This Initiative Is Championing The Fight Against Mental Health Stigma In Nigeria
Jennifer*, a secondary school student in Lagos, South West Nigeria, had written a farewell note and was on the verge of committing suicide when Mentally…
Young pilot Hayden McDonald flying 14,000km around Australia to squash autism stigma
Two weeks since he took off from the south of Western Australia, 22-year-old Hayden McDonald is creeping closer and closer to the country's east coast.Key…
Brisbane woman Zena Mason says she’s been devalued, doubted during maternity care due to her weight
When Zena Mason was preparing to conceive her youngest child, the last thing she thought she would need was a "bikini body". But the Brisbane mum…
Stigma And Other Roadblocks As Reintegrated ‘Boko Haram Wives’ Seek A Fresh Start
Witches. Children of terrorists. These words hurt more than the pebbles their neighbours threw at them, sometimes making them regret fleeing Boko Haram’s camp and…
‘We need to beat HIV stigma once and for all’
I usually focus on health campaigns featuring other activists, rather than myself. It was thought-provoking taking part in National AIDS Trust recent project, highlighting HIV…
TikTok bald men getting toupees videos are a hit. Is the stigma gone?
There are thousands of videos, all the same yet each one wholly remarkable. A balding man sits in a salon chair, sometimes looking sheepish. He…
Indonesia’s sex workers organise, fight stigma and shame | Labour Rights
Medan, Indonesia – Marta Dewi, a housewife in Central Java province, became an advocate for Indonesia’s sex workers by accident. Dewi lives in Bandungan, a…
A single mother in Kashmir battles stigma and rising costs | Inflation
What's your money worth? A series from the front line of the cost of living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their…
HIV-positive people share experiences of stigma ahead of march, rally and vigil
Photo: Klaus Nielsen from Pexels Those living with HIV have taken to social media to share examples of the discrimination they’ve faced because of their…
Ella Toone: Euro 2022 winner says there should be ‘no stigma’ over fashion on the pitch
Ella Toone scored the opening goal as England beat Germany in the Euro 2022 finalAfter scoring one of the most important goals in English football…
Fear Of Stigma Silences Male Rape Victims
When Monsiri* was raped, he did something that was probably unusual for men his age – he told his mother. An indigene of Adamawa State,…
Clermont pharmacist Grant Oswald wins award for Jugs and Jocks event helping men’s mental health
Grant Oswald is the only pharmacist in his small central Queensland town and often works gruelling 60-hour weeks to make sure everyone has their medicine.Key…