Regardless of the level of practice or area of
expertise, all nurses can affect change by sharing
knowledge with the community in venues such as
churches, schools, and workplaces. Those nurses
living with mental disorders who feel comfortable
with disclosure may simultaneously implement the
contact and education approaches in varioussettings. Because the community has a high leve
of respect for nurses, it could be hypothesized that
contact and education intervention administered b
a nurse (with a mental disorder) may magnify
stigma reduction.