International Entertainment News: NAMI Blog: PBS, MTV and Jane Pauley

NAMI Blog: PBS, MTV and Jane Pauley

WASHINGTON, May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will honor television journalist Jane Pauley for her contributions to public education about mental illness at NAMI's annual convention in Orlando, Florida, June 13-16, 2008.

NAMI executive director Mike Fitzpatrick made the announcement today in the NAMI Blog http://blog.nami.org/, in which he discussed the premiere of two television documentaries that NAMI was closely involved with.

Both documentaries featured individuals living with mental illness who shared personal stories, much like Pauley, who has publicly discussed her own experience with bipolar disorder.

On May 21, Pauley moderated a PBS discussion by a panel of experts, including NAMI medical director, Ken Duckworth, M.D. following the broadcast of the PBS documentary, "Depression: Out of the Shadows."

On May 22, MTV profiled NAMI member, Amber Main, 19, in an episode titled "True Life: I Have Schizophrenia," part of the award-winning documentary series that explores issues affecting young people. Duckworth later answered questions about schizophrenia on MTV's production blog.

At the NAMI convention in June, people from across the country will meet in Orlando to share their own stories and work towards making recovery real for all Americans.

Resources:

NAMI newsletter (hot off the press also today!)

www.nami.org/AdvocateEnewsletterMay08

PBS: Depression: Out of the Darkness

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/takeonestep/depression/index.html

MTV True Life episode on schizophrenia

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1586145&vid=234632

MTV production blog with Ken Duckworth

http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/category/shows/true-life-productions/

Depression fact sheet

www.nami.org/depression

Schizophrenia fact sheet