Chicago, June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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(CHICAGO, June 27, 2022) – The youth mental health crisis in the US continues to grow in scope, even as the country begins to turn from the worst effects of the pandemic. The more we learn about the difficulties young people experience in managing their mental health, the more important education and awareness become in the battle to combat the stigma associated with youth mental health.
The Dauten Family Foundation, a private foundation based in Chicago, has a deep-rooted history of philanthropy in support of the health sciences. The foundation, managed by private equity investor Kent Dauten and his wife Elizabeth, has supported mental health research and educational programs at many organizations, including the Mayo Clinic, the Broad Institute, the Center for Treatment Innovation Bipolar at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Support Alliance for Depression and Bipolarity.
This week, the foundation demonstrates another example of its commitment to mental health philanthropy as a sponsor of a new PBS docu-series, “Ken Burns Presents Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness,” which will premiere May 27-28. June at 9 p.m. PBS stations across the country and free video-on-demand streaming on PBS. Check local listings as times may vary in certain TV markets. Chicago PBS station WTTW is airing the show at 9 pm Central Time.
The four-hour series follows more than 20 young Americans from all walks of life as they describe their experiences with mental health conditions. It features first-person accounts of young people who open up about everything from experiencing visual and auditory hallucinations since childhood to battling substance use disorder in the family, waking up in a psych ward, and being hospitalized after a particularly stressful period. of the life. and much more.
“When you consider suicide as the leading cause of death among 10-34 year olds, and that more than one in three high school students experienced poor mental health during the pandemic, you get an idea of how deep our crisis of mental health today. said Kent Dauten. “The Dauten Family Foundation is proud to support Ken Burns’ landmark documentary ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ and hopes it will spark more discussion about how we can de-stigma around young people’s mental health.”
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