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Ron Wyden: “I have been really struck by how negative perceptions about serious mental illnesses are actually growing.”

On the recordApril 27, 2016
I have been really struck by how negative perceptions about serious mental illnesses are actually growing.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights increasing stigma around mental illness, especially concerning children's friendships.

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