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Our Mental Health Care System Has Never Been More Effed
Right now, America is on the brink of a mental health crisis, and millions of people aren’t getting the care they need. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Here’s what’s going wrong and what you can do.
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Alison Goldman and Illustrations by Amber Vittoria
Dec 10, 2020
Christina, 27, had her first-ever anxiety attack because of COVID-19.
One weekday afternoon in July, she was sitting on her couch in her living room. She’d been furloughed from her job at the front desk of a dental office in early spring, but that hot summer day her boss called to let her know she’d need to return to the office soon. On the phone, she thought, ....

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