Publications & Presentations

A key component of Stop Stigma Together is to conduct and disseminate world-class research on mental health destigmatization. We work together with partners across the US and globe on this research. Below, find examples of academic and practitioner publications and presentations. Stop Stigma Together leaders and researchers are available to speak to your organization or association; just fill out the contact form here.

Publications

  1. Kreiner, G.E., Cannon, D., Rapp, D., Williams, T. & Wiseman, J. Community weaving to address societal grand challenges: The case of mental health destigmatization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 111, 1598-1619.
  2. Kahn, S. 2025. The Story of the Stop Stigma Together Campaign: A National Movement to Stop the Stigma of Mental and Substance Use Disorders. Focus: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, 23(1), 55-60.
  3. Kreiner, G.E. 2025. Stopping mental illness stigma: Changing attitudes, language, and policies. Focus: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, 23(1), 2-8.

Presentations

Practitioner and academic presentations include:

  • Kreiner, G.E. 2026. “Love, Your Mind”: Transferable Lessons from a Mental Health Destigmatization Campaign. Presented at Together Against Stigma Conference, Delhi, India.
  • Kreiner, G.E., Cannon, D., Williams, T., Rapp, D., & Wiseman, J. 2026. Stop Stigma Together: A U.S. Grand Challenge Initiative. Presented at the 26th World Psychiatric Association World Congress of Psychiatry, Stockholm.
  • Ladley, K., Lemon, K.A., & Kreiner, G.E. 2026. Eliminating Stigma in Journalism. 3rd Annual Mental Health in Journalism Summit, Virtual Conference.
  • Kreiner, G.E., Cannon, D., Williams, T., Rapp, D., & Wiseman, J. 2026. A Model of “Community Weaving”: Lessons from A U.S. Grand Challenge Initiative to Eliminate Mental Illness Stigma. Presented at the Together Against Stigma Conference (co-sponsored by the World Association of Social Psychiatry and the World Psychiatric Association), New Delhi, India.
  • Rapp, D., Hughey, M., Monnot, R., Cannon, D. & Kreiner, G.E. 2026. Plowing ahead or sowing seeds: Navigating mental health stigma in occupations. Accepted at the 86th Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia.
  • Kreiner, G.E. 2025. “Love, Your Mind”: Transferable Lessons for Sport from a Mental Health Destigmatization Campaign. Presentation at the 2nd Bi-annual International Mental Health & Sports Conference, London, England.
  • Cannon, D., Kreiner, G.E., & Kaur, E., co-organizers. 2025. A New Lens: Novel Findings About Mental Health Conditions and the Workplace. Symposium at the 85th Annual Academy of Management Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Rapp, D.J., Monnot, R., & Hughey, J. M., Kreiner, G.E., Cannon, D.O. 2024. Mental Health Stigma at Work: Promoting and Diminishing Forces Amongst Farmers. 65th Annual Meeting of the Western Academy of Management. Long Beach, CA, United States.
  • Rapp, D.J., Monnot, R., & Hughey, J. M. & Kreiner, G.E. 2024. Up and Down on the Farm: Efficacy Work as a Buffer to Burnout. 65th Annual Meeting of the Western Academy of Management. Long Beach, CA, United States.
  • Rapp, D.J., Monnot, R., Hughey, J. M., & Kreiner, G.E. 2024. Plowing Ahead or Sowing Seeds: Navigating Mental Health Stigma at Work. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, United States.
  • Kreiner, G.E. 2024. Stop Stigma Together: Our Grand Challenge in the U.S.A. Presented at the World Psychiatric Association Conference “Together Against Stigma”, Reykjavík, Iceland.
  • Kreiner, G.E. 2023. “Eliminating Mental Health and SUD Stigma: A Grand Challenge.” Utah Fall Conference on Substance Use, St. George, UT.