New Documentary on Coping with Urban Trauma (posted 3/3)

Motivational Educational Entertainment (MEE) Productions Inc. has released a new documentary on mental health services in urban underserved areas plagued by poverty, violence, and broken families.  The 50-minute documentary entitled Moving Beyond Survival Mode: Promoting Mental Wellness and Resiliency as a Way to Cope with Urban Trauma, illustrates some of the emotional trauma that underserved populations experience in their daily lives, along with its impact on their mental wellness.  Additionally, the film highlights the life challenges that threaten the mental wellness and barriers that keep members of these communities from accessing existing mental health services and programs.  MEE Productions Inc. developed the documentary through community-participatory audience research in four U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Oakland, Chicago and Washington, DC.  To watch the video and view resources to help decrease barriers to access of mental health services in urban communities click here (must become a member to view all resources).

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