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Lessons Learned from Diverse Efforts to Change Social Norms and Opportunities and Strategies to Promote Behavior Change in Behavioral Health Proceedings of Two Workshops (2017) / Chapter Skim
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6 Setting the Stage
Pages 61-64

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... Not only are people with mental illness and addictive disorders stigmatized, Leshner noted, but so are their families and caregivers, professionals, and researchers who study them. Leshner elaborated on several factors that lead to stigma and need attention: • There is gross misunderstanding of the causes and nature of mental illnesses.
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... Attitudes, behaviors, and social norms are changeable, he argued, and can be studied and evaluated. Successes have been achieved in addressing blood pressure, tobacco use, drunk driving, and HIV/AIDS, he observed, and the March workshop hosted by the Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms summarized in Part I of this volume provided examples of successes and lessons learned in the area of behavioral health.
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... He added that the truth is that a very large number of people are helped, and the research community needs to find a way to tell that story. Reflecting on work in the addiction field, another audience member called attention to issues related to how professionals in mental health and addiction treat each other and how inappropriate language (e.g., referring to people "bombing out of treatment" and "dirty drugs screens")
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