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Fighting StigmaMon, Feb 14th 2000I'm a nursing graduate student interested in developing a program to combat the stigma of mental illness. Are you aware of any stigma-battling programs that have had results that are statistically significant? I'd appreciate any information you could give me...reference citations, etc. Thanks! THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED UNTIL YOU HAVE INDICATED YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THE DISCLAIMER PRINTED JUST BELOW. CLICK THE 'I AGREE' BUTTON TO AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND SEE THE RESPONSE.
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