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stigma is a set of negative and

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frequently unfair beliefs that a society

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or group of people have about something

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specifically mental health stigma refers

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to the stigma attached to mental health

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conditions inclusive of substance use

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disorders and the Discrimination that

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can happen to people who are living with

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them for mental health specifically stigma

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tends to be negative stereotypes such as

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people with mental health are violent it

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can really make problems worse as it may

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stop a person from appropriately

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recognizing their illness or being

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insightful about those things and this

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can certainly impact one's ability to

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function most of us do speak Spanish we

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do have strong family beliefs and strong

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Community beliefs those times of things

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are very positive can also be very

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negative when it comes to seeking mental

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health treatment there is a long history

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of mistreatment of African-Americans in

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healthcare which has led to poor

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outcomes and less access to care and I

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think in those communities mental health

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issues are often compounded by the

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psychological stress of systemic racism

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and mistrust we have been saying look at

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Lo que pasa en casa se queda en casa which means what

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happens at home stays at home and we are very

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private especially when it comes to

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personal and sometimes family issues

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Early studies of mental illness were

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really designed to indicate that

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African-Americans had higher rates of

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mental illness than

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non-african-americans this has certainly

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later been refuted in a multitude of

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studies but the damage was really done

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because of stigma African-Americans have

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been given the diagnosis of

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schizophrenia more so than other

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affective disorders like bipolar

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disorder despite presenting with the

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same symptoms some of the studies show

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only one in three black or

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African-Americans with mental health

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issues receive appropriate treatment

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either because of not seeking that

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treatment out or not being properly

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engaged in the healthcare Continuum or

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being adherent to the recommendation so

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I think there there's large impacts and

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there's multiple issues that kind of

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cause that Humana is joining the fight to

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reduce stigma in many ways ensuring that

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the providers that we contract with of

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ss that they bring on board do receive education

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in cultural humility help with interpretation for

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services and they also doing a lot of

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research on population health strategies

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and been looking at how to give back to

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communities we're taking a multi-prong

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approach because we understand that

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stigma is multifactorial so we're

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addressing those things head on Humana’s

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Focus really on integrating Behavioral

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Health with physical health is probably

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the most impactful way of impacting and

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fighting stigma the integration of

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Behavioral Health and physical health

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shows the equal importance of the

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two as well as the understanding of the

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impact that one has towards the other so

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it's really important that as a provider

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Community you know we all stick together

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right no one person has the solution I

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think for physician’s as well l it is really important that when

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We’re with those patients in our

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visits that we slow down a little bit

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and really engage those individuals I would

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encourage other Physicians who want to

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fight against stigma just to Simply

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conscious of their language to continue

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to show compassion for those with mental

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illness and to use their voices to

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advocate for changes in systems in order

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to provide more access to Quality Health

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Care for people with mental

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illness

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