Mental distress and stigma: exploring the significance of interactions in the context of support provision

Reducing stigma and discrimination encountered by people who experience mental distress is a policy objective of the British government’s current mental health strategy. This strategy considers third sector organisations providing support to people who experience mental distress to have a responsibi...

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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2016
In:Jahr: 2016
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