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Tackling the Stigma of Mental Illness

As adults, we know that society has come a long way on how it views people who suffer from mental illnesses. Many adults, teens, and children are seeing counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists and are open about it. People are more free to talk about taking anti-anxiety and anti-depression medication, and the language we use to talk about people who have been diagnosed is more kind and scientific. Most of us have heard the commercials for BetterHelp Counseling, and celebrities talk about the help they’ve had to seek, especially during the pandemic.