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Destigmatizing Mental Illness in your Community | Diana Chao
In her beautiful poetic style, Diana Chao challenges us all to think of ways that we can work together to destigmatize mental illness and really hear each other's stories.
Recorded at the Festival of Hope, Back of the Yards High School Chicago audience on 13th November 2022 at Back of the Yards High School, Chicago, IL.
Diana Chao is a first-generation Buyi Chinese-American immigrant from Southern California. Diana founded Letters to Strangers (L2S) when she was a sophomore in high school after bipolar disorder, PTSD, and a blinding eye condition nearly ended her life. Today, L2S is the largest global youth-for-youth mental health nonprofit, impacting over 35,000 people annually on six continents and publishing the world’s first youth-for-youth mental health guidebook for free. Diana was honored by President and First Lady Biden at the White House, named a 2021 Princess Diana Legacy Award Winner, 2020 L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth, and Oprah Magazine's 2019 Health Hero.
