Close to 40% of Our Turn to Speak participants reported experiencing some level of stigma or discrimination in cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities during the last 12 months. Of the 102 participants who selected cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities as one of their top three most affected life domains, 44.2% of participants reported ‘frequent’ or ‘very frequent’ experiences of stigma and discrimination in this area. "I left my spiritual community because of mental health issues, and was not allowed back in because these issues are ongoing." – Our Turn to Speak participant, Victoria On average, 43.2% of participants said they had experienced stigma and discrimination in their cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities. On average, 41.8% of participants said they anticipated stigma and discrimination in their cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities. On average, 63.3% of participants said they had stopped themselves from participating in their cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities because of stigma about mental health issues. 52.0% said they have had positive experiences in connection with their complex mental health issues when participating in their cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities. Explore the findings in more detail
