Global approaches to combat stigma toward mental disorders are beginning. In 1996, the World Psychiatric Association began an initiative — the Open the Doors program — to combat stigma associated with schizophrenia and increase mental health knowledge. Open the Doors is collaborative, multicentered, and involves family and patient organizations. Open the Doors encourages action to decrease prejudice and discrimination. Outreach is driven from the perspective of those experiencing stigma opposed to established mental health theory that may not have been tested in diverse cultures (Okasha, 2007). Open the Doors recognizes cultural, socioeconomic, and demographic differences. The program has been adapted for different countries and is available in nine different languages.