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Designer Kate Spade's death renews conversation about mental health awareness

June 11, 2018

The death of Kate Spade has renewed discussions of mental health awareness, with celebrities mourning the fashion designer's death with missives about depression and suicide prevention.

Spade, whose colorful handbags, bold prints and cheerful sayings once dominated American fashion, was found dead on Tuesday in her New York apartment in an apparent suicide, according to the Associated Press.