Is long-term unemployment of more than six months a stigma even in a pandemic that destroyed tens of millions of jobs?

KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — A family of six lost children lives quietly in a small apartment among strangers in this northern Iraqi city. The "man of the house," an 18-year-old, heads out each morning looking for day labor jobs to pay the rent. His 12-year-old sister acts as the mother, cooking meals, cleaning and caring for her young siblings. Their home village is less than an hour's drive away, but they can't go back — Shiite militiamen burned down their house because their father belonged to the Islamic State group. And they fear retaliation by their former neighbors, so deep is the anger at the militants who once ruled this area.

A Chesterfield mum is using the experience of her daughter’s ADHD diagnosis to help other parents and tackle the stigma around the condition.

Roche said its partnership with CAPED was to address social stigma and increase awareness on cervical cancer screening

A new Canadian clinical guideline aims to reduce stigma against overweight patients.

Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday pledged his support for President Joe Biden's pardoning of thousands of people convicted of simple marijuana possession.

Tran Quynh Giang is working toward a future free of stigma and discrimination, where mental health challenges are treated just like any physical challenge.

Even though mental health is key to overall health, the general lack of awareness about what to say or how to help family, loved ones,

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GambleAware has launched a campaign to address the stigma around women who gamble

WND is now on Trump's Truth Social! Follow us @WNDNews (THE COLLEGE FIX) – New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics say schools should not send children home if their heads are infested with lice. The AAP protocols note children who have lice are “neither a health hazard” not necessarily practicing “poor hygiene.” Of…The post New guidelines Students with lice should not be sent home because of 'stigma' appeared first on WND.

Migrant students in Tijuana face stigma and learning challenges at public schools, where teachers receive little guidance on how to address their needs.

Villagers along the river say cremation expenses rose during pandemic, forcing many to immerse or bury bodies in sand.

Some people have recovered from Covid-19 only to find friends and colleagues shunning them, which can make it harder to fight outbreaks

The Public Health Agency of Canada estimated that 62,790 people in Canada were living with HIV in 2020, and that 10 per cent of them didn't know they had the virus.

A dangerous combination of limited resources, stigma, and politics made the coronavirus difficult to track in rural areas, allowing its spread to go largely unnoticed all summer.

There's still a lot of stigma attached to period sex — but there doesn't have to be.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is facing sexist and ableist criticism. She’s not alone.

I find that a counselling session serves almost as a ‘reset’ button, clearing my head so that I’m ready to go for the next week or two until my next appointment

ISLAMABAD Experts on Sunday called all segments of society to raise awareness to end the stigma for protection for HIV AIDS patients in the country as over 165,000 persons are HIV positive, with just 25% being aware of their status and enrolled with concerned centers. Global advisor group on blood safety Prof. Hasan Abbas Zaheer […]The post Experts calls to end ‘Stigma’, raise awareness in fighting against HIV/AIDS appeared first on Pakistan Today.

Darius Rucker reflects on overcoming racial obstacles and the current landscape facing upcoming Black artists in country music.

Black girls are adultified and oversexualized. This stigma helped the singer get away with serial sexual abuse.

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To avoid stigma, teens and young adults turn to Reddit sub forum for STD information.

Five years after a crime "phenomenon" took hold in Melbourne, police have made strong moves to help the city's youth steer away from offending, but the stigma it inflicted on the city's multicultural communities runs deep.

WHO said all viruses "change over time" and hoped the shift would remove stigma associated with regions where variants were first seen.

It's easy to paint Kanye West as a laughingstock. But mental health stigma isn't funny, even for the rich, famous, and problematic.

Bad weather, time off work, the stigma of a positive result were all reasons why Australians said they had not gone to get a COVID-19 test.

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There is an alarming spread of the HIV in Pakistan, with the number of infections rising each year. According to official data, almost 10,000 people have been tested positive for HIV in the past ten months. What is behind the rise in infections and is there hope for those who have contracted the disease?

Although gratifying, the field of social work is stressful and emotionally taxing. In their interactions with clients and communities, social workers often encounter feelings of burnout from working in tough environments. On top of low pay, they have to deal with the stigma surrounding a profession that is associated with breaking up families. As if...This story Opinion NYU’s Silver School of Social Work should be tuition-free appeared first on Washington Square News.

Stigma is an awful burden for business. But what if—for some companies—stigma is an asset?

Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma

For most people though, counter-complaints will not pay off. And it comes with significant risks

I have noticed over the years that parents often carry conscious and unconscious stigma, biases, and misconceptions

Commentary With coronavirus exacerbating the opioid crisis in 2020, companies should help end the stigma around the addiction.

Experts explain why we shame some health issues like HIV and obesity, and why they're worried the coronavirus is getting a similar treatment.

Some companies profited during the government lockdowns and then lingering social stigma about being outside the home. Exercise bikes, office furniture, and coffee machines all did well.It will be decades before we know how many have been impacted in ways that were unanticipated. Being at home, for example, should have given more time to exercise, yet it often did the opposite. Despair, prevalent media discussing disaster in real time, and social isolation don't lead to a desire to exercise in some.read more

Companies are afraid of the stigma of borrowing from a backstop program

The stigma of fixing will never go away, but Saleem Malik the batsman mustn't be forgotten | ESPNcricinfo.com

I know I’m not alone in experiencing shame and stigma, or being judged for what I did or didn’t do

The military is rightly described as a cross-section of the United States, and supporting those who serve is a Silicon Valley tradition, good business practice and the right thing to do.

Publicis Foundation has launched Working With Cancer, the first cross-industry coalition designed to remove the stigma o...

Stigma is an awful burden for business. But what if—for some companies—stigma is an asset?

A lot of shame has been attached to celebrities admitting that they weren’t entirely natural, now numerous celebrities are speaking out about their procedures.

England want to do all they can to give the injured Jason Roy a chance to have a role in the latter stages of the World Cup | ESPNcricinfo.com

The long-awaited return of a Scottish league set up to support people suffering from mental health problems and tackle the stigma associated with mental illness has been welcomed.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to African regions amid concerns about stigmatization. The variant of the disease formerly known as the Congo Basin is now called Clade 1 and […]