OVERVIEW

In Spring 2007, the Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) convened an Advisory Committee of stakeholders to develop recommendations for reducing stigma and discrimination against people with mental illness. In June 2007, the committee provided a report, Eliminating Stigma and Discrimination Against Persons with Mental Health Disabilities: A Project of the California Mental Health Services Act., that recommends developing a comprehensive ten-year strategic plan to guide MHSA activities that reduce stigma and discrimination. In May 2008, the MHSOAC voted for the California Department of Mental Health (DMH) to reconvene and expand the original committee and develop a strategic plan on reducing mental health stigma and discrimination. DMH is modeling this effort after the success of its Suicide Prevention Plan Advisory Committee, which recently issued the groundbreaking “California Strategic Plan on Suicide Prevention.”  Read our Background Information document for additional details.

• Advisory Committee Charge and Work Plan
• Advisory Committee Strategic Planning Guidelines
• Advisory Committee Strategic Plan Process Chart

MEMBERS

• Advisory Committee Member Roster

MEETING SCHEDULE & Materials

STAFF CONTACT

RESOURCES

• PEI - Statewide Projects: Stigma and Discrimination Reduction
• Annotated Bibliography on Stigma & Discrimination Reduction, Vol. 1
• Corrigan, P.W., "Target Specific Stigma Change: A Strategy for Impacting Mental Illness Stigma"
• Corrigan, P.W., "Beat the Stigma and Discrimination! Four Lessons for Mental Health Advocates"
• Corrigan, P.W., "A Toolkit for Evaluating Programs Meant to Erase the Stigma of Mental Illness"
• Violence and Mental Illness: The Facts
• Myths & Facts about Mental Health