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Story summary
- The Reiner case has prompted advocates to call for increased support for siblings of people with mental illness, including preventive therapy coverage.
- Experts say siblings experience emotional burdens and guilt, and remain invisible in the mental health narrative.
- Siblings need spaces to express their feelings without shame.
- Ongoing trauma from living with a mentally ill sibling can foster perfectionism.
- Experts call for early intervention and acknowledgment to prevent tragedies.
