The Healthy Carolinians of Orange County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Committee will sponsor two free events this month to raise awareness of the challenges and contributions of people with severe and persistent mental illness in our community.
Today (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m., FRANK Gallery’s TGI Thursday Salon will offer community members, professionals, artists and mental health consumers an opportunity to engage in conversation about how art and mental illness interplay as part of the creative process and the recovery journey. Select pieces from the Brushes with Life exhibit will be on display and remain for the 2ndFriday Artwalk on Friday.
Next Friday (Nov. 19) from 7 to 9:30 p.m., there will be a free screening at the Varsity Theater of the award-winning documentary film Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia followed by a panel discussion.
For more information, contact, Nidhi Sachdeva, Healthy Carolinians coordinator, at nsachdeva@co.orange.nc.us or 245-2440.