CANCELED – 31st Mental Health Awareness Weeks – Panel Discussion: “Stereotypes and Discrimination in Mental Health”

March 25, 2020, 2:00 PM - March 25, 2020, 4:00 PM

As part of the 31st Mental Health Awareness Weeks, two researchers from the University of Savoie Mont Blanc will discuss the impact of discrimination and stereotypes on people’s well-being, particularly those living with mental illness.

These diverse perspectives will shed light on how threatening stereotypes are perceived, on how negative stereotypes and associations take root, and on how they lead to negative behaviors toward patients at both the individual and societal levels.

The event will take place on Wednesday, March 25, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Room 20020 (the multipurpose room in the Satellite Student Life Building) on the Jacob-Bellecombette campus.

On the agenda

  • Welcome address by Ms. Mélanie Gaudillier, Executive Director of the Savoie Specialized Hospital Center (CHS), and a representative from the University of Savoie Mont Blanc
  • Societal introduction by a representative ofUNAFAM on the topic of discrimination in mental health
  • Scientific introduction to the issue of discrimination and judgmental bias in psychiatry and mental health, by Arnaud Carré, Associate Professor at the Inter-University Laboratory of Psychology – Personality, Cognition, Social Change (LIP-PC2S)
  • Lecture on methods for understanding and evaluating individuals’ perceptions, by Thierry Atzeni, Associate Professor at LIP-PC2S
  •  Lecture on how implicit associations are formed that can lead to discrimination, by Annique Smeding, professor at LIP/PC2S

Professionals from the CHS, individuals with mental health conditions, and their representatives (such as UNAFAM) will participate in the discussion, particularly by sharing their experiences. The discussion will include a “quiz” on the topic of mental health conditions and perceptions of mental health, as well as screenings of short films aimed at raising awareness about discrimination in mental health care.

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