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SCRIPT: Mary battled depression her whole life. Many days she just didn’t want to do anything. She couldn’t work and her personal relationships suffered. Mary just couldn’t shake how she felt. Her quality of life wasn’t what it should have been. Mary was caught in the grip of her issues and didn’t know where to turn for help. Her family tried to be supportive but didn’t know what to do.
Thankfully, Mary’s family found the National Alliance on Mental Illness Kentucky. Because of programs and training offered by NAMI Kentucky, Mary’s family knows now how to help her thrive and live her best life. Mary’s life matters, and your mental health matters. You are not alone.
Visit NAMIKY.ORG today when you don’t know where to turn or where to go for help. NAMI Kentucky cares about you. Contribute if you can or sign up to volunteer.
SCRIPT: Antoine is a hardworking man who loves hanging out with his children, dancing and having fun. He works hard to provide for his family and even enrolled in an online university to further his education. But when Antonine got off his meds, life was a horror. He wasn’t himself. He was afraid and paranoid. Gradually, he turned violent. Life was upside down for Antoine and for all the people around him. His loved ones needed to understand his condition. They wanted to help but didn’t know how. NAMI Kentucky was a Godsend for them. Because of tools and resources offered by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Kentucky, Antoine and his family are living better and understanding more about mental illness. Antoine’s life matters, and your mental health matters. You are not alone.
Visit NAMIKY.ORG today when you don’t know where to turn or where to go for help. NAMI Kentucky cares about you. Contribute if you can or sign up to volunteer.
SCRIPT: Samantha was an honor roll student. She had it all – a sharp mind, and a great smile. Everyone in her family expected big things from her. Samantha had his whole life ahead of him. But then one day, she became withdrawn. She stopped eating and became more and more apathetic. And then Samantha’s mom got the call no family wants to receive. Samantha, Tyler her own life. No one could understand why. Samantha’s family and friends suffered with the grief of their immeasurable loss especially her brother Jacob. He was hurting badly, and needed help. Samantha’s family found NAMI Kentucky. Now, because of programs and training offered by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Kentucky, Samanta’s brother family is doing better and coping with the loss.
Samatha’s life matters, and your mental health matters. You are not alone. When you don’t know where to turn or where to go for help. NAMI Kentucky cares about you. Contribute if you can or sign up to volunteer.
Long before the advent of HD, 2K and 4K, this film, produced for a Lexington Mental Health facility in 1996, (one year after Michael Breeding MEDIA was founded) uses history of mental health in the United States as a backdrop to frame modern therapy techniques.