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                        <td><a href="https://deploymentpsych.org/blog/staff-perspective-language-heals-not-harms" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Staff Perspective: Language that Heals, Not Harms</a>
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                        <p><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://deploymentpsych.org/blog/staff-perspective-language-heals-not-harms"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://deploymentpsych.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/blog/Layden_Mug_0.png?itok=EbFGbnSj" width="66" height="100" alt="Annie Layden, LILCSW"></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Behavioral health providers are crucial in combating the stigma that prevents service members from seeking mental health care. However, providers can inadvertently perpetuate this stigma through their language and tone. Phrases such as “depressed people,” “suffering from,” “mental illness,” or even casual remarks that minimize symptoms can alienate military clients who are already reluctant to engage.</p>
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<p><strong>Forwarded by:<br />
Michael Reeder LCPC<br />
Baltimore, MD</strong></p>

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