[NYAPRS Enews] SAMHSA's 2010 Voice Award Winners Include Roslyn Carter, Gayle Bluebird, Laverne Miller

[Harvey Rosenthal]

NYAPRS Note: Tomorrow, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) will honor screenwriters, producers and
behavioral health advocates for raising awareness and understanding of
mental and behavioral health problems. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter
will be honored for her 40-year campaign to improve the mental health
system and education the public about the impact of behavioral health on
American families, especially military families. The event will also
celebrate consumer advocates who work to promote social inclusion of
their peers and offer hope for the possibility of recovery, including
longtime NYAPRS colleagues and presenters Gayle Bluebird and LaVerne
Miller. Well deserved congratulations all!

 

TV & Film Stars Join SAMHSA To Salute Rosalynn Carter and America's
Military at 2010 Voice Awards

Annual Award Program Will Honor Screenwriters, Producers, and Behavioral
Health Advocates 

Raising Awareness and Understanding of Mental And Behavioral Health
Problems

http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/1010052410.aspx

 
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
will honor former first lady and champion for mental health awareness
Rosalynn Carter at the 2010 Voice Awards. Carter's 40-year campaign to
improve the mental health system and educate the public about the impact
of behavioral health on American families, especially military families,
has reduced the misperceptions and prejudice associated with mental
health problems and encouraged more people to seek recovery. The
event-co-hosted by Emmy Award winner Hector Elizondo and Academy Award
winner Louis Gossett, Jr.-will take place on Wednesday, October 13,
2010, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Calif. The annual event brings
together representatives from the entertainment industry and the
behavioral health community for an evening of awareness raising about
the contributions people living with mental health and substance use
problems make to their communities.

 

The Voice Awards honor writers and producers who have given a voice to
people with behavioral health conditions by incorporating dignified,
respectful, and accurate portrayals of these individuals into film and
television productions. In response to the overwhelming number of
nominated programs featuring storylines about the behavioral health
needs of service members and their families, the fifth anniversary of
the Voice Awards will recognize the countless contributions of America's
military and spotlight the growing behavioral health challenges they
face as they return home from war. This year, military- and
non-military-themed nominees include Temple Grandin, The Dry Land,
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, Army Wives, Grey's
Anatomy, Parenthood, and Sesame Workshop's "Coming Home: Military
Families Cope with Change."

 

The Voice Awards also will celebrate the achievements of community
leaders with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use
problems who are working to promote the social inclusion of their peers
and offer hope for the real possibility of recovery. Moe Armstrong of
Cambridge, Mass., will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for his
leadership and contributions to the mental health recovery movement and
veteran's mental health. Consumer Leadership Awards will be bestowed on
five mental health advocates and community leaders-

*         Gayle Bluebird, Gainesville, Fla.; 

*         Frederick Frese, Ph.D., Akron, Ohio; 

*         Clarence Jordan, Nashville, Tenn.; 

*         LaVerne Miller, Esq., Delmar, N.Y.; and 

*         Janet Paleo, San Antonio, Texas. 

The Young Adult Leadership Award will be presented to Lorrin Gehring of
Provo, Utah.

 

WHAT:  2010 Voice Awards-www.voiceawards.samhsa.gov

WHEN:  Wednesday, October 13, 2010

                                                Red Carpet Arrival-6
p.m., PDT

                                                Awards Ceremony-7 p.m.,
PDT

                                                After-Party Event-9
p.m., PDT

WHERE:  Paramount Theater at Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave.,
Hollywood, CA

VISUAL:  Pre-event red carpet photo opportunities

 To attend the event or request an interview, contact Crystal Borde at
202-248-5448.

 

For more information about the Voice Awards and to view the list of
collaborating organizations, visit www.voiceawards.samhsa.gov, follow
@samhsagov on Twitter and/or visit www.facebook.com/samhsa on Facebook.

 

The Voice Awards are part of the Campaign for Mental Health Recovery, a
multi-year public service advertising program of SAMHSA and the Ad
Council to promote understanding and support for young adults and others
with mental and behavioral health problems. SAMHSA is a public health
agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its
mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on
America's communities.

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