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Fighting Stigma in the Community: Bridging Ties Through Social Innovation Interventions

Fighting Stigma in the Community: Bridging Ties Through Social Innovation Interventions

Nicolina Bosco, Susanna Giaccherini, Fausto Petrini, Stefano Castagnoli, Patrizia Meringolo
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781799885443|ISBN10: 1799885445|EISBN13: 9781799885993
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch051
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Bosco, Nicolina, et al. "Fighting Stigma in the Community: Bridging Ties Through Social Innovation Interventions." Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 880-908. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch051

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Bosco, N., Giaccherini, S., Petrini, F., Castagnoli, S., & Meringolo, P. (2021). Fighting Stigma in the Community: Bridging Ties Through Social Innovation Interventions. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment (pp. 880-908). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch051

Chicago

Bosco, Nicolina, et al. "Fighting Stigma in the Community: Bridging Ties Through Social Innovation Interventions." In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 880-908. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch051

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Abstract

This chapter will discuss action research conducted in Tuscany to fight stigma surrounding mental illness. Public mental health services (PMHS) in Italy are perceived as ascribing a mentally ill label to individuals who utilize these programs. Local associations, especially sports associations, can be used to fight this stigma. This chapter will present key aspects and results of a community social innovation intervention jointly performed by a PMHS and the University of Florence. The research will explore perceptions surrounding the role and value of the community sports association, participants' perceived improvements, effects of sports participation, and the role of the sports association as an instrument to promote mental health. Results will show that the sports association is perceived as an agent of social capital to reduce social barriers emerging from mental illness. In addition, stigma is deconstructed through improvements to individual and social wellbeing.

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