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Mad in Ireland

Mad in America

Although Jennifer Houghs older sister, Valerie, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was fifteen, Hough never saw her sister as mentally ill. After Valeries eventual suicide in 2019, Hough felt a need to fight for change in the system that failed her sister. To me, she was just my sister, Hough explains.