CSP 2026 Webinar 26 Mental Health Stigma: Overview and Support Resources

Join us to learn about mental health stigma, identify supportive ways to talk about mental health, and engage in a Q&A session with expert clinician Philip Yanos, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. 00:00 Introduction and Crafting Support Project 04:56 Mental Health Stigma: Overview and Support Resources presentation 39:00 Q&A with Philip Yanos, PhD 39:17 How to help a loved one who finds mental health treatment stigmatizing 42:24 How family members can respond to blame 45:19 Stigma and not recognizing mental illness 48:38 How to introduce peer support options 50:54 How talk about Narrative Enhancement and Cognitive Therapy (NECT) 52:40 Pathways to starting NECT 54:08 Resources to learn more about NECT and other treatments for self-stigma 55:47 Closing remarks McLean Hospital and Mass General Brigham have a working relationship with the developer of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), and Dr. Julie McCarthy is a CRAFT-certified therapist, coder, and trainer. Harvard Medical School does not currently have a working relationship with the developer of CRAFT. The Crafting Support Project is sponsored by the McLean Hospital Division of Psychotic Disorders and made possible with philanthropic support.