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FACES of RECOVERY Mental Illnesses Affect Everyday People People You’re Friends With People You Work With People You Love How PA Residents Rate The Seriousness of Health Problems Ketchum Public Relations 1992 Treatment Efficacy Rates Chipping Away at Barriers to Mental Illness Recovery Through: Pharmocotherapy Advancements Research Expanded Community Based Services Earlier Intervention and Rehabilitation Models A Collaborative Grassroots Anti-Stigma Campaign What Is Stigma ? A mark of shame or disgrace associated with something that is not considered normal Stereotype A negative belief about a group Prejudice Agreement with the belief and a negative emotional reaction to the group Discrimination The behavior in response to the prejudice Patrick Corrigan, Psy D University of Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research What You Can Do to Fight Stigma Become involved in your local county community support program Support inclusion of individuals recovering from mental illnesses within your neighborhood, churches and community organizations Support funding for continued research and education activities that break down the barriers to recovery What You Can Do to Fight Stigma Use “people-first” language in everyday conversations Access NAMI national website: join the StigmaBusters Access NAMI Southwestern PA website: for media and legislative outreach tips and to link onto the statewide anti-discrimination website: Push for Insurance Parity “The time is now to educate, motivate and mobilize” Former Surgeon General David Satcher,MD,PhD Mental Illness: Recovery is a Reality, Treatment Works, and Equal Coverage is Affordable. Full parity will add just 1% to insurance premiums (Hay Group) Employer plans with good access to MH outpatient services have lower psychiatric disability claims(UNUM Life Insurance Co John Hopkins University) Annual cost of untreated mental illnesses exceeds $300 billion (NIMH) * * NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania They a