Stignorance

Stignorance - (origin: word coined by writer Adam Reed; stigma + ignorance = stignorance) word developed to end the stigma and ignorance associated with mental illness and the resulting discrimination experienced by people suffering with mental illnesses. Adam Reed coined the word stignorance during a "round table" discussion regarding how "stigma - born of ignorance" remains a major obstacle in the recovery of individuals suffering with a mental illness.
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Images for "No More Stignorance" and the menacing character and name, Stignoramous Rex, were created by Longwater & Company for use by the "Opening Doors to Recovery Pilot Project". The project is a community based mental health collaborative, non-profit, public-private partnership which is a revolutionary, recovery-oriented, case management program being conducted in southeast Georgia. This community collaborative is reducing stigma, saving lives and changing the way communities encourage those with mental illness.
Opening Doors to Recovery Stakeholders:
A collaboration—bringing stakeholders to the table to work together and support our citizens who have been failed miserably by an under funded, fragmented mental health system.
Lead Agency: National Alliance on Mental Illness Georgia (NAMI GA)
Funding: Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, GA Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, CSX Transportation, GA Department of Labor
Partners: GA Bureau of Investigation, GA Department of Corrections, Appalachian Consulting Group, Gateway / Pineland / and Satilla CSBs with NAMI Georgia
Academic: George Washington University

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