This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Eradicate the word "Mental" and replace it with the word "Mind".
I have for a long time been concerned with the use of the word "mental" to describe conditions of people's minds. I remember a friend, who was labeled "mental" at school, and sadly he took his life. The stigma attached to him in his earlier years never left him.
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We need bold positive change to eradicate stigma associated with the word "mental", it results in misunderstandings about the nature of any disorder.
Changing the word, will change the way the services perceive people with mind conditions but also how these people see themselves.
Mental describes derogative issues which in turn denotes pessimistic outcomes.
We need monumental steps to eradicate the word "mental". A commitment from this Government to end stigma by championing change.
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