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Mrs Vivian Ama Aubyn, a mental rights advocate, has urged journalists to promote positive words of description when reporting on Persons with Disability (PWDs) and Persons with Mental Health Conditions (PMHCs). “This is a step towards changing the narrative of derogation, stigmatisation and discrimination against PWDs and PMHCs,” Mrs Aubyn,…

Monroe, LA (PRWEB) February 08, 2022 -- Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) announces the release of its six-month Rise Above Stigma evaluation

To help stop overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched four new education campaigns to teach about the dangers of fentanyl, the risks of polysubstance use, the life-saving power of naloxone, and the importance of reducing stigma.

The public have been urged to eschew all behavioral cultures that make Persons with Disability (PWDs) doubt their capabilities. Ms Vivian Ama Aubyn, a Board Member of Psykforum, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), said some long standing and outmoded behaviours were impeding efforts to have an all- inclusive society of PWDs…

A Psycologist has urged stakeholders promoting the well-being of Persons with Disability (PWDs) to advocate a change in derogatory comments and discriminatory attitudes towards PWDs and Persons with Mental Health Conditions. Miss Vivian Ama Aubyn, a Board Member of Psykforum, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), said that would help create an…