Options for Responding to Mental Illness Stigma

The “Stigma Can Look Like…” campaign shares guidance around the ways you might notice mental illness stigma happening in your everyday life, and ways to manage it if and when you think it is happening to you.

Click the tabs below to see examples of how mental illness stigma can show itself in everyday life, along with ways you can respond, how you can advocate for yourself, and resources to feel more empowered.

Having Choices Taken Away

Scroll down to access some resources for every day discrimination.

Being Insulted with Names and Microaggressions

Scroll down to access some resources for every day discrimination.

Organizations Not Being Accessible

Scroll down to access some resources for every day discrimination.

People Not Inviting You to Social Events

Scroll down to access some resources for every day discrimination.

People Speaking to You Less

Scroll down to access some resources for every day discrimination.

You have a lot of options for responding to stigma. Below are some resources:

Everyday Mental Illness Discrimination

Everyday Mental Illness Discrimination

Resources to help you consider options when you have experienced discrimination

Mental Health Self-Advocacy Skills

Mental Health Self-Advocacy Skills

A replay of a workshop given to over 1,000 people through NAMI chapters to learn self-advocacy skills

Speak Up! Conflict Resolution

Speak Up! Conflict Resolution

A set of conflict resolution skill-building tools to help you speak up on a regular basis