Key lessons learned from the INDIGO global network on mental health related stigma and discrimination

Stigmatization of people with mental illness can contribute to adverse consequences, including poor access to mental and physical health care; reduced life expectancy; exclusion from higher education and employment; increased risk of contact with the criminal justice system; victimization; poverty and homelessness1. The WPA Open the Doors programme was initiated by one of us (NS) in 1999 and included both action and research components in 23...