Amanda Brenner ’22 MSW has always been a dedicated and accomplished student – she makes good grades, won her college’s award for best undergraduate research paper, and received a grant from the Special Envoy for Health at the United Nations right after she graduated from American University in 2016.
She majored in foreign policy, landed a great job a year after graduation, and was preparing to launch her career in international relations.
“I’ve always loved policy,” she says. “I always thought that was a way that you could be a very useful person, and feel like you’re useful, by getting involved in policy work.”
Years later, and now a policy practice Master of Social Work student at UConn, Brenner is still working on policy, but it’s an extremely personal mission – she’s hoping her lived experience can give others hope while helping to reduce the strong stigma that exists around severe mental illness.
Read Amanda’s full story in UConn Today.
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