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Mental Health and the Stigma
People struggling with their mental health may be your family member, friend, teach your children, fellow worker. However, only half of those affected receive treatment, often because of the stigma attached to mental health. Many people with serious mental illness are challenged doubly. On one hand, they struggle with the symptoms that result from the disease. On the other, they are challenged by the stereotypes and preconception that result from misconceptions about mental illness. As a result of both, people with mental illness are robbed of the opportunities like : good jobs, safe housing, satisfactory health care. The fact that most people have knowledge of a set of stereotypes does not imply that they agree with them .
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