Shadow Voices - DVD

Description:

The devestation of mental illness tears ives and homes apart. So often, underswtanding and treatment fall woefully short. Here is a hard-hitting, yet compassionate exploration that offers practical insight into the bleak world of mental illness.

This is an inside look at what it is like to live with a mental illness and how individuals and their families find their way through a tangle of medical, governmental, societal and spiritual issues-to hope. Ten people with mental illness tell their stories, and many experts and advocates in the field add helpful perspectives.

Bonus Material:

• More personal stories
• More historical background
• Help for churches in relating to mental illness
• Dealing with mental illness as a married couple
• Support of family members
• Stress, self-care and mental illness