A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization
Passion for Change: Breaking the stigma of mental illness
Welcome to Passion for Change . . .
Passion for Change is organized exclusively for research, advocacy and education in the mental health field,
with breaking the stigma of mental illness as its major focus.
Passion for Change is designed to address issues and provide solutions both locally and with a national scope.
A Vision of Breaking the Stigma:
“I
have a vision that goes like this: In this new century, mentally ill people will have the science, the organized voting strength, and the means to leave our ghettos of isolation behind us. We will
finally join with the mainstream community, where we’ll
be able to live as individuals and not as a group of people who are known and feared by the names of our illness."
"The day the voices stopped: A memoir of madness and hope"
What is "Stigma"?
“A person who is stigmatized is a person whose social identity, or membership in
some social category, calls into question his or her full humanity—the person is devalued, spoiled, or flawed in the eyes of others.”
Hebl & Kleck (2002), a definition currently having “high consensus among social psychologists,” advanced by
Crocker, Major and Steele.
To contact us:
Passion for Change, 28263 Center Ridge Road, Suite E-9, Westlake, OH 44145-3846, USA
Voice: 216.496.3295 Fax: 440.899.7970 Information:
info@passionforchange.net
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