Meet Anne Helm Some have been helped within the mental health system, while others have been hurt. Many, when asked, will say they've experienced bo

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Meet Anne Helm

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Some have been helped within the mental health system, while others have been hurt.

Many, when asked, will say they've experienced both the good and the bad.

Yet, truly talking about and acknowledging the hurts and figuring out a way to move forward remains a real challenge.

On Friday, July 11, Anne Helm will join us to talk about how New Zealand has approached this issue and support us to consider our own next steps.

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Friday, July 11, 1 to 4pm

Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Center

303 Homestead Avenue

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More about Anne:

▪ Consultant to the design, and panel member of, the Confidential Forum for Former Inpatients of Psychiatric Institutions. (2005-2007)
▪ Advocate for the elimination of seclusion (powerfully contributed to educational video Opening Doors by Awareness Canterbury )
▪ Assisted in establishing the Frozen Funds Charitable Trust which returned ‘patient’ funds.
▪ Published author on recovery, and 'self stigma'
▪ Participant in the film Mental Notes as a constant advocate for formal governmental recognition of historic grievance

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And Don't Forget...

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Two film screenings of 'Mental Notes' by filmmaker, Jim Marbrook, and featuring Anne Helm:

Tuesday, July 8th, 4pm to 6pm @ Holyoke Community College, Kittredge Center, 303 Homestead Avenue (followed by pizza to celebrate the conclusion of the 2014 Alternative Perspectives Series)

Wednesday, July 9th, 2pm to 4pm @ Advocates, 1881 Worcester Road, Framingham (ASL interpreters scheduled for this screening which is co-sponsored by Advocates, Inc.)

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Discussion to follow each screening as led by Jim Marbrook and Anne Helm

More about the film: The secret, often shameful history of New Zealand’s psychiatric hospitals is laid bare in Mental Notes, a feature-length documentary by award-winning filmmaker Jim Marbrook. Huge numbers were placed there for life. Some were deemed hopeless cases, never to be part of society again. These were the patients and residents of New Zealand's 'Bins', the huge psychiatric hospitals that dotted the country up until the 90s. 'Mental Notes' tracks the intersecting stories of five remarkable New Zealanders. Their marginalised experiences form the backbone of a social history that many still feel uncomfortable to acknowledge.

View the trailer here.

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Reservations welcome (but not required) at 413.539.5941 x 301 or info@westernmassrlc.org

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