Sentences with phrase «reduce social stigma»

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it is clear that the change in divorce laws in the last half of the 20th century reflected a change in social values — a change that simultaneously attempted to: 1) make divorces easier to obtain; 2) reduce the social and legal stigma associated with divorce; and 3) reduce the psychosocial trauma (blame and character assassination) associated with divorce.

Not only does this system mean that kids can no longer make a lunch out of a bag of Cheetos (unless they bring it from home), it also reduces the very real social stigma created when kids with money in their pockets can buy enticing junk food while poorer kids have to eat the comparatively «uncool» school meal.

The kids tell me the food sucks now lol but they do nt see the bigger picture either... while it was a different era for us when us parents were in school; the fundamental rights shouldve remained the same... which is give the kids their choices... the Federal Gov can INCLUDE nutritious items on the free lunch menus while including more choices for them instead of reducing them to avoid social stigmas within the student body of the schools... Kids can be so cruel... Ive lived that first hand... I'm wondering who to contact to protest these changes.

The school will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced - price school meals.

«As defaults become more common, the social stigma attached with defaulting will likely be reduced, especially if there continues to be few repercussions for people who walk away from their loans,» Sapienza said.

This resource explains the important role of privacy and confidentiality in reducing stigma and discrimination related to STBBIs, and offers frontline health and social service providers several strategies they can use to deal with issues related to privacy, confidentiality, the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure and stigma reduction.

Peer support programs can help by providing an established community of other student veterans who can normalize transition experiences, offer social support, reduce stigma associated with help - seeking, and connect to useful services on and off campus.

Current UK government policies recognise the need for universal parenting support to complement targeted and indicated approaches29 — 33 and the English Department for Education is currently piloting the offer of free vouchers for parenting classes (the CANParent initiative) to all parents in three areas of the country.34 Such recommendations derive from observations relating to the prevalence of suboptimal parenting, 35 the inefficiency of targeting on the basis of identifiable risk factors36, 37 and the potential for realising change in high risk as well as whole population groups by reducing the stigma which may be attached to targeted parenting support.36 — 38 Given the range and prevalence of health and social outcomes on which parent — child relationships have an influence, 2, 3, 5 — 16 universal approaches are appealing.

The enhancement of empathy and the promotion of optimal social contact are also essential to reducing mental health stigma (Hinshaw and Stier 2008; Stuart et al. 2011).

The ECN sought to achieve the following goals: (1) establish a comprehensive, sustainable SOC with a reliable infrastructure for young children ages 0 - 5 and their families; (2) reduce stigma and increase community awareness about early childhood mental health needs and the importance of responding to their needs early and effectively; (3) improve outcomes for young children 0 - 5 who have significant behavioral or relational symptoms related to trauma, parent / child interaction difficulties or impaired social emotional development; (4) provide statewide training and local coaching for providers, families, and community members regarding evidence - based practices for effectively treating early childhood mental health and social emotional needs; and (5) develop a seamless early childhood SOC using a public health model for replication in other areas of the state.

These data indicate that family burden and coping strategies can be influenced by cultural factors, and suggest that family interventions should have also a social focus, aiming to increase the family social network and to reduce stigma.

It creates work and training in the hospitality industry while also helping to reduce stigma associated with mental illness and social disadvantage.