Why do you believe that mental health (or illness) is stigmatized? Is the shame, guilt, and embarrassment about mental conditions limited to the United States?

Why do you believe that mental health (or illness) is stigmatized? Is the shame, guilt, and embarrassment about mental conditions limited to the United States?

Paragraph 2: Do you think there are some social groups that bear more of a burden of stigma related to mental conditions than others? If so, who and why?

Paragraph 3: What can be done on an individual, community, and national level to promote mental health?

Paragraph 4: What role does the Affordable Health Care Act have in this?