#HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT DOCUMENTARY WINDOWS#
“I think this film does what media does best, which is show windows into what the world looks like beyond our state, but also holds up the mirror and helps people see themselves in this as well,” said Nicole Vradenburg, director of education for Montana PBS, a WETA grantee. The station received funds from WETA to support the engagement efforts. Montana PBS is hosting events Monday and Tuesday this week featuring a red carpet for Montana kids who shared their stories in the documentary, followed by a reflection and training activity for teachers in attendance. 1, WNED in Buffalo, N.Y., will hold a focus group and engagement event, and WMHT in Schenectady, N.Y., will screen the film and host a panel discussion. On Monday, Chicago’s PBS station hosted “ Voices: A WTTW News Community Conversation,” featuring documentary co-producers Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers. These include school events, which will be held in the fall.
Though stations often hold events prior to broadcast, some will hold post-premiere screenings through the end of the year, so a number of “really impactful” projects are still in the works, Labenski said. WETA also provides stations with graphics, social media content and clips from the film to aid with activities at local events. These connections provide stations with the tools and resources they need to have productive conversations in their communities about mental health, according to Labenski.
“… Engagement is a way that we can provide real, tangible assets and resources that people can use in their regular lives.” “We never claim to be experts in anything … so what we do in any of our projects, but specifically for Well Beings, we have identified partners that can help in all kinds of ways to reach the audiences that we want to,” said Amy Labenski, senior director of national impact and engagement at WETA. WETA is connecting stations hosting events with its national partners, such as the National Alliance for Mental Illness. Some stations have hosted roundtables with local teens and educator outreach events. To accompany the film, WETA has developed a community engagement guide and an educator toolkit that includes content from the documentary.īetween 24 and 30 stations are hosting engagement events for the film release, which often include screenings and panel discussions. Hiding in Plain Sight follows more than 20 people ages 11–27 across the country and their providers, advocates, family and friends. From 2009–19, the number of high school students who reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness grew 40%. Rates of suicide among people ages 10–24 increased nearly 60% from 2007–18, according to the Centers for Disease Control. has worsened in recent years, especially among adolescents. “ to create not just content, but to really create community action that could allow stations across the country to connect to their communities to address this.” “We really felt like we wanted to stay in this space of addressing the notion of people’s physical health, their mental health and health-care access,” said John Wilson, chief national content officer for WETA. WETA launched Well Beings in the wake of The Story of Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, another Ken Burns documentary presented by the station. In its first stage, the public health campaign focuses on youth mental health. The documentary is part of WETA’s Well Beings project, which the station launched in 2020. The funds come from WETA sponsors and partners.
Along with the broadcast, WETA has given 16 stations grants of $3,000 to $10,000 to stage screening events, teacher trainings and panel discussions to raise awareness about the youth mental health crisis. Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness is airing on PBS stations Monday and Tuesday evenings this week.
#HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT DOCUMENTARY TV#
With the release of a new documentary executive-produced by Ken Burns, public TV stations across the country are working with WETA in Washington, D.C., on engagement campaigns to address the stigma around youth mental illness.
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