The series is produced by a father whose son was diagnosed with schizophrenia over ten years ago and has subsequently ended up with a concurrent addiction and is living on the streets. The series did have a substantial focus on the family's journey but also made strides in supporting awareness concerning other forms of mental disease like bipolar disorder, depression, addiction, and schizophrenia.
Check out the series on stateofmindtv.com after it airs October 22 or on Joy TV 10 if you live in BC.
Throughout filming the family and audience and studio staff chatted about mental health, supported, and comforted each other. Nearly everyone had a personal connection to mental disease and it was an amazing environment.
Near the end of filming we began talking about mental disease awareness and support especially how there are no large awareness or support programs such as those for various forms of cancer. While cancer is a serious disease, mental disease affects even more people around the world and is still NOT being talked about.
Oddly enough the series is being filmed in October, "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month." Less recognized, October is also "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month," "National Pork Month," and bears other monikers.
While I value contributions to breast cancer and heart disease and have contributed myself to these causes and others-I believe our country-our WORLD needs a "Mental Disease Awareness Month" and fun run fundraisers and awareness.
We've all been touched by mental disease-either a friend, neighbor, relative, brother, sister, father, mother, or coworker. In some cases we know more people that suffer from mental disease than we're aware of-some are too afraid to share their stories because of the stigma and criticism mental disease carries with it.
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