How to Combat Mental Health Stigma Through Effective Counselling
Mental health challenges touch the lives of one in four people worldwide. Many people suffer quietly because of the shame these conditions still carry. We have a long way to go, but we can build on this progress in mental health awareness over the last several years. Shame, discrimination, and misconceptions still keep countless people from asking for help they need.
Mental health professionals know that traditional counseling alone doesn’t deal very well with these problems. Our experience shows that healing works better when we combine professional support with targeted strategies to reduce stigma. This piece is about how we can use counseling techniques to curb mental health stigma and support people affected by it.