Episode 4:  Changing Minds, Changing Systems: Contact, Culture and Mental Health Stigma

How does stigma affect the lives of people experiencing mental health challenges, and what can we do to change it? In this episode of Kafé Mirelle, Professor Sarah Hean (University of Stavanger talks with leading stigma researchers Professor Claire Henderson (Kings College London) and Associate Professor Petra Gronholm (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) about the causes and consequences of mental health stigma, the evidence behind effective anti-stigma interventions, future research directions and why lived experience must be at the heart of creating more inclusive and supportive communities. 

 

EXTRA READING  

 

CONTRIBUTORS AND CREDITS  

Content:

  • Prof Claire Hendersen Clinical Professor of Public Mental Health, Kings College London
  • Dr Petra Gronholm Assistant Professor at the Centre for Global Mental Health, Department of Population Health. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
  • Prof Sarah Hean, Professor of Social Science, University of Stavanger 

Editors:  

  • Sarah Hean University of Stavanger, Norway 
  • Wenche Hovland University of Stavanger, Norway 

 

Episode transcription