COH-AWH-What_Would_it_Take
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An add<strong>it</strong>ional issue raised by many youth<br />
was the stigma they experienced both<br />
w<strong>it</strong>hin and outside of the healthcare system.<br />
Several youth reported feeling<br />
disrespected or misunderstood by<br />
healthcare professionals, recounting<br />
experiences in which they felt judged.<br />
These youth also felt that these staff<br />
often failed to involve them in decisionmaking<br />
about their care and recovery.<br />
“The healthcare professionals … they notice that you’re self-harming and<br />
they start to, “Oh, you self-harm. You’re this, and this, and this. Let’s refer<br />
you to this, and then we’ll call you a bunch of names. And we’ll judge<br />
you, and not give you actual support, and we’ll treat you like an animal,<br />
and not treat you like a decent human being.’ If you’re at the [healthcare<br />
provider], or whatever, and you’re in the state of mental crisis, you need<br />
support and you don’t want to be judged. You want support and you want<br />
to feel safe, and you’re feeling very suicidal, and you can’t call anyone<br />
because if I call someone, they’re going to judge me, and say this and this<br />
about me, and they’ll talk about me when I’m not around.”<br />
KAMLOOPS YOUTH
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