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Four Families Share Challenges, Triumphs
"Mikayla did not feel like a normal child. She was crying. She was on the floor. She felt like she should never have been born. These were the things that were coming out of her mouth."
A personal look at the central mission of the Child Mind Institute: helping kids help themselves. Shown at the Child Mind Institute’s Second Annual Child Advocacy Award Dinner honoring Jane and Jimmy Buffett and Nobel laureate Eric Kandel, MD.
Last reviewed or updated on December 5, 2023.
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