Structural Stigma In Law: Implications And Opportunities For Health And Health Equity
Health Affairs
Dec 8, 2022
Daniel Goldberg, JD, PhD, and co-authors illustrate how laws and policies mediate structural stigma through the example of substance use disorder stigma; to explore potential mechanisms linking structural stigma in law to negative health outcomes, and therefore to health inequities for populations that are already marginalized; and to recommend an approach for revision of laws and policies that can significantly reduce structural stigma for targeted communities. Read article>>