Mental health stigma is defined as negative attitudes and beliefs about mental illness. Which option best represents such stigma and includes two strategies to reduce it in college or workplace settings?

• A. Positive attitudes toward mental health; strategies: punishing those who seek help.
• B. Negative attitudes and beliefs about mental illness; strategies: education and contact with individuals with mental illness, and promoting confidential support services.
• C. The absence of any stigma in college and workplace settings; strategies: none needed.
• D. Mental health stigma is defined by government policy alone; strategies: only policy change.

Answer: (B)