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Mental Health Awareness and Stigma in Marginalized Communities: A Human Rights Approach
Dr. Sumanth S. Hiremath
4 July 2025 · Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 18-24
DOI: 10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V1E1/2025-A003 (registration with Crossref in progress)
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Mental health remains one of the most neglected aspects of public health globally, with marginalized communities bearing a disproportionate burden due to socio-economic disadvantage, cultural exclusion, and limited access to care. This research paper explores the intersection of mental health awareness, societal stigma, and human rights within marginalized populations.
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- 4 July 2025
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- Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 18-24
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- 3051-3561 (online) · 3051-3553 (print)
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- CC BY 4.0 — free to read and reuse with attribution
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- EP Journals Group
Abstract
Mental health remains one of the most neglected aspects of public health globally, with marginalized communities bearing a disproportionate burden due to socio-economic disadvantage, cultural exclusion, and limited access to care. This research paper explores the intersection of mental health awareness, societal stigma, and human rights within marginalized populations. By examining communities such as Dalits in India, indigenous populations in Latin America, and racial minorities in urban slums, the paper highlights how mental health issues are often silenced or dismissed due to social hierarchy, poverty, and discrimination. Despite growing global recognition of mental health as a human right, stigma continues to act as a barrier to access and quality of care. This paper uses a rights-based lens to assess the effectiveness of mental health campaigns and legal protections, while also analyzing structural inequalities that prevent community-wide acceptance and support. The study concludes that mental health reform must be integrated into broader social justice movements to be effective, and calls for culturally sensitive, community-rooted, and legally supported mental health frameworks that prioritize dignity, equality, and access.
Keywords: Mental Health, Marginalized Communities, Stigma, Human Rights, Social Justice, Access to Care, Awareness, Discrimination, Community Health, Mental Illness
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Dr. Sumanth S. Hiremath (2025). Mental Health Awareness and Stigma in Marginalized Communities: A Human Rights Approach. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 1(1), 18-24. https://www.ep-journals.org/articles/mental-health-awareness-and-stigma-in-marginalized-communities-a-human-fdf9f09a
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Dr. Sumanth S. Hiremath.
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In Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 18-24, published by EP Journals Group on 4 July 2025.
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Yes. It is open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence, so anyone can read, share and reuse it with attribution.
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10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V1E1/2025-A003. Registration with Crossref is in progress.
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APA: Dr. Sumanth S. Hiremath (2025). Mental Health Awareness and Stigma in Marginalized Communities: A Human Rights Approach. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 1(1), 18-24. https://www.ep-journals.org/articles/mental-health-awareness-and-stigma-in-marginalized-communities-a-human-fdf9f09a
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