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Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

Family Cycle of Addiction | Hiding in Plain Sight

Leah explains how her depression and anxiety led her down a familiar path.

08/22/2022 | Rating TV-PG

FromKen Burns

Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

Family Cycle of Addiction | Hiding in Plain Sight

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Leah explains how her depression and anxiety led her down a familiar path.

Leah explains how her depression and anxiety led her down a familiar path. “We tried smoking weed. We tried doing Xanax, and our classmate had cocaine. The fact that I told myself I never wanted to be my mother, and then here I was on my way to being my mother.”

08/22/2022 | Rating TV-PG

FromKen Burns

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