More than 40 million American adults — almost 20 percent of the adult American population — will deal with mental illness this year. Yet mental health (of the citizens, not the candidates) has not been an issue in the presidential campaign. Hillary Clinton tried to change that last week, announcing a plan that offers hope for improving mental health research, diagnosis and treatment.
Central to Mrs. Clinton's plan is the integration of physical and mental health care and reducing the stigma attached to mental health treatment.
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