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Prejudices

People with mental health conditions can work, just like anyone else, if they are provided with the necessary conditions and support.

Prejudices

Studies show that people with mental health problems improve, and many recover completely. Recovery is the process by which people can live, work, learn, and fully participate in their communities.

Prejudices

People with mental health disorders are not solitary individuals, withdrawn into their own world, showing no interest in the social environment, and maintaining an attitude of social isolation.

Prejudices

People with mental health conditions are just as likely to experience violent episodes as anyone else without a mental health condition. On the contrary, they are often victims of violence and other crimes because of their vulnerability.

Stigma

When people with mental health conditions become aware of the stereotypes attributed to them , they internalize them and make them their own , increasing the likelihood that they will see themselv

Stigma

The stigma surrounding mental health leads to a multitude of discriminatory situations that hinder the family, social, professional, and educational development of millions of people with mental health conditions .