Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars
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James Burns is voluntarily spending 30 days in solitary confinement. Learn more at solitary.vice.com: http://bit.ly/2icVUGb
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America’s relationship with its mentally ill population continues to suffer as a result of inadequacies in the country’s mental health care system.
Sick: A Documentary
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This is a documentary about the mental health institutionalization of youth. It was completed as part of the social justice program at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It explores mental health institutions in the context of Irving Goffman's 'total institution' and looks at parallels between the institutionalization of youth in mental hospitals and the prison system.
Three Girls Who Lived and Died Online (Inspirational Documentary) | Real Stories
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Three girls die before their 21st birthdays. Kayleigh, 19, a victim in a fatal car accident; Amber, 16, bullied into taking her own life; and Jenna, 20, lost a fight with a rare disease.