Talking about invisible illness

​​Max Silverman of Tarrytown, N.Y., is a junior with an interdisciplinary major that combines sociology, politics and education. The founder of the Bates chapter of Active Minds, a national organization dedicated to raising campus awareness of mental health and stigmatization, Silverman  devoted his TED talk to this topic, underscoring the importance of understanding mental illness as biological.

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