Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness

Preview: Resilience

Young people and their family and friends talk about how they came to acknowledge and accept the reality of their mental illnesses and, most importantly, start talking about them. They describe their work with providers to determine a diagnosis and the treatments they received, and the added stigma of racial or gender discrimination. Throughout, the young people inspire with their resilience.

Preview: Resilience

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    Resilience

    S1 E2 - 1h 52m

    In Resilience, the second episode of Hiding in Plain Sight, our “heroes” speak about finding help and inpatient and/or outpatient treatment. It also explores the criminalization of mental illness, tragedy of youth suicide, and “double stigma” that occurs when mental illness is combined with racial or gender discrimination. Throughout, the interviewees demonstrate the power of resiliency and hope.

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    Spanish Version | Resilience

    S1 E4 - 1h 52m

    En Resilience, el segundo episodio de Hiding in Plain Sight, nuestros "héroes" hablan sobre cómo encontrar ayuda, terapia para pacientes hospitalizados y ambulatorios, el estigma agregado de la discriminación racial o de género, la criminalización de las enfermedades mentales y el suicidio juvenil.

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    Spanish Version | The Storm

    S1 E3 - 1h 56m

    The Storm, el primer episodio de dos horas de Hiding in Plain Sight, se centra en más de veinte jóvenes que brindan una mirada íntima a cómo es experimentar los síntomas de una enfermedad mental, desde la depresión hasta la adicción y la ideación suicida. La película incluye información de familias, proveedores y defensores y explora el impacto del trauma infantil, el estigma y las redes sociales.

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