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title: families
date: 2023-07-24T15:01:00-04:00
author: Grace Koch
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# families

Families are considered the basic unit of society. The many forms of family—family of origin, nuclear family, multi-generational family, chosen family, blended family—are all valid. The families we grow up in and live in as adults have major impacts on our physical and mental health.

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