One in four adults has a diagnosable – and treatable – mental disorder according to the National Institutes of Health, but many don’t seek the help they need due to fear, shame or ignorance.
On Jan. 14, CT-N’s Diane Smith will moderate a conversation at Connecticut’s Old State House about Connecticut’s mental health that starts at 7 p.m.
“Out of the Shadows: A Community Conversation About Mental Health,” will be a live television event that will focus on Connecticut’s young adults.
The program will air live on CT-N, webstream live at CT-N.com and will be available in the network’s On Demand library following the live event. Visit ct-n.com to find the channel location for the network in your community or to watch online. All Connecticut Network programming is closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, Luis Perez , of the Mental Health Association of Connecticut, State Senator Dante’ Bartolomeo (13th District), Frances Padilla from the Universal Health Care Foundation and Dr. Harold Schwartz from the Institute of Living will be among the speakers along size mental health professionals and citizens.
The series is inspired by insights gained from the Secretary of the State’s Civic Health Index, and is part of a vision to encourage meaningful conversations in a variety of arenas, ranging from organized civic gatherings to discussions around dinner tables.