{"id":97862,"date":"2026-04-23T16:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=97862"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:12:14","slug":"why-take-mental-health-structural-stigma-in-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/why-take-mental-health-structural-stigma-in-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Why take Mental Health Structural Stigma in Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health-care leaders and providers can take this one-hour bilingual training to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>learn about the impact of structural<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>stigma on health-care service users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>explore scenarios, case studies, videos,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and reflections that expand 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