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Introduction |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
“There are as many kinds of stigma attached to mental illness as
there are people, for each of us has his or her own set of beliefs,
prejudices, and misunderstandings. Much of the stigma is ingrained
in the ancient attitudes held by virtually every society on earth.
These attitudes show themselves in the decisions that societies make
and in the behaviors that societies allow…Everywhere I go in this
country, in city after city and on college campus after college
campus, I see the terrible suffering of those who do not have access
to healthcare and who have been hurt by stigma. Mental illness is
ruthless in the pain it causes. The only way to counter this pain is
to make mental illness more human and to show it affects people and
the people who love them…” ** |
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