Parents of the Mentally Ill Need Recognition Too
Marvin Ross
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Posted 05.01.2013
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Canada Living
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The month of May in Canada has in it one week devoted to mental illness awareness and one day devoted to schizophrenia awareness. But, nothing for the parents of the mentally ill who suffer almost as much as their children. We parents carry much of the burden for the care of our ill offspring but we are ignored. And, we are often ignored and shunned by the professionals.
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