Salons at Stowe

Mental Health: Stigmas, Stereotypes and Solutions

May 16th, 2013

FEATURED GUESTS

Harold I. Schwartz, M.D.

Psychiatrist-in-Chief, VP for Behavioral Health, Institute of Living and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine www.harthosp.org/Instituteofliving

Sara Frankel, J.D.

Public Policy Director Children, Youth and Young Adults for National Alliance on Mental Health Connecticut www.namict.org

MORE INFORMATION AND WAYS YOU CAN TAKE ACTION

Strength of Us
www.strengthofus.org Active Minds: Changing the Conversation About Mental Health www.activeminds.org Childs Mind Institute: 7 Myths About Child Mental Health http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2010-11-8-7-myths-about-child-mental-health CT Mirror: The Mental Health System Changed, and So Did His Life http://www.ctmirror.org/story/mental-health-system-changed-and-so-did-his-life Hartford Courant: Mental Illness Fallacies Counterproductive http://articles.courant.com/2013-04-26/news/hc-op-davidson-involuntary-treatment-of-mental-ill20130426_1_mental-health-care-side-effects-serious-mental-illness MotherJones: Schizophrenic. Killer. My Cousin. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/mental-health-crisis-mac-mcclelland-cousin-murder

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