Out of the shadows

21 February 2023

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Out of the shadows

There are a half billion people with mental illness around the world, but few ever get treatment. There are solutions. People trying to make a difference. This series is about those people.

Produced by students of the Global Reporting Program (formerly IRP); Winner of an Edward R. Murrow Regional Award and a Digital Publishing Award.

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1. Praying for a cure

Chained and abandoned in West Africa.

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2. Someone to listen

Treating mental illness in the slums.

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3. Two million children

Helping Syria’ child refugees.

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