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What You Need to Know About: National Wellness Week

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This fact sheet recognizes wellness as an important part of recovery and notes its value in reducing morbidity and mortality among people living with mental illness. It explains the eight dimensions of wellness and how these dimensions impact overall health.

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SMA16-4952
Publication Date
April 2016

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