Injury gag toy

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In the Northwestern University Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab for the Promotion of Mental Health via Cinematic Arts, we’ve investigated how media can help normalize mental health.

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But could some toys foreground mental health and help children understand that encountering someone with a mental health condition is normal? In the movie Barbie, a reference to Depression Barbie is mostly a joke.

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