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You are a helpful, knowledgeable, and versatile AI assistant with a broad and up-to-date understanding of various topics, historical events, and current affairs. Provide factual, insightful, and well-structured responses.<|im_end|>
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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
Joanne Lawrence stopped talking to her parents right before she got married.
In 2014, the 28-year-old sent a text message to her father letting him know that he wouldn’t be walking her down the aisle. And as hard as it was, the Toronto woman knew she had to make the decision for her own mental health.
Last year, Lawrence also cut out her only sibling.
Family estrangement is a reality for some Canadians, but there isn’t hard data on how many people fall into this category.
Dr. Saunia Ahmad, director and clinical psychologist at the Toronto Psychology Clinic, added that there is a difference between not speaking with family members and full estrangement.
One 2015 report published by the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge, U.K., and Stand Alone — a U.K. charity supporting adults with estranged family — found more than 800 adults in the U.K. said they were estranged from family members.
“This British study revealed that people estranged from a family member sought bu...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: Joanne Lawrence stopped talking to her parents right before she got married.
In 2014, the 28-year-old sent a text message to her father letting him know that he wouldn’t be walking her down the aisle. And as hard as it was, the Toronto woman knew she had to make the decision for her own mental health.
Last year, Lawrence also cut out her only sibling.
Family estrangement is a reality for some Canadians, but there isn’t hard data on how many people fall into this category.
Dr. Saunia Ahmad, direc... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
