Addiction is one of society’s most misunderstood and rebuked health conditions. That stigma discourages many people from seeking treatment for substance dependence, according to a new report published ...

Stigma can be defined, studied, and measured. When stigma is promoted through the organizations and systems that govern daily life, it is called structural stigma. Stigma itself is a powerful social ...

WYE MILLS — Christopher Marshall and Sarah O’Brien are featured speakers Wednesday, May 17, at “Defeating Stigma V” at Chesapeake College.

We would never tell a child with cancer they weren’t “trying hard enough” if the chemotherapy wasn’t working, yet this language is what children and families I work with often report they hear when ...