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Children’s mental health film screening in Oak Ridge on May 7

Posted at 2:07 pm April 25, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Sharon Boudreaux "Hear Our Voices" Poster

Sharon Boudreaux, member of the Grace Lutheran Church Mental Health Ministry team, puts up a “Hear Our Voices” poster. (Submitted photo)

 

In observance of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, the award-wining documentary, “Hear Our Voices: Transforming the Children’s Mental Health System,” will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the Pollard Auditorium on the Oak Ridge Associated Universities campus at 120 Badger Road. The screening is free and open to the public.

“Hear Our Voices” recounts the journeys of nine children and young people as they fight to overcome mental health issues and reach a place of recovery and wellness. Their stories are framed by comments from leading mental health professionals, who outline the need for change in children’s mental health care, a press release said.

As seen in the film trailer, one story features Naquisha, a 16-year old poet, who, “despite drive and ambition,” is held back by the mental health challenges of bi-polar and post-traumatic stress disorders. Given the opportunity to gather a network of support around herself, she is “taking control of her life and making plans for college and beyond.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News, Health, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Ann Carter, Earnhardt Films Inc., Grace Lutheran church, Grace Lutheran Church Mental Health Ministry of Oak Ridge, health care, Hear Our Voices, Hear Our Voices: Transforming the Children’s Mental Health System, mental health, Mental Health Ministry, NAMI-Oak Ridge, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services, Tennessee Department of Mental Health

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