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MSW alumna was an advocate for people with behavioral health and intellectual challenges

MSW alumna Barbara Conniff was a leader and advocate for the mentally ill and intellectually disabled, and helped to build a community network of care in the wake of deinstitutionalization under the Mental Health Act. Ms. Conniff passed away October 17, 2015.Read her obituaries in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and the Pittsburgh Business Times.

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MSW alumna Barbara Conniff was a leader and advocate for the mentally ill and intellectually disabled, and helped to build a community network of care in the wake of deinstitutionalization under the Mental Health Act. Ms. Conniff passed away October 17, 2015.