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In this video, we're going to talk about the benefits of schools addressing mental illness, making it a part of the curriculum in different classes, making it talked about.
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So the primary benefit is, you know, when you introduce a concept in school, you allow children to gain, or students, i should say, to gain awareness about it.
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The purpose of a school is to educate.
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And so omitting something from the curriculum leads to lack of awareness, but including it leads to awareness.
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So people are aware that mental illness exists.
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And then there's the added benefit of more acceptance because traditionally, you know, mental illness is not seen in the way that physical illness is.
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It's not readily apparent.
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And so historically wasn't regarded as important.
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It was often shunned a taboo topic to discuss.
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People didn't want to admit it...