In an article for the NAMI blog, Gretchen Grappone talks about her personal journey with depression, including 10 years on Social Security Disability, unhelpful attitudes from health professionals, and completing her MSW by rejecting stigma. In response to the seeing the harmful effects of stigma in her own life and the lives of her clients, Grappone has developed a stigma-reduction training curriculum for health care providers called “Overcoming Stigma.” Click the title to learn more about her personal story, the 7 types of stigma, and examples from the curriculum.