Our View: Shed stigma of mental health issues
Most of us feel little shame in visiting a doctor if we’re feeling sick.
The same doesn’t always hold true for those of us whose illness is mental.
And yet, mental illness is almost as common as physical illness. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older – about one in four adults – suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.
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