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Minds on the Edge: A Fred Friendly Seminar

Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness, produced by the Fred Friendly Seminars, connects the dots between personal dilemmas facing individuals and families who are living with mental illness, medical practices that can be obstacles to treatment, laws that may have unintended consequences, and public policies that all too often fall short in responding with programs that could make a positive difference. The one-hour television program, moderated by Frank Sesno, zeros in on wrenching and confounding situations that are playing out every day in homes and hospital ERs, on city streets and school campuses, in courtrooms and in jails, as Americans struggle with the challenges of severe mental illness. The distinguished panel includes U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and the Noble Prize-winning neurologist Dr. Eric Kandel, along with attorneys, doctor, legislators and other experts in the field. Several of the panelists have personal as well as professional experience in living with the challenges of mental illness. Together they wrestle with gripping dilemmas in the hypothetical scenarios that are the signature format of the Friendly Seminars and confront hard choices that are all too real.