Wearing two hats. Consumer & provider.
To change public attitudes toward people with mental illness, consumers need positive visibility and a strong community voice. We are making progress, although slowly, to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness. Progress can be attributed to the fact that the mentally ill are now living in our communities among us, and people are beginning to understand them more.
Swan
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Psychiatric Unit, Concordia University, Wisconsin, USA.
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