Dealing with Abuse, Alcoholism and Mental Illness

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Patty Duke is a star of stage and screen, from her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker to playing Madam Morrible in San Francisco's Wicked. Duke is very involved in promoting awareness in the field of mental health, and in this talk she relays the hard times she had to deal with and her journey towards recuperation.

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