You are invited to a free screening of the documentary film Bedlam in Tempe, Arizona, on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, from 6:00-8:30 pm. Filmmaker and practicing psychiatrist Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, M.D., visits ERs, jails, and homeless camps to examine our national mental health crisis. Dr. Rosenberg follows the poignant stories of people grappling with schizophrenia,… Read more »
Please click here for information about a free public screening of the award-winning documentary Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops at The Loft Cinema in Tucson on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. A panel discussion will follow the screening with producer/director Jenifer McShane, Joe Smarro (one of the subjects), and local panelists Judy Kowalick… Read more »
Please click here for an op ed that appeared in Morning Consult on combating the opioid overdose crisis and alleviating chronic pain, sent to us from the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Pain Management (AACIPM). Click here for a press release about formation of the AACIPM.
Ernie & Joe is a documentary portrait of two Texas police offers (part of the San Antonio Police Department’s 10-person Mental Health Unit) who are helping change the way police respond to mental health calls. The film takes audiences on a personal journey, weaving together their experiences during their daily encounters with people in crisis.… Read more »
Please click here for information on The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care Transformation Index.
Arizona Public Media, in conjunction with University of Arizona Counseling & Psych Services (CAPS), is hosting a free screening of an original AZPM documentary, Not Broken, on Thursday, October 10, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Gallagher Theatre, 1303 E University Blvd., Tucson , 85719. This special screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring participants… Read more »
Click here to read The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Arizona 2019, a report on non-partisan research sponsored by the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona that examines the ability for families across Arizona to meet basic needs. It goes beyond federal poverty guidelines to show an accurate picture of what Arizona families need to survive without assistance.… Read more »
Click here to read a report from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on Mental Health Conditions in Film and TV: Portrayals that Dehumanize and Trivialize Characters.
The University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine announces a new program for patients and their caregivers: CanHEAL: Cancer Health Empowerment Assistance, and Learning. This online toolkit, created with generous support from the Scheidel Foundation, is for people with a new diagnosis of cancer. It will guide patients and their families to learn… Read more »
Two segments of the August 8, 2019, broadcast of Arizona Spotlight on Arizona Public Media featured interviews with the Director of Epicenter and interim Director of grantee partner NAMI Southern Arizona on the connections people make between gun violence and mental illness. Click here to listen.