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1 in 4 Scots will experience a mental health problem
at some point in their lives.
If it doesn’t happen to you it will happen to someone
you know.
A high level of stigma about mental health problems
exists within Scottish society.
Stigma and discrimination are unjustified, unfair and
can be illegal.
For some people, the stigma can be more distressing
than the symptoms
• of
their mental illness.
Over 80% of people will mental ill health make a full
recovery.
Contrary to popular belief, the overwhelming majority
of people with
• mental
health problems are neither violent or dangerous.
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