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First break

Canada, 1997
film

The ongoing struggle of living with a diagnosed mental illness is portrayed in this program through candid interviews over one year with three teenagers, who ..

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Under stress

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Until My Heart's, Like, Finished

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Breaking through (Captioned)

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Teenage challenges

United States, 1992
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