Cultural or spiritual groups

Here, you will find a summary of the key findings for the Cultural, Faith or Spiritual Practices and Communities section of the Our Turn to Speak survey. This section of the survey was completed by 102 participants who selected Cultural, Faith or Spiritual Practices and Communities as one of three life domains that had been most affected by their experience of stigma and discrimination.

For information about the sociodemographic and mental health characteristics of participants who completed the Cultural, Faith or Spiritual Practices and Communities section of the Our Turn to Speak survey, you can view the full report here

63.3%
On average, 63.3% of participants agreed with all statements describing withdrawal from opportunities relevant to cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities because of stigma about mental health issues.

Experiences

Here, the key findings relating to perceived experiences of stigma and discrimination relevant to different types of cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities are shown. Generally, perceived experiences of stigma and discrimination were higher in relation to faith or spiritual practices and communities compared with cultural practices and communities.

Anticipated

Here, the key findings relating to anticipated stigma and discrimination relevant to different types of cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities are shown. Generally, anticipated stigma and discrimination was higher in relation to faith or spiritual practices and communities than for cultural practices and communities.

Withdrawal

Here, the key findings relating to withdrawal from opportunity relevant to different types of cultural, faith or spiritual practices and communities are shown.