title: Key ingredients to contact-based stigma change: a cross-validation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Contact-based antistigma programs seemingly have a larger and more sustained impact than educational strategies. Previous qualitative research of advocates with lived experiences yielded 32 key ingredients of contact-based programs comprising 5 categories. This study sought an independent sample's feedback of the 32 ingredients.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred advocates with lived experience of mental health conditions who have led, coordinated, and/or delivered antistigma presentations completed an online survey to rank importance of key ingredients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis of rank distributions showed most important ingredients in program categories: (a) design: face-to-face presentations, audience discussion; (b) target: specific group identified (e.g., employers), assessment completed with targets to derive stigma change goals relevant to needs; (c) staff: presenters are people with lived experience; (d) message: message includes on the-way-up stories; and (e) evaluation/follow-up: post-presentation follow-up actions discussed with targets.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future research hopes to yield a fidelity measure for contact-based programs.
authors.affiliation: Lewis College of Human Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology.
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Corrigan
authors.affiliation: Lewis College of Human Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Michaels
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Association of San Francisco.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Association of San Francisco.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gause
authors.affiliation: Lewis College of Human Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Association of San Francisco.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krzyzanowski
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Association of San Francisco.
authors.forename: Luba
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Botcheva
mesh_terms: D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D036301:Qualitative Research; D063508:Social Discrimination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013240:Stereotyping