Letters to the editor – Still in Dark Ages On Mental Illness

October 1, 2010

Still in Dark Ages on mental illness

This letter is in regards to the recent front-page story about the tragic suicide attempt by Alicia Bean. You probably won’t print this letter, but that’s OK. Ann Casper’s (Sept. 27) letter was brilliant and said almost everything I wanted to say. Hats off to you, Ann Casper!

I work in mental health. Mental health dise

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