Background: Missing data present a challenge to many research projects. The problem is often pronounced in studies utilizing self-report scales, and literature addressing different strategies for dealing with missing data in such circumstances is scarce. The objective of this study was to compare six different imputation techniques for dealing with missing data in the Zung Self-reported Depression scale (SDS).

Research conducted during the past year continues to highlight multiple attitudinal and structural barriers that prevent people with mental disabilities from becoming active participants in the competitive labour market.

Ob jec tive: We sur veyed pub lic at ti tudes to ward peo ple with schizo phre nia as part of a pi lot proj ect for the World Psy chi at ric Asso cia tion's Global Cam paign to Fight Stigma and Dis crimi na tionKey Words: schizophrenia, stigma, public attitudes, mental health promotion S ince the be gin ning of the com mu nity men tal health movement, nega tive pub lic at ti tudes have be come an es sen tial fac tor in the man age ment of men tal ill ness. Suc cess ful commu nity re in te gra tion and ten ure de pend on the ex is tence of a tol er ant and sup por tive com mu nity en vi ron ment. Be cause nega tive and stig ma tiz ing pub lic at ti tudes to ward the mentally ill have di rect im pli ca tions for pre ven tion, early de tection, treat ment, re ha bili ta tion, and qual ity of life, it is im por tant to evalu ate, un der stand, and ul ti mately in flu ence the pub lic's at ti tudes to wards the men tally ill (2-4).Al though sev eral stud ies have ex am ined com mu nity at titudes to ward those with a men tal ill ness (5), few have fo cused on par ticu lar dis or ders such as schizo phre nia (6). Yet, there is evi dence that peo ple do dif fer en ti ate among groups (7) and may hold dif fer ent stereo typi cal un der stand ings of dif fer ent ill nesses (8). For ex am ple, para noid schizo phre nia is re ported to be the most rec og niz able and least ac cepted dis or der (9). Disorder-specific in for ma tion will be nec es sary to tar get public edu ca tion cam paigns more ef fec tively.This study ex am ines com mu nity at ti tudes to ward peo ple with schizo phre nia to in form a com mu nity an tis tigma pro gram under taken as the first (pi lot) wave of the World Psy chi at ric Asso cia tion's global cam paign to fight stigma and dis crimi na tion be cause of schizo phre nia (de scribed elsewhere (10,11). It de scribes pub lic knowl edge, at ti tudes, and feel ings of so cial dis tance to ward peo ple with schizo phre nia. Al though re sults were origi nally in tended to as sist lo cal planners to tar get an tis tigma in ter ven tions, they should also be of more gen eral in ter est to any one in volved in men tal health pro mo tion at the popu la tion level. Study DesignData were col lected by the Popu la tion Health Unit of the Calgary Re gional Health Author ity, a re search unit spe cial iz ing in popu la tion sur veys for re gional health plan ning. Two

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This paper presents a narrative review of anti-stigma programming using examples from different countries to understand and describe current best practices in the field. Results highlight the importance of targeting the behavioural outcomes of the stigmatization process (discrimination and social inequity), which is consistent with rights-based or social justice models that emphasize social and economic equity for people with disabilities (such as equitable access to services, education, work, etc.). They also call into question large public education approaches in favour of more targeted contact-based interventions. Finally, to add to the research base on best practices, anti-stigma programs are encouraged to create alliances with university researchers in order to critically evaluate their activities and build better, evidence informed practices.