Social inclusion and exclusion, stigma and discrimination, and the experience of mental distress

The current research study was an exploratory investigation into social inclusion and exclusion particularly as they relate to discrimination from the subjective and cross-cultural perspectives of people who experience mental distress in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Eight focus groups were conducted, two for each of the Like Minds, Like Mine target groups (Māori, Pacific peoples, and young people), with two additional general groups. These groups explored participants’ perspectives of what led to exclusion/inclusion, what resulted from exclusion/inclusion, and what the experience of exclusion/inclusion is like for people with experience of mental distress. 

Citation

Citation: Gordon, S., Davey, S., Waa, A., Tiatia, R., Waaka, T. (2017). Social Inclusion and Exclusion, Stigma and Discrimination, and the Experience of Mental Distress. Auckland: Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand.