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Powerful People Disclose Mental Health Issues to Break “Taboo”

Posted on: June 22, 2012 4:36 pm
Tags: Recovery, Samhsa, Mental health, Behavioral health, Stigma, Anti stigma, Depression, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Ocd, Advocacy, Nami, Mental health parity act

Contributed by L.S. Webb, Community Engagement Manager for Walden SierraEarlier this month, two elected members of British Parliament, Kevan Jones and Charles Walker, spoke publicly about their personal experiences living with mental illness. Mental health read more …