The program will focus on efforts to decrease the stigma surrounding mental illness. The specific focus will surround a national campaign called BringChange2Mind, created by actress Glenn Close. Glenn's sister, Jessie, has bipolar disorder and her nephew has schizophrenia. This prompted Glenn to launch an enormous mental illness anti-stigma campaign in 2009.
The mission of the campaign is twofold:
1. Provide people who have misconceptions about mental illness quick and easy contact to information that combats stigma, and
2. Provide people who have mental illness and those who know them, quick and easy way in to information and support.
Several short videos will be aired featuring people who have mental illnesses and these will be interspersed with an opportunity for conversation. Many local mental health professionals will be in attendance to answer questions. Area mental health resources will also be discussed and available as contributions.
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