Almost 40% of Our Turn to Speak participants reported experiencing some level of stigma or discrimination when accessing housing during the last 12 months. Of the 117 participants who selected housing and homelessness services as one of their top three most affected life domains, 61.5% reported ‘frequent’ or ‘very frequent’ rates of stigma and discrimination in this area. "I was told to leave my uni’s residential college halfway through semester because of my mental health problems, and because I may have a negative impact on other residents, and the college thought I couldn’t look after myself." – Our Turn to Speak participant, Western Australia On average, 52.6% of participants said that they had experienced stigma and discrimination in housing or homelessness services. On average, 59.8% of participants said that they anticipated stigma and discrimination in housing or homelessness services. On average, 60.0% of participants said that they had stopped themselves from accessing housing or homelessness services because of stigma about mental health issues. 25.7% of participants said they have had positive experiences in connection with their complex mental health issues when accessing housing or homelessness services. Explore the findings in more detail
