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Students Against Stigma — Challenging the Misconceptions of Mental Illness

Claudia Sanchez
Staff Writer

“One in four people will deal with mental illness sometime in their life,” started Carmen Lee, the founder and developer of Stamp Out Stigma. Mental illness is still a highly taboo and negative topic in our society, and despite its prevalence, “three out of four people with mental illness say that they have been stigmatized.” Stigma shows that society has yet to treat mental illness as a part of life. Continue reading Students Against Stigma — Challenging the Misconceptions of Mental Illness