Mentally Ill Kids Face Widespread Stigma
Posted on June 17, 2007 by cherished79
April 30, 2007 08:40:48 PM PST
By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — Children with mental illness may face a double burden — the condition itself, and discrimination and stigma at school and elsewhere, a new survey shows.
Almost half of U.S. adults polled expected that children undergoing mental health treatment would be rejected [...]
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