Stigma Mechanism and Reduction Strategy Map¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 5: Mental Health and Crisis Support.
Type: graph-model
**sim-id:** stigma-mechanism-reduction-map<br/>
**Library:** vis-network<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy Level: Analyze (L4)
Bloom Verb: examine, differentiate, organize
Learning objective: Students examine how the mechanisms of stigma
(stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, self-stigma) connect to specific
evidence-based reduction strategies, and organize which strategy most
directly counters which mechanism.
Node types:
1. Central node: "Mental Health Stigma" (red circle)
2. Mechanism nodes (orange squares): Stereotyping, Prejudice,
Discrimination, Self-Stigma
3. Strategy nodes (green circles): Accurate Education, Contact-Based
Approaches, Person-First Language, Policy and Institutional Change
4. Outcome node (blue diamond): "Increased Willingness to Seek Treatment"
Edge types:
- "Produces" (arrows from central node to each mechanism node)
- "Counters" (arrows from each strategy node to the mechanism node it most
directly addresses — e.g., Contact-Based Approaches counters Prejudice;
Accurate Education counters Stereotyping)
- "Leads To" (arrow from the reduced-stigma state to the outcome node)
Layout: Hierarchical, stigma at top, mechanisms in the middle, strategies
and the outcome at the bottom
Interactive features:
- Hover any node: shows a one-sentence definition
- Click a mechanism node: opens a panel with a concrete, realistic example
of that mechanism in a school or community setting
- Click a strategy node: opens a panel explaining the evidence behind why
that strategy works and which mechanism it counters
- Drag, zoom, and pan enabled
Legend: color/shape key for stigma, mechanisms, strategies, and outcome
Implementation: vis-network, hierarchical layout, click-triggered side
panel content stored in a JSON lookup keyed by node id