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From the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. and The Museum of Television & Radio in New York City
Co-hosted by Dr. Fred Goodwin, host of The Infinite Mind in Washington and John Hockenberry in New York. Produced in association with WAMU/Washington, D.C. and WNYC/New York.
This landmark event explores the mental health and emotional well being of Americans as the nation heads out of the turmoil of 2001 into a challenging 2002.
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State of Mind: America 2002 includes the following panel discussions:
How Are We Doing?
Featuring Dr. Dennis Charney, Dr. Carol North, Richard Rockwell Reviews the results of Lichtenstein Creative Media's poll, produced in association with the American Psychological Association and conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Inc., and those of other national polls that examine how people say they are feeling. Discussion of the psychological effects we can expect to see and are seeing following September 11th.
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Children and Mental Health
Featuring Dr. Marilyn Benoit, Rosalynn Carter, Marian Wright Edelman, Dr. Rosemarie Truglio A look at the alarming rise in mental mental illnesses among children that identifies the barriers to quality mental health care that most families still face. Plus what parents, teachers, the media and society as a whole can do to support children’s mental health.
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Resilience: How Are We Coping?
Featuring Dr. David Spiegel and comedian Al Franken.
Discussion of strategies for coping with the vagaries of life, whether large traumas or minor setbacks, including unhealthy coping strategies such as drugs and alcohol. Characteristics of resilient people and suggestions that can help all of us when we need to bounce back.
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Where Are We Going?
Featuring Tipper Gore, Dr. Peter Kramer.
Americans still face tremendous obstacles to getting access to good treatment. Why? What needs to change? A critical look at policies and attitudes that hurt us. Plus how new breakthroughs in understanding the interplay between genes, brains, and life experience will continue to reshape the field of mental health.
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