Mental Health Information

HereSince1628

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2. Laws look at acts of discrimination against mentally ill, discrimination exists because of attitudes

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 12:10 PM

Mar 2013

If government programs introduced honest education about mental illness into middle school and secondary curricula there would be something to replace the "street knowledge" that is responsible for stigmatic attitudes responsible for discrimination.

We've witnessed that everyone want's to crack down on the mentally ill to make gun ownership safe. That is mostly due to a prevalent attitude about the dangerousness of mental illnees laid over fear of gun violence.

The attitude exists in society because mistaken understanding is not critically challenged by solid education

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Anti-stigma Programs Would Improve Mental Health Laws [View all] HereSince1628 Mar 2013 OP

It seems like people don't realize... Neoma Mar 2013 #1

Laws look at acts of discrimination against mentally ill, discrimination exists because of attitudes HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #2

I doubt schools would do that. Neoma Mar 2013 #3

Many schools include health information in their curricula HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #4

i think it would be a very appropriate topic to add to health curricula fizzgig Mar 2013 #5

I agree so does a Wash State Sen who is on that body's k-12 education committee HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #6

good on her fizzgig Mar 2013 #8

Would love to see more of this, particularly starting with young children. cbayer Mar 2013 #7

Unfortunately as it is the message about mental illness to kids is basically "Loonie Tunes" HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #9

And then there was PeeWee Herman, who did much of the opposite. cbayer Mar 2013 #10

My pop culture background is devoid of PeeWee Herman. HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #11

do you have netflix? fizzgig Mar 2013 #12

social and emotional curriculum neversaydie Apr 2013 #13