stigma
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The announcement of the crisis house opening in Swindon comes on Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual UK-wide campaign that challenges stigma and promotes practical actions people can take to support their own wellbeing.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Isabel Diaz, 53, survived the outbreak with a different stigma -- her father, Victor Diaz, was labeled "patient zero," and attended the birthday party while displaying the early symptoms of hantavirus.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Grede provocatively highlights the cultural shift that’s happening here: Moms are participating in and prioritizing work in a way that holds a stigma for them that doesn’t apply to dads.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
“Matthew believed addiction should be met with compassion and science, not stigma and silence,” Lisa Kasteler Calio, chief executive of the Matthew Perry Foundation, said in Tuesday’s announcement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
If he did that, he knew there was only stigma attached to me.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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