The National Alliance on Mental Illness’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ken Duckworth, says university degrees and scientific studies on mental illness are valuable. But they’re not the only ways to gain expertise. People who have lived with mental illness, people who have had front row seats to the struggles of close family members, have the educational benefit of lived experience, should be highly valued in our society. Dr. Duckworth’s book, You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health―With Advice from Experts and Wisdom from Real People and Families” features conversation and wisdom from over a hundred regular people who share their stories.

• (00:00:00) - Hope and Healing: Dr. Ken Duckworth
• (00:02:22) - In the Elevator With People With Mental Disorders
• (00:05:59) - In the Elevator: Voices of Mental Illness
• (00:11:21) - Bipolar Disorder in the World
• (00:12:01) - In the Elevator With Mental Illness
• (00:16:52) - When to Apply for a Mental Health Residency
• (00:19:48) - In the Elevator With Mental Illness
• (00:24:08) - How to Help Someone Who's Trying to Die by Suicide
• (00:29:05) - The role of support for mental health professionals
• (00:34:41) - How to support a depressed person
• (00:37:27) - Family to Family: The Right Advice for Parents
• (00:41:20) - The challenges of the mental health field
• (00:45:55) - Hope and Healing: Dr. Ken Duckworth