CPI NewsBrief: Award-winning Destigmatizing Mental Illness with Young Adults Resource Now Available on CPI’s Website

CPI News Brief_____ Volume 9 Issue 23 * December 2020

Award-winning Destigmatizing Mental Illness with Young Adults Resource Now Available on CPI’s Website

This web-based resource is designed for young adults, and the public in general, and focuses on the important issue of stigma concerning mental health issues.

Destigmatizing Mental Illness with Young Adults received a Platinum LearnX 2020 Award for eLearning Design.

It is a collaboration between the Center for Practice Innovations and New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Thrive initiative. Using videos, interactive exercises and eye-catching graphics, it is designed to educate and inspire young adults - and really all of us.

It is divided into four sections

1. Mental Health Basics including:

What’s common as teens transition to adulthood
How to identify a problem
Signs of mental illness
Common diagnoses

2. Society’s Role in Stigma, including:

Stigma and mental illness
Public and self-stigma
Media and stigma
Myths and facts

3. How to Reduce Stigma, including:

Reducing stigma in yourself, your community, and your school

4. Resources

Please note that since these resources were developed for New York City’s Thrive initiative, the specific help line and other assistance information provided are intended for New York City residents only.

You can view this resource, without the need for a login or password, in the CPI Resources section of our website, and by clicking here.