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Coastal Star: Parent uses family experiences to shed light on mental illness

Posted by The Coastal Star on October 4, 2017 at 15:35

7960742092?profile=originalRita Thrasher is president and CEO of the nonprofit Boca Raton’s Promise. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Amy Woods

    Rita Thrasher dedicates her work to her daughters. Her youngest died at age 43. Her oldest died at age 60. Both had mental illness

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