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What is mental illness?

VBP partner Awais Aftab is giving a free webinar as part of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ 180th Anniversry on ‘Changing views of what constitutes a mental illness over the last 180 years’


Watch live: August 26th 4-5pm UK DST (or you can view on demand) 
The webinar is free but you do need to register – please go

to:https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/conferences/detail/2021/08/26/default-calendar/changing-views-of-what-constitutes-a-mental-illness-over-the-last-180-years

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