....FOURTH INTERNATIONAL STIGMA CONFERENCE 2009  
 

 

 
 

 
...TOGETHER AGAINST STIGMA

 

The Fourth International Stigma Conference will be held on 21st - 23rd January 2009 in London, UK.

Organised by the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London and the World Psychiatric Association Scientific Section on Stigma and Mental Illness, this international conference brought together over 250 service users, carers, practitioners and researchers interested in stigma and discrimination. The meeting focused on effective interventions to reduce stigma and discrimination in mental health and other areas. The conference provided a unique opportunity to engage with contemporary discourse and debate around stigma.

...KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE
 
Matthias C. Angermeyer - Leipzig, Germany
Pat Corrigan - Chicago, USA
Paul Farmer - London, UK
Stephen Hinshaw - Berkeley, USA
Tony Jorm - Melbourne, Australia
Bruce Link - New York, USA
Bernice A. Pescosolido - Indiana, USA
Jo Phelan - New York, USA
Diana Rose - London, UK
Norman Sartorius - Geneva, Switzerland
Heather Stuart - Kingston, Canada
Graham Thornicroft - London, UK

...CONFERENCE DATES & VENUE

 

. Dates: 
21st - 23rd January 2009
. Venue: 
Royal College of Physicians
11 St Andrews Place
Regent's Park
London NW1 4LE
United Kingdom
...ORGANISERS

• Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
• World Psychiatric Association Scientific Section on Stigma and
. Mental Illness