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Through his middle and early high school years Cameron began experiencing symptoms of depression.  He dropped out of high school, experienced a series of 10 hospitalizations, and was eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder.  After years in the system of care, he was placed with a loving foster family. With the support of his foster family, parents and friends Cameron worked hard at getting well and finishing high school. As a high school student in Burlington, Vermont, Cameron became interested in advocacy while speaking on panels about his experience as a queer transgender youth.  In college, he joined Active Minds and became involved with mental health activism. Today, Cameron works as an EMT and with children and attends the University of Vermont. With tremendous energy and a fun and quirky style, Cameron's presentation beautifully illustrates the growth that comes from struggle and how one can live well with a mental illness. 

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