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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dee Fortson, FAN Communications Chair, jdfortson@sbcglobal.net Tuesday, October 8, 2013, An Unquiet Mind: Personal and Professional Perspectives on Mental I l lness, 7:00 PM, New Trier HS/Northfield, Cornog Auditorium, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield, 60093. (FAN has re-scheudled this event from last February, 2013, when it was snowed out.) Returning to our area to Author of An Unquiet Mind, Dal io Professor of Mood Disorders, a Professor of Psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center, Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D. is an international authority and researcher on mood disorders. Chosen by Time as a “Hero of Medicine," she has unique insight into the world of mental illness. Dr. Jamison went public with her own struggle with bipolar disorder in a 1995 Washington Post article and subsequent book, An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. This candid, sensitive book was groundbreaking in helping to push back against the stigma of depression and mental illness. It became a New York Times bestseller, and since its release she has become a trusted advocate for the millions who suffer from mood disorders. Dr. Jamison’s evening talk, which has broad regional support from several school districts and non-profit organizations, will reflect on mood disorders from her personal and professional perspectives, and will focus on the experience of mental illness, especially its manifestations in high school and college, diagnosis, suicide, and the importance of good medical care and psychotherapy. Dr. Jamison’s national bestseller, Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide was selected as a New York Times Notable Book. She is a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Sponsored by the Family Action Network (FAN) and New Trier HS D203, in partnership with Evanston Township HS D202, Glenbrook HS D225, Glenbrook North Parents’ Association, Glenbrook South Parents’ Association, Loyola Academy, North Shore Academy, Regina Dominican HS, The Al ison Tobey Smart Memorial Fund at Kenilworth Union Church, The Balanced Mind Foundation, Erika’s Lighthouse, Family Service Center of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glenview and Northbrook, Family Service of Glencoe, Family Service of Winnetka-Northfield, Leading Efforts Against Drugs (LEAD), and Northwestern University’s Department of Psychology. CPDUs available for education professionals; no pre-registration required. This program is free and open to the public. Visit www.familyactionnetwork.net for more information. FAN is grateful for the support of its 2013-14 sponsors Compass Health Center, New Trier High School D203, North Shore Community Bank, The Family Inst itute at Northwestern University, The Book Stal l at Chestnut Court, the Martin & Mary L. Boyer Foundation, and Tina & Byron Trott .