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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

‘Alarming rise’ in mental health stigma in England, research shows

Photograph from behind of a woman looking out of a window, with long curtains
The figures showed that 14% of people were frightened of those with poor mental health living in their neighbourhoods. Photograph: Roos Koole/Getty Images

The number of people in England who are frightened of living near people with mental health problems has nearly doubled to one in seven, which experts warn reflects an “alarming rise in stigma”.

Even if the mentally ill person had recovered, one in 10 people said they would be unwilling to live next to them, according to new research from the mental health charity Mind.

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