Just Like You: Anxiety + Depression (2020) (on Kanopy)
10 brave kids, 2 Emmy award winning journalists, 1 clinical psychologist at Columbia University and 1 determined mother take on the fear and stigma plaguing the mental health community leaving us enlightened, empowered, and equipped to either live life or lift up life with these challenging and even life threatening conditions.
TEDTalks: Vikram Patel—Mental Health for All by Involving All (2012) (on Films on Demand)
Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply. In this TEDTalk, mental health care advocate Vikram Patel outlines a highly promising solution: training members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people to care for others.
Boosting Your Emotional Intelligence (2017) (on Kanopy)
In this 24 episode series, Dr. Jason Satterfield teaches how to identify, monitor, and regulate your own emotions - instead of letting your emotions run the show - and how to manage emotions in others. With the skills you learn from this exciting interactive course, you will be able to improve your emotional intelligence (EQ) now and throughout your life.
My Year of Living Mindfully (2020) (on Kanopy)
In the midst of a global mental health crisis, millions of people have turned to mindfulness. But does it actually make us happier and healthier? In a world-first experiment, journalist Shannon Harvey recruited a team of scientists to put mindful meditation to the test. But what began as a year-long self-experiment soon became a life-changing experience.
Depression: A Backpack Full of Bricks (2004) (on Films on Demand)
Approximately 19 million American adults are grappling with depression. In this ABC News program, Ted Koppel talks with guests who have experienced the disease as well as family members who have lived through their loved ones’ agonies.
My Depression: The Up and Down and Up of it (2014) (on Kanopy)
Both heartfelt and entertaining, this film uniquely illuminates the symptoms, emotions and side effects of depression using animation, comedy and music. The film helps to make a difficult and sometimes taboo topic more understandable, both for those who may be suffering from depression as well as family and friends of people with the disorder.
TEDTalks: Elyn Saks—A Tale of Mental Illness…from the Inside (2012) (on Films on Demand)
"Is it okay if I totally trash your office?" It's a question Elyn Saks once asked her doctor, and it wasn't a joke. A legal scholar, in 2007 Saks came forward with her own story of schizophrenia—a condition controlled by drugs and therapy yet ever-present. In this powerful TEDTalk, she asks us to see people with mental illnesses clearly, honestly, and compassionately.
The Gale Opposing Viewpoints: Mental Health database provides a collection of essays, journal articles, videos, news articles, and scholarly references on the topic.
