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Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
We all have mental health - even babies! Just as we care for children's physical health we must also take care of their mental health. We do this by supporting their social-emotional development. By helping children to learn social and emotional skills, you can build stronger relationships with children and families. You can also reduce challenging behavior in children that you work with. These resource are intended to: 1) Educate professionals about...
Pub. Date
[2020].
Description
Rancher Rusty Walter's children talk about their father and his suicide encouraging anyone in rural communities who suffer from depression or other mental health issues to seek help rather than trying to over come the issues on their own. "Suicide doesn't end the pain, it just passes it onto so many other people."
Author
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"In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best.As Jenny says: "Some people might think that being 'furiously happy' is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your house without telling...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
The Octagon (1980, 104 min., full screen): Plagued by painfull memories as a fighter, Scott has stayed away from the dark side of battle. But when a wealthy heiress seeking revenge hires him to infiltrate an international terrorist operation run by his adopted brother, Scott has no idea what he is coming up against.
A Force of one (1979, 91 min., full screen): When a team of undercover narcotics agents comes under attack by a mysterious serial killer,...
Description
For Sergeant Adam Schumann (Miles Teller) -- and many soldiers like him -- the process of leaving combat back in Iraq was as seemingly simple as getting on that plane. But standing on the tarmac again in the arms of loved ones would turn out to be merely a first step in the long and exacting journey of actually returning home. Follow a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living...
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"In a chaotic world of plummeting moral standards, The Way to Happiness: a common sense guide to better living reaches out to millions of people across 130 nations with a message of integrity, morality and trust. Now The Way to Happiness has been produced as a powerful feature-length film. And with that adaptation comes a cinematic experience unlike any you have ever seen. For here, running parallel with the full text narration of the book, you will...
10) The beaver
Description
Walter, once a successful and happy family man, has hit rock bottom. But, in his darkest hour, he finds a rather unusual savior: a beaver hand-puppet that takes over Walter's life in an attempt to change things for the better. Includes bonus features.
11) Grey gardens
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Based on the life stories Edith "Big Edie" Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale who are the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis. They were raised as Park Avenue débutantes, but withdrew from New York society. They took shelter at their Long Island summer home called 'Grey Gardens.' As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality. They were reintroduced to the...
12) The Good Night
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Gary Sheller is caught in a mid-life crisis: dead-end job, depressing life and a deteriorating relationship with his girlfriend, Dora. That is, until he meets Anna, the girl of his dreams. Able to see her only while asleep, Gary seeks out an expert on lucid dreaming techniques who agrees to help Gary carry on the most satisfying relationship of his life. But as Gary continues to shun reality, his waking life troubles only worsen
13) Breaking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate back into civilian life.
14) Precious
Description
In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school where her new teacher, Ms. Rain,...
Pub. Date
2012
Description
A woman, played by Anne Bancroft, who takes an overdose of prescription pills and calls a crisis clinic for help. Sidney Poitier, plays a college volunteer who tries to keep the suicidal woman on the line while asking the police to trace the call. Stirling Silliphant wrote the screenplay based upon an actual incident reported in Time Magazine.
19) Yes man
Description
Carl Allen decides to lift himself out of feeling blue by embracing life and saying "Yes" to everything for one year.