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Photo of former First Lady and mental health advocate Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà addressing participants in the 2006 Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Symposium on Mental Health Policy.

Place: Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A.
Date: Nov. 8, 2006
Credit: Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ

The late former First Lady Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà addresses participants in the 2006 Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Symposium on Mental Health Policy at Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà in Atlanta.

Until her death at age 96 in 2023, Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà worked for five decades to improve the quality of life for people with mental illnesses. Co-founder of Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà with former U.S. President Jimmy Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ, Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà chaired the Center's Mental Health Task Force, an advisory body of experts, advocates, and consumers of mental health services that promotes positive change in the mental health field.

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