Ten persons with mental illness tell their stories, plus many experts and advocates in the field add helpful perspectives. The program focuses on people's experiences with stigma, recovery and rehabilitation, parity in insurance programs, and how faith communities can do a better job responding to those with mental illness.

Segments include:

• History and deinstitutionalization
• Media images and stigma
• Criminal justice system and mental illness
• Rehabilitation and recovery
• Health insurance
• Faith communities' involvement
• Family support

• Six personal stories of people with mental illness
• Interviews on specific topics: church support, marriage relationships, stress and self-care, support of family and friends, the history of treatment