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When caring for family members with mental illness creates hidden isolation

My adult son has schizophrenia and I cannot talk to other parents about what our life is really like because mental illness still makes people uncomfortable.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Caregivers of family members with stigmatized conditions often carry double burdens of practical care and social silence.

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