Conversations on
Mental Illness
NAMI South Suburbs
of Chicago has produced a 4-set DVD for
both EDUCATION and ADVOCACY purposes’ Conversations on Mental Illness
which includes interviews with:
Dr.
Patrick Corrigan , a professor of
Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology, is an experienced field
worker and researcher with the mentally ill. His latest book Don't Call
Me Nuts! is a helpful guide to understanding stigma.
Mark
Heyrman is a professor of Law
at the University of Chicago. He teaches mental health advocacy . He is the
state of Illinois’s leading advocate for the mentally ill. He leads the
Mental Health Summit as a facilitator for some 35 organizations statewide,
and he works for Mental Health America, a group that lobbies for the
mentally ill, whose establishment was brought about by Jane Adams.
Fred
Friedman is a lawyer and consumer
advocate. He is active in or a board member of many organizations such as
NAMI Greater Chicago, Equip for Equality, and Thresholds. He also is founder
of an advocacy group called Next Steps.
Mary
Lou Lowry was Executive Director of
NAMI DuPage. During her tenure she led NAMI DuPage into national recognition
as the first rated affiliate in the country.
Susie
Piasecki and Alex Magnus are both
DuPage NAMI members and have made numerous In Our Own Voice presentations.
Dr.
Joseph Troiani is a military man
(captain in the Navy), a psychologist, a teacher and activist for the
mentally ill. He is also Director of Will County Mental Health Division a
large county provider.
Melanie
Kinley trains case managers at
Thresholds Institute. She worked many years in the field as a case manager.
She knows the needs of the mentally ill from first-hand, individualized
experience. Her current choice of interest is dual diagnosis’.
Tony
Zipple has an extraordinary depth of
experience in the mental illness and health field. As CEO of Thresholds
Institute, a private provider, one of the largest of its kind in the
country, Tony is a knowledgeable ground breaker in innovative practices for
the mentally ill.
Jack
Starkey is a support group
facilitator at LOSS (Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide) a Catholic
Charities of Chicago program. He works with survivors of suicide on a
regular basis.
Julie
Reichenburger is a Licensed Counselor
on suicide and depression at a private clinic in the Chicago area.
Laurie
Perry is a founder and president of a
recently established NAMI affiliate. Laurie is a strong and
creative advocate for the mentally ill.
Curtis
Taylor is president of a NAMI
affiliate South Suburbs of Chicago. He is active in the Mental Health Summit
, and was one of the producers and directors of this collection.
Click
the links below to view the video clips.
http://www.vizedge.net/flash/troiani.html
http://www.vizedge.net/flash/heyrman.html
http://www.vizedge.net/flash/corrigan.html
http://www.vizedge.net/flash/kinley.html
The
cost of the collection is $49.00 (a discount at the Itasca Conference on
October 16th and 17th in Illinois).
Add $6.00 if shipping if required.
For
information on ordering Email fifthchakra@prodigy.net Or call 1-708-371-6409
Illinois'
Voice on Mental Illness - NAMI Illinois
