How Can We Tackle Stigma? - Commentary on the paper, 'Evaluation of a campaign to improve awareness and attitudes of young people towards mental health issues'

The author comments on the article "Evaluation of a campaign to improve awareness and attitudes of young people towards mental health issues," by J. D. Livingston, A. Tugwell, K. Korf-Uzan, M. Cianfrone, and C. Coniglio, which was published in a 2012 issue of "Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology." The report evaluated the "In One Voice" mass media campaign, which used Canadian hockey players to raise awareness and address social stigma related to mental illness. Other topics include the knowledge, attitude, and behavioral components of social and self-stigma related to mental health, the impact of stigma on young people seeking help, and the effectiveness of mental health stigma campaigns in reducing discrimination.