Silicon Republic November 5, 2024
‘For young people to thrive, they need strong ties to their community and easy access to mental health services,’ says NCI’s Dr April Hargreaves.
During the course of her research working with people facing mental health issues, psychologist Dr April Hargreaves was struck by how often participants reported feeling isolated and lonely.
“They went as far as to say that this was their greatest difficulty in life – more so than any symptoms of their condition itself,” Hargreaves says.
“It quickly became clear that this loneliness wasn’t just random – it was tied to the social stigma they faced because of their mental health issues and diagnoses.”
This realisation led Hargreaves to set up the SAMI (Stigma and Mental Health...
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