“Families are the shadow mental health system in America, unheralded and unsung …”   –Dr. Joyce Burland

12 radio spots celebrating … the heroic valor of families and friends supporting those with mental illness amid an appalling amount of societal ignorance and stigma and a difficult-to-navigate mental health system.

Produced by Mennonite Media, the spots are released to radio stations for use as public service announcements, which are aired at no charge. All the spots are stories of real people, interviewed for the documentary Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illness.  At the Shadow Voices website, you can see photos/read more about the persons in the radio spots, view video clips, post your own story, or purchase the DVD of the documentary or other resources.

If you are a broadcaster please feel free to request a CD or download from this site for use on your station, and we'd love to if use them.

Check here for location and radio stations that are airing the spots.