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Examining the Impact of This Is My Brave on Mental Illness Stigma and Willingness to Seek Help: A Pilot Study

Authors: Kristin Kosyluk, Jennifer Marshall, Diana Rivera Macias, Donald Andrus, Daniela Guerra, Megan Robinson, Antonia Ostos, Stephanie Chapman

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 3/2018

Abstract

This Is My Brave (TIMB) is a contact-based mental illness stigma reduction program, set in theaters, meant to reduce stigma, increase beliefs about empowerment and recovery, and improve attitudes towards treatment seeking for mental health concerns. The authors conducted the first empirical evaluation of TIMB using a pre-post survey design. Approximately 481 audience members of TIMB performances were invited to complete a survey of stigmatizing attitudes towards mental illness, beliefs about recovery and empowerment, and willingness to seek treatment at pre-and post-performance. Analyses of responses from 372 participants using paired samples t-tests revealed changes in the desired direction on all variables from pre-test to post-test. Audience members experienced a decrease in stigma, improvements in beliefs about recovery and empowerment, and greater willingness to seek treatment. TIMB is a promising stigma-reduction program and there is a need for a more detailed investigation of the program’s impact using more rigorous methodology.

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Title: Examining the Impact of This Is My Brave on Mental Illness Stigma and Willingness to Seek Help: A Pilot Study
Authors: Kristin Kosyluk
Jennifer Marshall
Diana Rivera Macias
Donald Andrus
Daniela Guerra
Megan Robinson
Antonia Ostos
Stephanie Chapman
Publication date: 01-04-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-018-0238-8

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