How to stop stigma: implementing The Lancet Commission on ending stigma and discrimination in mental health

Stigma is a powerful force for social exclusion. In a 2022 survey by the Global Mental Health Peer Network, 80% of more than 400 participants in 45 countries worldwide agreed that "stigma and discrimination can be worse than the impact of the mental health condition itself".1 In the 2022 Lancet Commission on Ending Stigma and Discrimination,1 we proposed eight recommendations for global action. This Comment provides a brief update of the positive progress that has been made so far towards their implementation.