Despite the fact that almost 50% of the US population experience mental illness at some point in their lifetimes, mental health awareness and advocacy programs are often poorly funded and take a backseat to more “profitable and acceptable” medical conditions. On the next Line One, Anchorage teens return to the studio to discuss the power of storytelling.
HOST: Prentiss Pemberton, LCSW
GUEST:
- Natalie Fraser, founder, Mental Health Advocacy Through Storytelling
- Jade Phillips, high school student, Mental Health Advocacy Through Storytelling
- Zoe Kaplan, high school student, Mental Health Advocacy Through Storytelling
LINKS:
- Media psychologist Dr. Pamela Rutledge explores the psychological power of storytelling
- NAMI Colorado Springs discuss stopping stigmas with mental health storytelling
- Mental Health America, a national advocacy group, tracks mental health bills in Congress
- Get involved locally by joining the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s Action Network
PARTICIPATE:
- Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast (10:00 – 11:00am)
- Send email to lineone@alaskapublic.org before, during or after the live broadcast (e-mails may be read on air)
- Post your comment or question below (comments may be read on air)
LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
- MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
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Prentiss Pemberton is a host of Line One: Your Health Connection at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at lineone@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Prentiss here.
