Let’s Erase the Stigma Educational Foundation Company Profile
Let’s Erase the Stigma Educational Foundation (LETS) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) children’s charity dedicated to erasing the stigma of mental illness by funding and developing educational programs, mentoring opportunities, and research possibilities designed to empower youth to change the perception of mental illness. LETS Educational Foundation establishes LETS Clubs in schools and community centers where members discuss stigma, learn about mental health, plan their own stigma-erasing projects, and lead peer-to-peer education. For more information, contact LETS at (888) 594-5387 or visit www.letserasethestigma.org.
News Articles
[Comment] Depression and stigma: from attitudes to discrimination
In addition to their symptoms, people with depression have to cope with stigma and discrimination. Stigmatising attitudes, either their own or those of other people, are often nominated as an importan...
Social stigma of migraine headaches: Worse than epilepsy
A neurologist shows that patients with migraine (a combination of severe headache, nausea, light sensitivity, and other factors) suffer social stigma from their disease similar to the stigma experienc...
Many Obese Americans Struggle With Stigma, Discrimination, Poll Finds
THURSDAY, Aug. 23 -- As if the physical woes that accompany obesity aren't bad enough, many obese Americans say they face discrimination and stigma because of their weight, a new Harris Interactive/He...
Study: Social stigma of chronic migraine and epilepsy are similar
A groundbreaking study lead by William B. Young, MD, a neurologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's Headache Center, shows that patients with migraine (a combination of severe headache, nause...
Stigma for Central America's HIV-positive kids
Four-year-old Carlos, who makes a lengthy trip every two weeks with his teenage aunt to a special clinic in El Salvador's capital, has no notion of the cruel stigma that comes with his HIV diagnosis.
Stigma hampering cervical cancer battle in India
Social stigma is harming attempts to combat cervical cancer in India where more women die annually of the disease than anywhere else in the world, a new report said Friday.
WHO calls for end to stigma on World Mental Health Day
"Wednesday (October 10th) is World Mental Health Day," VOA News reports, noting, "The World Health Organization is using the occasion to call for an end to stigma against those who suffer from depress...
The benefits of gratitude, how weight stigma affects health, and more
(Society for Personality and Social Psychology) Story leads and experts on the benefits of gratitude, the link between group victimhood and trust, how weight stigma affects health, and more, available...
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PubMed Articles
The Psychological Cost of Anticipating HIV Stigma for HIV-Negative Gay and Bisexual Men.
Much research has examined the impact of HIV-associated stigma on HIV-positive individuals, but little work has explored its impact on HIV-negative persons. However, many gay and bisexual men may imag...
The influence of stigma on HIV risk behavior among men who have sex with men in Chennai, India.
Abstract Stigma has been shown to increase vulnerability to HIV acquisition in many settings around the world. However, limited research has been conducted examining its role among men who have sex wi...
Epilepsy-associated stigma in Africa has been described largely in terms of enacted stigma or discrimination. We conducted a study of 169 adults with epilepsy attending epilepsy clinics in Zambia's Lu...
Stigma and Sexual Health Risk in HIV-Positive African American Young Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Abstract Understanding the multiple forms of stigma experienced by young HIV-positive African American men who have sex with men and how they relate to sexual risk behaviors is essential to design eff...
Personal and perceived depression stigma in Australian adolescents: Magnitude and predictors.
BACKGROUND: Depression stigma has been identified as a barrier to help-seeking in adolescents. This study aimed to examine and compare levels of personal and perceived depression stigma amongst Austra...
Clinical Trials
Activating Messages for Enhancing Primary Care Practice (AMEP2): Effectiveness Study
This trial consists of two linked substudies. Substudy 1: Activating Messages for Enhancing Primary Care Practice (AMEP2): Effectiveness Study Substudy 2: Activating Messages fo...
POL and Access Intervention to Reduce HIV Stigma Among Service Providers in China
In this project, UCLA's Center for Community Health (CCH) will develop an efficacious intervention trial integrating both individual and structural components to reduce HIV- related stigma...
Educational Follow-up in a Cohort of Children at the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH)
To document pre-diagnosis educational abilities, to document any change in educational achievements following treatment, to document educational support given within the statement process...
A Primary Care Educational Intervention for Families of Overweight Children
The purpose of the research is to find out if an educational booklet is helpful to families with overweight children. The educational booklet contains information for parents about nutriti...
A Bengali Dietary Salt Study to Control Blood Pressure
The aim of this study is to assess the benefits of using low-salt and healthy eating educational programme, designed specifically for Bangladeshi kidney patients, compared to the usual die...
Companies
Let’s Erase the Stigma Educational Foundation
Let’s Erase the Stigma Educational Foundation (LETS) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) children’s charity dedicated to erasing the stigma of mental illness by funding and develo...
LETS is a children’s charity that reduces the stigma of mental illness through evidence-based educational programs, mentorships and research that empower youth to change the...
In 2009 Ms. Close participated in the launch of Bring Change 2 Mind (www.bringchange2mind.org) a not-for-profit organization dedicated to confronting the stigma and discrimination...
Ciné-Med offers a unique combination of services and products for the continuing medical education market. Consisting of an accredited medical education company, a medical publisher, and a health car...
Liaison International, a privately-held company based in Watertown, MA, was founded in 1990 and has grown significantly in the past twenty-one years. Liaison clients are education...
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