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Upcoming Nonprofit Event Aims to Raise Mental Health Awareness
No Shame on U Annual Event to Feature Author and Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Kay Redfield Jamison
Local nonprofit No Shame On U welcomes Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, author of "An Unquiet Mind" and professor of psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as the speaker for its fourth annual event to help raise mental health awareness, end stigma, and save lives on October 28, 2018 in Skokie.
Named a "Hero of Medicine" by TIME Magazine, Kay Redfield Jamison is an international authority and researcher on mood disorders. Jamison went public with her own struggle with bipolar disorder in 1995 and has become a trusted advocate for the millions who suffer from mental illness following the release of her book "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness."
Jamison's subsequent book, "Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament," inspired the 2016 movie, "Touched with Fire," starring Katie Holmes.
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Jamison's book, "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness" will be available for purchase at the event. If interested in attending, click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
Event Details:
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6:00 pm: VIP Meet and Greet, includes meet & greet with Dr. Jamison, light dinner* and VIP Gift Bag
7:00 pm: General Admission
7:15 pm: Program Begins with raffle, dessert reception* and book signing to follow.
Purchase raffle tickets online, in advance, and at event. Need not be present to win. Raffle prizes include sports tickets, restaurant outings and much, much more.
*Kosher Dietary Laws Observed
