It’s only 1/1000th of me – Amy’s Story

NSW Consumer Advisory Group - Mental Health Inc., 2007

Related to Parental mental illness, Substance use

Amy talks about having a mental illness, becoming a mum, and about her own mum who also has a mental illness.

This is one of six personal stories from people from diverse backgrounds who have directly experienced stigma and discrimination due to having a mental illness. The NSW Consumer Advisory Group has recorded these stories. Though the participants live very different lives, their common fight against stigma and discrimination has brought them together for the purposes of this project. View the other videos on YouTube.

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It’s only 1/1000th of me – Amy’s Story

NSW Consumer Advisory Group - Mental Health Inc., 2007

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