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National Alliance combats the stigma of mental illness

Students from Dominion High School in Sterling, Virginia interview various individuals involved with the National Alliance for Mental Illness about their activities in the northern Virginia area. NAMI puts on a variety of events, focused on challenging the stigma of mental illness and spreading awareness on the positivity of treatment and acceptance.

Produced by Morgan Fischer, Alison Pataky, Sanchita Pandey, Karen Ramos. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Mitch Schwartz. Station support provided by the PBS NewsHour and WETA.