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[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mental health diagnoses and treatment of college students increased significantly between 2007 and 2017. More than one third of students reported being diagnosed with an illness in …
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[ad_1] ROCKFORD, IL (WIFR) – The National Alliance of Mental Illnesses of Northern Illinois has been meeting at the Veterans Memorial Hall to mark the final day of Mental Illness Awareness Week. …
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[ad_1] This can cause a lot of damage. Credit: Shutterstock Weight stigma – a negative response to a person based on weight – is the fourth most common form of social discrimination …
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[ad_1] For $ 10 more, Metro adds an Amazon Prime account to the package. Amazon Prime typically costs $ 119 for a year, which is about $ 10 a month, and Google …
Read More »Surgeon general says opioid crisis requires fight against stigma
[ad_1] In a new comprehensive report on the opioid crisis, the US surgeon general writes that stigma remains a major barrier to treatment and advocates a more supportive approach for those in …
Read More »The student-comrade organization helps erase the stigma associated with mental health issues: Study
[ad_1] With news of rising suicide rates, there is a growing movement to eliminate the stigma associated with mental health across the country. This effort includes university campuses, where previous national studies …
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