Summary
NEW research has shown that three in five Scots believe that someone with a mental health problem would be unable to look after children.
Previously unpublished research by the anti-stigmatisation See Me campaign also reveals that more than half of those polled say someone with an illness such as depression could not hold down a job as a bank manager; 47% say the person would be unable to work as a managing director; and 43% believe he or she would be unable to be a nurse.See the full content of this document
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Prejudice Against Mentally Ill Still Common in Scotland
The same research showed that only 5% disputed that people with a mental illness could be cleaners or labourers, and just 10% said they would not be able to be checkout assistants.
The survey, carried out during...See the full content of this document
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