The Human OutcomeHave you ever avoided asking for help because you were worried about how people might react?
Feel free to share as much or as little as you're comfortable with.
Recent Canadian mental health advocacy efforts have focused on a persistent problem: many people still avoid seeking help because they fear judgment or being labelled.
Access matters. But so does trust.
People need to feel safe enough to reach out before support can help.
Stigma is more than a social problem.
Research shows it can discourage people from seeking healthcare, treatment, and support, while increasing isolation and delaying help-seeking.
Stigma affects outcomes because it affects behaviour.
Tonight's question:
What is one thing someone said or did that helped you feel understood during a difficult time?
Feel free to share as much or as little as you're comfortable with.
#MentalHealth #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma #Recovery #LivedExperience
Stigma doesn't always look like hostility.
Sometimes it looks like assumptions, stereotypes, or judgment that discourage people from asking for help.
Public health isn't only about services. It's also about creating conditions where people feel safe enough to use them.
#MentalHealth #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma #Recovery #LivedExperience
Stigma isn't just a social problem. It's a public health issue.
Fear of judgment can prevent people from seeking healthcare, treatment, support, or even talking openly about their struggles.
Reducing stigma helps people access help sooner and more safely.
#MentalHealth #PublicHealth #EndTheStigma #Recovery #LivedExperience
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Every year, June shines a spotlight on PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), a condition affecting millions worldwide. Trauma doesnโt discriminateโit impacts people across all walks of life. This month, we come together globally to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote healing through education and compassion.
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- About 7โ8% of people globally will experience PTSD in their lifetime.
- Nearly 70% of people endure some form of traumatic event.
- Evidence-based treatments exist that can help individuals recover and regain control.
- Community support plays a vital role in encouraging those affected to seek help.
Letโs honor survivors, remember those lost, and work toward a world where mental health is prioritized and understood. Wearing teal and sharing knowledge helps us create safe spaces for open conversations about trauma and recovery.
Join the movement this Juneโspread awareness, support research, and advocate for accessible care everywhere.
#PTSDawareness #MentalHealthMatters #TraumaRecovery #EndTheStigma #HealingJourney #CommunitySupport #TealForPTSD #GlobalMentalHealth #SupportSurvivors #SACBPharmacy #MentalWellness #TraumaInformedCare
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> This is the theme of the INTERNATIONAL SEX WORKERS' DAY 2026.
> TAMPEP calls for an immediate end of the stigmatization of sex workers! Together with sex workers across Europe, we ask for equal rights.
> The working and living conditions of sex workers in Europe, mainly migrant sex workers, remain characterized by precarious circumstances. Discrimination, stigmatization and the increasing call for restrictive laws, particularly at EU level, are further exacerbating the situation.
> Sex workersโ communities, worldwide, therefore commemorate that day to call attention and make demands.
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> Every June 2nd we celebrate one of the most important days in the year: International Sex Workers' Day!
> This day marks the anniversary of the legendary occupation of the St Nizier church in Lyon, France, by a group of sex workers. They claimed the church for eight days to demand safety, dignity, and labour rights. Their bravery ignited a global movement that continues to inspire us every year.
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> International Sex Workers' Rights Day. Sex work is work.
> We demand the full recognition, protection, and fulfilment of sex workers' labour, health, and human rights in law and policy.
> Nothing about sex workers without sex workers. Sex workers are organisers, leaders, and agents of change. Their voices must be at the centre of all decisions that affect their lives.
> We reject all forms of criminalisation of sex work. We reject the ongoing conflation of sex work with trafficking and gender-based violence, narratives that fuel stigma, increase harm, and strip people of rights and safety. Sex workers' rights are human rights!
> Today, we amplify the voices of TGEU Board Members Tayri Fadil (she/her) and Alex Shah (she/her).
> โToday we honour SWers leading the struggle. We demand full decriminalisation, labour rights, and legal protection for migrant and trans SWers. End police harassment and persecution. Solidarity, resistance, and collective power until we win justice and safety for all SWers.โ โ Tayri Fadil
> โOn this day, we amplify the political demands of sex workers for full decriminalisation, labour recognition, social protection, migration justice, and freedom from state violence, surveillance, and stigma. This day is a transnational call for bodily autonomy, intersectional justice, and the unequivocal protection of sex workersโ human rights. Sex workers are the ancient, present, and future of labour.โ โ Alex Shah
> Follow our friends at ESWA to stay up to date with the sex worker movement. #SexWork #SexWorkIsWork #EndTheStigma #RightsNotRescue #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
โ #TGEU ๐ช๐บ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
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> Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative stands in solidarity with refugee, migrant, and internally displaced sex workers in all their diversity.
> Sex workers' rights are human rights. Dignity, safety, justice, and equality for all.
> #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay #SexWorkersRightsAreHumanRights #KNESWO
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> Today, on International Sex Workersโ Day, we honor the resilience, courage, and contributions of sex workers worldwide.
> Every person deserves dignity, safety, access to healthcare, and protection from violence, discrimination, and stigma. Sex workersโ rights are human rights.
> Together, let us amplify their voices, challenge harmful stereotypes, and advocate for policies that promote justice, inclusion, and equality for all.
> #InternationalSexWorkersDay2026 #EndTheStigma
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> On this International Sex Workers Day Sisonke_ZA expresses deep concern at the continued delays in advancing the decriminalisation of sex work into law.
> The criminalisation of sex work creates conditions that enable abuse, exploitation and discrimination. #HumanRights
โ #Sisonke ๐ฟ๐ฆ #SouthAfrica
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> #June2 we commemorate #InternationalSexWorkersDay to honour the courage, resilience and ongoing struggle of sex workers for dignity, human rights, health, safety and #Justice.
> When #SWs are safe, healthy and empowered, communities are stronger and inclusive for everyone.
> June 2 marks #InternationalSexWorkersDay, honoring lives lost to violence and stigma since 1975.Chisungo Trust remembers, resists, and continues the work.We fight for: โ๏ธ Decriminalization โ๏ธ Access to health โ๏ธ An end to violence against Male Sex Workers #SexWorkIsWork.
โ #ChisungoTrust ๐ฟ๐ผ
> ๐จ Today on International Sex Workersโ Day, Springs of Life Zimbabwe demands an end to the systemic violence and criminalization of sex workers. Why is their safety treated as optional? No one should live in fear of assault.We call on the government to urgently decriminalize sex work the ZRP to end arbitrary arrests, and healthcare systems to provide stigma-free care.
> "Sex work is work, and sex workers' rights are human rights." โ Ms. Precious Msindo, Programmes Coordinator.
> #ISWD2026 #DecriminalizeSexWork #EndGBV #Zimbabwe
โ #SoLZ ๐ฟ๐ผ
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๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ - ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Schizophrenia is often misunderstood, surrounded by myths and stigma that make life harder for those affected. On this day, we focus on raising awareness, recognizing signs, and promoting early care to support individuals living with schizophrenia and their families.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ?
A chronic mental health condition affecting about 23 million people worldwide, characterized by delusions, hallucinations, cognitive impairments, and shifts in behavior. It impacts social, occupational, and personal life.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฟ:
- Fixed false beliefs (delusions)
- Seeing or hearing things that arenโt there (hallucinations)
- Disorganized or bizarre behavior
- Extreme agitation or slowed movements
- Reduced speech or emotional expression
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- ๐ ๐๐๐ต: People with schizophrenia cannot live alone.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: With proper treatment and support, many can live independently.
- ๐ ๐๐๐ต: Individuals with schizophrenia are violent.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: Most are not violent; violence is rare and often linked to other factors.
- ๐ ๐๐๐ต: Treatment doesnโt work.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: Many respond well to medications and therapy, improving their quality of life.
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Treatment is lifelong, combining medication and psychosocial therapy. Family support plays a vital role in recovery and relapse prevention.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ?
If you notice symptoms or if someone is losing touch with reality, seek help immediately from a mental health professional.
Letโs break the stigma together and support those affected.
#WorldSchizophreniaAwarenessDay #SchizophreniaAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #EndTheStigma #SupportAndCare #EarlyIntervention #MentalHealthSupport #BreakTheSilence #SchizophreniaFacts #FamilySupport #SCABPharmacy
