The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI,
2007), the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization, works to eliminate the stigma associated with mental disorders and improve the quality of life for those with mental disorders. In an effort to fight stigma, NAMI uses protest, personal contact, and community education. StigmaBusters is a protest approach used by NAMI to
fight stigma. StigmaBusters approaches individuals in the media who inaccurately portray mental disorders and demands that they stop inaccurate portrayal. In Our Own Voice, a manualized contact and educational program, is designed to increase mental health knowledge and reduce stigma. In Our Own Voice consists of two consumers (people who have recovered from a mental disorder and have received In Our Own Voice training) sharing their experiences of living with and recovering from a mental disorder. In Our Own Voice has been presented to lay and professional audiences.