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Caregiver Reports on the Needs and Experiences of Children Impacted by Parental Incarceration: Results From an Australian Survey

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn, Lana Battaglia, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison, Susy Harrigan, Lee Huggins, Sofia Grage‐Moore   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating psychological resilience into community health strategies: addressing stigma-induced social alienation in postoperative colorectal cancer patients

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of mortality globally. While survival rates have improved, postoperative patients face psychosocial challenges such as social alienation and stigma, which affect their recovery.
Xin Guo, Yuqin Wang, Qi Han, Rui Zhang, Shuyu Liu, Yuenan Huang, Yan Zhang, Botang Guo   +7 more
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Social stigma in leprosy

Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 2015
Leprosy, an infectious disease, is a highly stigmatized disease. It directly affects patients’ physical, psychological, social and economical well-being. To know the stigma faced by the patients in the family and community. The study was carried out at Netherlands Leprosy Relief, Biratnagar, Nepal. Verbal consent was taken from each patient.
S Jirel, S Rayamajhi, S M Pokhrel, N Jha, A Ghimire, S Marahatta   +5 more
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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Stigma and HIV/AIDS [PDF]

International Journal of Caring Sciences
Social Stigma and HIV ...
Petros Ouzounakis, Aikaterini Frantzana, Christos Iliadis, Kiriaki Tachtsoglou, Vassiliki Diamantidou and Lambrini Kourkouta   +4 more
doaj  

Development of a Japanese version of the Family Stigma Instrument for dementia

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
INTRODUCTION Overcoming dementia‐related stigma is a global challenge, but tools to assess stigma among family caregivers of people living with dementia remain limited.
Taiji Noguchi, Jem Bhatt, Ayane Komatsu, Ryota Watanabe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Shelter is a Dignity’: Rental Racism, Stress and Housing (In)justice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's private rental sector is in crisis, and culturally and racially minoritised renters face compounded harms through both covert and everyday direct forms of rental racism. Drawing on five community‐based focus groups in Melbourne (n = 37), the paper explores how racism manifests across the rental pathway and how it structures the ...
Erika Martino, Ilan Wiesel, Ang Li, Rebecca Bentley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors related to stigma among patients with cervical cancer having chemotherapy after surgery in China: A cross-sectional study

Belitung Nursing Journal
Background: Stigma is a significant issue among patients with cervical cancer undergoing postoperative chemotherapy, yet the factors contributing to stigma are not well understood.
Fanglin Wang, Pornpat Hengudomsub, Chutima Chantamit-o-pas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the changes in skin color representation within US medical textbook imagery

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Medical education traditionally relies on textbooks with limited representation of dark skin tones, contributing to “visual racism.” This study sought to answer: “To what extent has skin‐of‐color representation changed in widely used U.S. medical textbooks over twenty years?” Older and newer editions of four widely used medical textbooks were ...
Justin Lyon, Dillon Stevens, Adriene Pavek, Annabelle Huntsman, Jennifer L. Hamilton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A theory-informed deep learning approach to extracting and characterizing substance use-related stigma in social media

BMC Digital Health
Background Stigma surrounding substance use can result in severe consequences for physical and mental health. Identifying situations in which stigma occurs and characterizing its impact could be a critical step toward improving outcomes for individuals ...
David Roesler, Shana Johnny, Mike Conway, Annie T. Chen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source