Every day movies and television define our perception of mental illness with sensational and often exaggerated stereotypes. Unfortunately, these images make it difficult for us to understand the torment that real people with mental illness suffer.

Award-winning photographer Charlee Brodsky, who knows this world intimately, will tell your audience how she uses her camera and personal experiences to reveal the hidden truths behind mental illness.

CREDENTIALS: Brodsky is an Emmy-winning documentary photographer and mother of a bipolar child. Her latest book is I THOUGHT I COULD FLY: Portraits of Anguish, Compulsion and Despair.

AVAILABILITY: Pennsylvania, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone
CONTACT: Janna Rademacher, (651) 592-1688 (MN); janna.rademacher@comcast.net