{"id":12380,"date":"2021-09-12T16:53:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T20:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?page_id=12380"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:28:29","slug":"structural-stigma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/structural-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"Structural Stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12380\" class=\"elementor elementor-12380\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00073ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00073ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c7c0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94c7c0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b816625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b816625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empathy can be learned<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4618a6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4618a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Structural Stigma<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b4cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b4cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Like a fun-house mirror at a carnival, stigma reflects a warped reality. We shatter these mirrors and reflect back an undeniable truth. You\u2019re worthy of help.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81cf8bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"81cf8bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#learnmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More About Structural Stigma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dde19a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dde19a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f368106 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f368106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"learnmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20ba15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d20ba15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6920dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6920dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the issue?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4c31a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d4c31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStructural stigma is especially damaging \ua7f7 and dangerous \ua7f7 for persons with lived and living experience of mental health problems and illnesses and\/or substance use. While it often occurs unknowingly (through implicit cognitive biases), it expresses the inequities embedded in the fabric of our social institutions, organizations, and our shared ways of thinking and acting.\n\nIn health care, structural stigma occurs when laws, policies, and practices result in the unfair treatment of people with lived and living experience. Such unfairness leads to inequitable access and a lower quality of care for these individuals, whether their concerns relate to physical health, mental health, and\/or substance use.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1b41b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df1b41b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461d3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"461d3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=6R9abpPsGyA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9e4de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9e4de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Silent Barriers: Understanding How We Can Dismantle Mental Health- and Substance Use-Related Structural Stigma in Health Care<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9850c09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9850c09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f8241 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8f8241\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0077c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0077c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1470588651-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-81456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1470588651-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1470588651-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1470588651-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1470588651-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1470588651-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1470588651-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df6acc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9df6acc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a686c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a686c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are we doing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b47e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06b47e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2019, we launched a multi-year project to better understand the problem of mental health- and substance use-related structural stigma in health-care contexts.<\/p><p><strong>Its overarching objective<\/strong>: to identify gaps and reduce stigma, both at policy, practice, and system levels and within the organizational culture of health care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e617a61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e617a61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0184f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0184f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0745b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0745b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can you do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b563c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b563c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can deepen your knowledge with our key<strong> research, personal experience stories, prototypes, and real-world examples<\/strong>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31853ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31853ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8f593 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a8f593\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ad278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0ad278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stigma-healthcare-substance-use-510x510-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac9b3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fac9b3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a507eab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a507eab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2559acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2559acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Measuring Structural Stigma in Health Care <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a118f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a118f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Addressing stigma in health care is crucial to ensure people with lived and living experience of mental health or substance use health concerns have access to quality care. Measuring and monitoring is a core principle of any quality improvement initiative. By measuring change, organizations can ensure that actions are effective in reducing the negative impacts of mental health and substance use (MHSU)-related structural stigma in health care.<\/p><p>Explore this page to <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/structural-stigma-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learn more about the measurement scales<\/a>, early adopter approaches using them, and related tips and resources to support a journey of commitment to a stigma-free health system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1dee6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa1dee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9fe0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a9fe0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scaling up: Promising Practices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad51c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad51c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn from real-world examples and best practices to dismantle structural stigma:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d17a122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d17a122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Access our guide:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/dismantling-structural-stigma-in-health-care-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Dismantling structural stigma in health care<\/a>:\u00a0 An implementation guide to making real change for and with people living with mental health problems or illnesses and\/or substance use concerns. Learn about the latest strategies, tools, and resources to dismantle structural stigma. This implementation guide was created for and with people living with mental health and\/or substance use concerns or illnesses to inspire real change. Be part of the solution and make a difference!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d2280 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3d2280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0338e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0338e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2255d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2255d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chalearning.ca\/programs-and-courses\/structural-stigma-training-for-health-care-leaders\/?utm_source=mhcc_website&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=mhcc_support&amp;utm_content=eng_stigma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Structural Stigma in Health Care<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Free online training to help you learn more about the impacts of structural stigma in health care and how to dismantle it (created in partnership with CHA Learning). The course focuses on structural stigma related to mental health problems or illnesses and substance use concerns and how it affects service users\u2019 access and quality of care. This course is for health-care leaders at any level, health-care professionals seeking to improve quality of care, and anyone interested in learning about the impacts of structural stigma.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea6693 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dea6693\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03366d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03366d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch our webinar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839f254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"839f254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/toward-quality-mental-health-care-dismantling-structural-stigma\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><em>Toward Quality Mental Health Care: Dismantling Structural Stigma<\/em><\/a>, health-care experts explore the stigma-free and inclusive dimension of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/better-for-all-adopting-the-quality-mental-health-care-framework\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Quality Mental Health Care Framework<\/a>, focusing on the crucial concept of <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/structural-stigma\/?_gl=1*286cmq*_ga*MTMwNjk5NDcyLjE2ODY5MjIxMTY.*_ga_0X7SS473K6*MTcwMDc0NzkyNC4xNzIuMS4xNzAwNzQ4NTcyLjQuMC4w\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">structural stigma<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbf44b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cbf44b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d702c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7d702c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intersectional Structural Stigma<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddc1f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bddc1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/intersectional-structural-stigma-in-mental-health-and-substance-use-health\/\">Intersectional Structural Stigma in Mental Health and Substance Use Health report<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about how intersectional structural stigma shows up in everyday care, explore strategies to address it, and review key considerations and priorities for future work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9691e67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9691e67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924ceda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"924ceda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf506bf elementor-widget 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Measures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0592c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0592c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/a-framework-for-assessing-structural-stigma-in-health-care-contexts-for-people-with-mental-health-and-substance-use-issues\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">A Framework for Assessing Structural Stigma in Health-Care Contexts for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Issues<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/measuring-structural-stigma-in-health-care-settings-from-the-perspective-of-service-users\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Measuring Structural Stigma in Health-Care Settings from the Perspective of Service Users<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/design-prototypes-for-measuring-structural-stigma-in-health-care-settings\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Design Prototypes for Measuring Structural Stigma in Health-Care Settings<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e33b0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e33b0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b980052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b980052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real-world examples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a9967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9a9967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/champions-and-changemakers-real-world-examples-of-approaches-that-address-mental-illness-and-substance-use-related-structural-stigma-in-canadas-health-care-system\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Champions and Changemakers: Real-World Examples of Approaches that Address Mental Illness- and Substance Use- Related Structural Stigma in Canada\u2019s Health-Care System<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/champions-changemakers-real-world-examples-of-approaches-that-address-mental-illness-and-substance-use-related-structural-stigma-in-canadas-health-care-system\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Executive summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0fae60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0fae60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd54445 pes elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd54445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"pes\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Personal experience stories<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d393cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d393cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Educational videos of personal stories told by individuals with direct experience of structural stigma in health-care settings.<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/access-denied-how-mental-health-substance-use-related-structural-stigma-impacts-health-care-access\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Access<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/less-than-how-mental-health-and-or-substance-use-related-structural-stigma-impacts-quality-of-care\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Quality<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/a-way-forward-how-we-can-dismantle-mental-health-and-or-substance-use-related-structural-stigma\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">A Way Forward<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Educational <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/structural-stigma-personal-experience-stories\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">narratives of personal stories<\/a> told by individuals with direct experience of structural stigma in health-care settings.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc9962 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bc9962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d1e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a1d1e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-c8a342d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8a342d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ec4e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49ec4e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/structural-stigma-in-health-care-contexts-for-people-with-mental-health-and-substance-use-issues-a-literature-review-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Structural Stigma in Health-Care Contexts for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Issues \u2013 A Literature Review<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Canadian Health-Care Settings<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d2d3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6d2d3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c1467 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2c1467\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b6018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80b6018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/combating-mental-illness-and-substance-use-related-structural-stigma-in-health-care-a-framework-for-action\/\" target=\"_blank\">Combating Mental Illness and Substance Use Related Structural Stigma in Health-Care \u2013 A Framework for Action<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f924c47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f924c47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f919eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f919eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23a168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c23a168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee85ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cee85ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>View our <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/structural-stigma-brochure\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">structural stigma brochure<\/a><\/li><li>Watch our <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/ghost-in-the-machine-tackling-structural-stigma-in-health-care\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">structural stigma webinar<\/a><\/li><li>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/catching-blind-spots-in-covid-19-health-care-planning\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Catching Blind Spots in COVID-19 Health-Care Planning<\/a><\/li><li>Get early access to our structural stigma resources. 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