Conversations About Mental Illness

David Finkel ,Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post journalist, talking about the Iraq War and it's psychological impact on veterans as documented in his books “The Good Soldiers” and “Thank You for Your Service."

Nicolas Stefanovic, Judicial Assessment Specialist for the Rochester Treatment Courts, on the trauma of war, returning home, PTSD, running afoul of the law, Veteran's Court and beyond

Donna Gallup, CEO of Lamp Community, on Lamp's work to provide housing and other services to the severely mentally Ill of Los Angeles' Skid Row

Gabe Howard, Public Speaker and NAMI Activist, on "living with - and in spite of - Bipolar Disorder

DrJohn Allen, Senior Staff Psychologist at the Menniger Clinic and Professor of Psychiatry at Bayor College of Medicine, on menatlizing in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

Mark Krieger, NAMI and ADAMHS Four County and NAMI Ohio, on living with, and in spite of, Schizoaffective Disorder

Katherine Ziff, Author of "Asylum on the Hill: History of a Healing Landscape," discussing her book and the early history of the old former mental hospital on The Ridges in Athens, OH

Jeff Bell, Afternoon News Anchor for KCBS in San Francisco and author of Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, on overcoming OCD

Dr Patrick Corrigan, Professor of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Principal Investigator at National Consortium for Stigma Research, about stigma towards persons with mental illness.

Sgt Eric Burke, Ohio University Undergraduate in History and veteran of the Post-911 Wars, on modern warfare, returning home, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and treatment.

Dr Jennifer Cheavens, Asst Professor of Psychology and Director of DBT Clinic in the OSU Psychological Services Center

Robert Milich, Youngstown, OH Municipal Court Judge, on running a Veteran's Court to help former soldiers afflicted by the invisible wounds of war

Curtis Minniefield, Vietnam Vet and Elder of a Pentecostal Church in California on his journey from the trauma of war, to stateside life with untreated PTSD, to Judge Milich's Veteran's Court, to recovery and his new ministry

Dr Paul Granello,Author, Practitioner and OSU Professor of Counselor Education on suicide and suicide prevention

Peg Morrison, Communications and Development Manager of Neighborhood Properties, Inc. of Toledo, on her personal experience with Clinical Depression and the importance of housing for persons with mental illnesses

Lisa Marie Giffin, President of The Ohio Center for Advocacy and Training Support, on living with Bipolar Disorder and work in behalf of her peers

Karen Curlis, Social Worker with a BA in psychology, on Schizoaffective Disorder, recovery, and her work with the Ohio Judiciary and non-profits in behalf of folks with mental illness

Jennifer Guthrie, Member of the Board of Trustees, NAMI Ohio, on "Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Schizoaffective Disorder and activism on behalf of her peers

Erin Hawkes, MSc, author of "When Quietness Came: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey with Schizophrenia," on her life and book

Karen Evans, mental health activist from Maine, on living with schizophrenia and volunteering to help peers and the homeless