Words that hurt
Why mental health stigma is often vilification, and requires legal protection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12354545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Katterl (0000-0002-6993-1036, Independent Researcher, Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-54 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Alternative Law Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1037-969X • E-ISSN: 2398-9084 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1037969x221150135 |
| OpenAlex | W4317613492 |
| Language | EN |
Despite a series of education programs and initiatives, mental health stigma persists across the community. This is due, in part, to the law’s silence on whether mental health stigma should be considered vilification. This article analyses current Australian anti-discrimination and anti-vilification protections, finding that the latter needs enhancing to include protections against mental health vilification
Criminology · Mental health · Political science · Project commissioning · Psychiatry · Publishing · Silence · Stigma (botany · Employment and Welfare Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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