Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness

Aired Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 @ 9:00 pm on KUED HD Ch. 7.1 »

MINDS ON THE EDGE: Facing Mental Illness connects the dots between personal dilemmas facing individuals and families who are living with mental illness, medical practices that can be obstacles to treatment, laws that may have unintended consequences and public policies that all too often fall short in responding with programs that could make a positive difference. It zeros in on wrenching and confounding situations that are playing out every day in homes and hospital ERs, on city streets and school campuses, in courtrooms and in jails, as Americans struggle with the challenges of severe mental illness. Join KUED, the SLC Film Center, the Salt Lake City Public Library, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Utah Chapter for a preview screening and panel discussion.

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This Health Matters program was screened on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at Salt Lake City Main Library.

Screening panelists:

• Sherri Wittwer, M.P.A., Executive Director NAMI Utah - National Alliance on Mental Illness
  Sherri became involved with NAMI because her son was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of thirteen. The impact of the illness on her son and the entire family was tremendous. While doing some work for Salt Lake County conducting a mental health needs assessment, Sherri discovered NAMI. more »

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