CABLE TV - "UNLOCKING THE MIND"

This is the show that informs and enlightens viewers about the many aspects of mental health. In each episode, host Malkia Maisha Newman is joined by experts and persons with experience in the mental health community, to talk about the latest developments in research, services, treatments and issues important to your well-being. Why should everyone be concerned about mental health? Watch Unlocking the Mind and find out why mental health matters!

Upcoming Shows:

January 2008	Aging and the Mind
February 2008	Law Enforcement and Mental Health
March 2008	Post-partum Depression
April 2008	Teens
May 2008	Common Mental Health Occurrences
June 2008	Early Childhood Development
July 2008	Let’s Talk About Schizophrenia
August 2008	How to Talk with Your MD
September 2008	Mental Health in the Media
October 2008	Addictions
November 2008	Mental Health and the Military

Personalities:

Malkia Maisha Newman – host/content producer
Malkia has been employed as a Community Educator with the CNS Anti-Stigma Program since October 2005. The Anti-Stigma Program has allowed her an opportunity to utilize her talents for public speaking, singing, teaching, writing and reading her own poetry along with other writings. Malkia is very active in her church, Power House Christian Centered Church International, where she serves as an Eldress, church administrator, and Sunday school teacher, and sings with the choir. She also serves with the Chaplaincy program at the Oakland County Jail, was appointed to the Pontiac Housing Commission Board in 2002. In April 2007, Malkia was elected by the County Commissioners to serve on the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority Board of Directors. Unlocking the Mind has aforded her the opportunity to further display her talents in front of the camera. It is her hope that many other people who live with disabilities and substance use disorders will end the freedom to pursue the recovery that she is now experiencing.

Margaret Thele – content producer/crew
Margaret is no stranger to the media industry. One of her best jobs was doing voiceover work and writing for radio station WEMU in college as part of their public relations department. She went on to receive her degree in speech and dramatic arts. In 1997, Margaret began a call-in radio show with a colleague on WXYT 1270am. Now working for Community Network Services, Margaret has the opportunity to teach, write, and work on public access cable. She uses some of her personal experience to enlighten people about mental health disorders and hopes that by reaching out to the public, some of the stigma surrounding mental illness will be eliminated.

To see about getting Unlocking the Mind on your public access station, please contact Margaret Thele at Community Network Services.

Laura Farwell – producer, Brandon Tufts – crew, Russell Dunn – crew