FREE FILM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION

A groundbreaking new documentary

Name: KINGS PARK MOVIE SCREENING / PANEL DISCUSSION
Start: 2015-10-09T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2015-10-09T16:00:00+00:00
Location: School of Health Related Professions Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

On June 21, 1967, at the age of 17, Lucy Winer was committed to the female violent ward of Kings Park State Hospital following a series of failed suicide attempts. Over 30 years later, now a veteran documentary filmmaker, Lucy returns to Kings Park for the first time since her discharge. Her journey back sparks a decade-long effort to face her past and learn the story of the now abandoned institution that once held her captive. Her meetings with other former patients, their families, and the hospital staff reveal the painful legacy of our state hospital system and the crisis left by its demise.

“an extraordinarily powerful film” – Stewart Nusbaumer, Filmmaker Magazine

“a heartrending film” – Michael Yudell, The Philadelphia Inquirer

“shines a light into the dark corners of US psychiatric care” – Amy Maxmen, Nature“Truly captivating…” – J Morgan, Lancet Psychiatry

CSPNJ, MHA NEW JERSEY AND RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Will co-host a screening and panel discussion: Treatment of people with mental health conditions. Past, Present & Future.

Panel Discussion: peers, family members, educators and advocates along with NJ State CIT Director Edward Dobleman

A groundbreaking new documentary

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