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Chaptercy01:cyMentalcyHealthcyandcyMentalcyIllness

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ncyoppositioncytocythecylegislation.cyWhichcyrolecyhavecythecynursescyfulfilled?
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entscyunderstandcytheircyrightscyorcymakecydecisions.cyOncyacycommunitycyscale,cyadvocacycyinclude
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writingcycampaigncyadvocatescyforcythatcycausecyoncybehalfcyofcypatientscywhocyarecyunablecytocyarti
culatecytheircyowncyneeds.

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b. ―Icyremembercyjoycyandcymutualcyrespectcyfromcyourcyearlycyyearscytogether.‖
c. ―Icywillcymakecysomecychangescyincymycybehaviorcyforcythecygoodcyofcythecyfamily.‖
d. ―It‘scybestcyforcymecytocymovecyawaycyfromcymycyfamily.cyThingscywillcynevercychange.‖

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