Educate
There are common misconceptions and fears surrounding severe mental illness that have lasting negative effects on progress.
We offer these resources and recommendations in hopes that our community will come to a better understanding of these vulnerable people who deserve compassion and support.
Books
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament by Kay Redfield Jamison
Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison
Brother & Sister: A Memoir by Diane Keaton
No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America by Ron Powers
Films/TV Series
Many Sides of Jane (A&E series)
Touched with Fire (movie)
Paper Spiders (movie)
Silver Linings Playbook (movie)
A Beautiful Mind (movie)