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Sources
1 Kane, “People Have Increased Anxiety about COVID-19 – Telehealth Can Help,” The Hill, 2020.
2 Greenwood, Bapat, Maughan, "Research: People Want Their Employers to Talk about Mental Health," Harvard Business Review, 2019.
3 National Alliance on Mental Illness, “NAMI Launches Stigmafree Company Partnership,” July 7, 2016.
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