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Reflections on our Irrational Attitudes Towards Mental Illness

Mental health may be the last great frontier of civil rights policy. There continue to be significant amounts of fear and discrimination across society regarding individuals with mental illness. Individuals with mental illness struggle to secure housing, employment, healthcare, and even education because of faulty preconceived notions about mental illness. These preconceived notions arise from a general lack of education and have our inability to have an open, honest dialogue about mental health and mental illness.

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