David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Crying Shame - a Priory Group survey about stigma and mental illness in Britain (PDF 
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This new report from the Priory Group reveals that a shocking 72% of adults in Great Britain believe that there is a stigma associated with having a mental illness and describe people with mental illness as unpredictable (79%), dangerous (50%) and scary (49%). Less than half (45%) of the adult population think that people with long-term mental illnesses are able to lead independent, fulfilled lives.
Report attached below.
)This new report from the Priory Group reveals that a shocking 72% of adults in Great Britain believe that there is a stigma associated with having a mental illness and describe people with mental illness as unpredictable (79%), dangerous (50%) and scary (49%). Less than half (45%) of the adult population think that people with long-term mental illnesses are able to lead independent, fulfilled lives.
Report attached below.
