Inequities Gone or Enduring? Evaluating the Effects of a School-Based Antistigma Intervention on Race/Ethnic and Gender Intersectional Disparities in Mental Illness Stigma.

ABSTRACT: While significant mental illness stigma disparities across race/ethnicity and gender exist, little is known about the efficacy of anti-stigma interventions in reducing these intersectional disparities. We examine the two-year effects of school-based anti-stigma interventions on race/ethnic and gender intersectional stigma disparities among adolescents. An ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sixth grade sample (N = 302) self-completed surveys assessing stigma before randomly receiving an anti-stigma curriculum and/or contact intervention versus no intervention. Surveys were also self-completed two-years post-intervention. Stigma measures assessed general mental illness knowledge/attitudes, awareness/action, and social distance. Stigma towards peers with specific mental illnesses

SUBMITTER: DuPont-Reyes MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10454522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature