It demonstrates how to integrate cultural competence and an AOD curriculum and how to develop highly effective prevention messages and treatment modalities within a cultural context.

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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