How we will shatter the mental illness stigma [NYDailyNews.com]

Samantha Sangenito 2/27/154:00 AM

‘I’m sorry, but the doctor isn’t taking new patients right now.”

It took me a moment to grasp what the receptionist was telling me. After hours of internet research, innumerable phone calls, and frustrating discussions with some well-meaning but distant professionals, the psychiatrist we had identified as a good fit for Chiara wouldn’t be able to help us.

I hung up the phone and put my head down on the table. My first impulse was to leave it there until the world started making sense again, but there was no time for that. My daughter needed help.

Our search had begun weeks earlier, when Chiara, then 18 years old, bravely revealed to Bill and me that she was suffering from anxiety, depression, and addiction.

[For more of this story, written by Chirlane McCray, go to http://www.nydailynews.com/new...ma-article-1.2129792]

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