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Article: New Jerseyans walk off the stigma of mental illness
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- October 26, 2004
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TOM DAVIS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-26-2004
New Jerseyans walk off the stigma of mental illness
TOM DAVIS
Date: 10-26-2004, Tuesday
Section: HEALTH
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Column: COPING
It was just the drug they needed.
Sunny skies. Temperatures in the high 60s. Clowns, games, people wearing shorts and sitting on the grass in Liberty State Park.
And 4,000 people walking along the Hudson River, celebrating their fight against the stigma of mental illness.
Walking is a good way to heal, they said. Sure, at this Oct. 10 event, they raised money. But the two-mile walk, sponsored by the National Alliance for Mentally Ill's New Jersey chapter, was mostly to ...