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Peer groups help young adults with mental illness

One in six young people experience a mental health disorder each year, and the suicide rate for adolescents age 10 to 14 has nearly tripled in the last decade. Miana Bryant, who was diagnosed with depression in college, didn't know where to turn, so she created a support group called The Mental Elephant for college students to talk with each other about their mental health. Bryant and NAMI medical director Dr. Ken Duckworth join "CBS This Morning's" special "Stop the Stigma" broadcast to discuss how to find help.

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Stop the Stigma: Remembering Avicii

This Wednesday "CBS This Morning" will feature a special broadcast called “Stop the Stigma: A Conversation About Mental Health.” Anthony Mason spoke with Klas Bergling, whose son, Tim, known around the world as the superstar Swedish DJ Avicii, died by suicide in 2018. In his first U.S. broadcast interview, Klas spoke about his son, and about the Tim Bergling Foundation, which advocates for the recognition of suicide as a global health emergency.

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