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By: Gadi Zaig - February 1, 2021
The staff, students and faculty of the Jerusalem College of Technology announced last week a partnership with Boston's McLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School, in a collaborative initiative to reduce stigmatization of people with mental illness in Israel.
To do this, they will adapt McLean’s award-winning campaign – Deconstructing Stigma: Changing Attitudes About Mental Health.
This campaign uses a series of interviews and photographs in order to combat misconceptions about those who live with mental illness. It includes participating students navigating healthcare systems and researching complexities surrounding treatment.
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