LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Language on mental illness is important

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 02/08/2024 (266 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Re: Let’s Talk Mental Health column, “Mental Health doesn’t discriminate”, July 25 issue of The Carillon.

The column states “stigma still surrounds mental illness.”

Many still widely teach that view. We do not all.

Dr. Thomas Insel, former director of the National Institute of Health argued that the pretense stigma has hampered research. He takes issue with the term stigma: “It’s sort of a victim word,” says Insel. “I think what we’re trying to do is get more people empowered and trying to talk about this more as discrimination or injustice…”

Please reassess your language.