​Honest, Open, Proud - College (HOP-C) for Reducing Mental Illness Stigma

In partnership with two other colleges and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), our lab assessed the effectiveness of Honest, Open, Proud - College, a peer-led intervention program to reduce self-stigma among college students who identify as living with mental illness. The intervention -- conducted over 4 sessions in a small-group format -- emphasizes empowering students to make informed decisions about disclosing their mental illness in a thoughtful manner. Participants in the intervention and control group completed measures on self-stigma, stigma-related stress, empowerment, symptoms of depression and anxiety, relationship satisfaction, and institutional attachment before, during and after the intervention, The intervention demonstrated benefits at post-intervention and into the follow-up period. The intervention demonstrated benefits at post-intervention and into the follow-up period. 

To read about the results of the study, see: 

Conley, C.S., Hundert, C.G., Charles, J.L.K., Huguenel, B.M., Al-khouja, M.,Qin, S., Paniagua, D., & Corrigan, P.W. (2020). Honest, Open, Proud – College: Effectiveness of a peer-led small-group intervention for reducing the stigma of mental illness. Stigma and Health, 5(2), 168-178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sah0000185

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Hundert, C. G., Hareli, M., & Conley, C.S. (2022). Honest, Open, Proud – College: Follow-up effects of a peer-led group for reducing the stigma of mental illness. Stigma and Health, 7(1), 122-125. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000326 

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