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Chasing Life presents The Assignment with Audie Cornish

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The Importance of Social Media in Mental Health

Dr. Ariana Huffington: Social media is a double-edged sword where people are now able to talk about mental health more freely. "It's helping us destigmatize things," she says, but it can also be used for sound-biting and throwing out words that are much more nuanced. She asks if there needs to be a dialogue between counselors and patients over the use of pseudo-scientific language on social media.

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