Autistic Individuals Face Higher Suicide Rates
Increased Suicide Rates Among Individuals with Autism: People on the autism spectrum are almost 3 times more likely to die by suicide compared to non-autistic...
Tag: stigma
Global mental health and care call to action
WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care: Report urges mental health decision makers and advocates to step up commitment and...
Tackling HIV stigma
In advance of The Hippocratic Post's debate #TheEndofHIV sponsored by Gilead and hosted by ApothecariesLDN on 8th May, watch this short animation from The National Aids Trust. Panel...
Stigma around Hepatitis B infection
The personal story of the journey of a young adult with hepatitis B infection brings new insights into the challenges that can be encountered, and...
How to end stigma of breastfeeding?
Why is there still such a huge stigma around breastfeeding in public? New research reveals over three quarters of British parents believe children should be...
No time to be complacent about HIV
Over the last few years we have begun to see some amazing news from London’s largest sexual health clinic. At 56 Dean Street there has...
Faith healers and better mental health
Over time, society and medicine have progressed, pushing tradition, ritual, superstition, and religion aside in favour of more evidence-based practices. Blood transfusions replaced leeches and daily...
Shining a light on suicide
Five years ago my dad took his own life. But I'm lucky. I'm incredibly lucky to have people around me that saw me through the...
