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Perpetuating prejudices against mental illness shouldn’t happen

Mariel Hemingway has aligned herself with people who say there is a stigma to mental illnesses (“With 7 suicides in her family, actress Mariel Hemingway declares war on depression,” July 26).

Sad, is it not?

Perpetuating such prejudices ought not occur.

Harold Maio, Fort Myers, Florida

This story was originally published July 29, 2016 at 3:19 PM with the headline "Perpetuating prejudices against mental illness shouldn’t happen."

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