Mental Illness Stigma
People with mental illnesses can be the most disadvantaged in the society. Their stigma and discriminatory attitudes are worse than the illness itself. Stigma and discrimination can create barriers to recovery which makes it difficult for them to seek help. Stigma is a mark that sets a person apart. It makes a person experience shame, hopelessness, distress, misinterpretation in the media, blame, and reluctance to seek and/or accept necessary help, which makes it difficult to help them. Discrimination also makes it difficult. The person will have the feeling of discrimination in housing, employment, and insurance. These barriers are the challenges for the people who need to seek help but afraid of it.
Most of the people involved in this are
described by the National Mental Health Consumer and Care Forum (NMHCCF) of Australia as psychosocial for they are people with the disability experience with impairments and participation restrictions related to mental health conditions. According to NMHCCF, Australia is quite aware that they are still lacking of community awareness about psychosocial disability but moving forward to surmount the above-mentioned difficulty. They stated that the initiatives to build the capacity of public institutions to meet the needs of people with psychosocial disability need to be expanded. That community would build a wide anti stigma campaigns.
This changes is slowly making its way to the communities in Australia. It is widely spread by now. This can inform the community about the treatment and care for the client. In 2013, the Australian Government introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The NDIS provides funding for people with disability (including people with psychosocial disability) to enable them to purchase reasonable and necessary supports. The Mental Health Australia also provides advice to governments and other stakeholders on NDIS issues raised by mental health consumers, carers and the service providers. This will make the people with psychosocial disability supported and make them feel that they are part of the community.
Most of the people involved in this are
described by the National Mental Health Consumer and Care Forum (NMHCCF) of Australia as psychosocial for they are people with the disability experience with impairments and participation restrictions related to mental health conditions. According to NMHCCF, Australia is quite aware that they are still lacking of community awareness about psychosocial disability but moving forward to surmount the above-mentioned difficulty. They stated that the initiatives to build the capacity of public institutions to meet the needs of people with psychosocial disability need to be expanded. That community would build a wide anti stigma campaigns.
This changes is slowly making its way to the communities in Australia. It is widely spread by now. This can inform the community about the treatment and care for the client. In 2013, the Australian Government introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The NDIS provides funding for people with disability (including people with psychosocial disability) to enable them to purchase reasonable and necessary supports. The Mental Health Australia also provides advice to governments and other stakeholders on NDIS issues raised by mental health consumers, carers and the service providers. This will make the people with psychosocial disability supported and make them feel that they are part of the community.