Phys.org

Research finds link between reducing stigma of poverty in schools and improved math, reading skills

Researchers from Newcastle University have identified a link between reducing the stigma of poverty in schools and the reading and math attainment of pupils. One in three U.K. children are currently ...
Phys.org

Report looks at 'poverty stigma' through a new lens to stamp it out of society

Stigma is a glue that holds poverty, inequality and economic insecurity in place enabling and exacerbating inequalities of wealth, health and opportunity, says a new report. Poverty stigma is a ...

‘Lazy, weak, bewitched’ – how stigma stops Uganda’s children from getting help, and what schools can do about it

School mental health programmes must address both emotional wellbeing and structural pressures such as poverty, stigma and ...
News Medical

New report highlights the role of stigma in perpetuating poverty and inequality

Stigma is a glue that holds poverty, inequality and economic insecurity in place enabling and exacerbating inequalities of wealth, health and opportunity, says a new report. Poverty Stigma is a ...
BIOENGINEER

Stigma and poverty block eye care for older Ugandans with disabilities

Eye care in Karamoja, one of Uganda's poorest and most underdeveloped sub-regions, is failing older people with disabilities ...
The Conversation

Stigma against benefits has made devastating poverty acceptable in Britain

Britain is in a poverty crisis. Over 14 million people (one in five) are living in poverty. Of these, 4 million, including 1 million children, are classed as destitute: regularly unable to meet basic ...
BIOENGINEER

Addiction Training Cuts Physician Stigma by Building Confidence, National Survey Finds

A nationally representative survey of 855 U.S. primary care and emergency department physicians finds that addiction training reduces provider stigma toward patients with substance use disorders ...