BET Foundation, Noted Experts Set Mental Health Forum in New York for Dialogue With Media and Entertainment Industry

BET Foundation, Noted Experts Set Mental Health Forum in New York for Dialogue With Media and Entertainment Industry

EVENT: An open dialogue and presentation to educate media and entertainment industry leaders on the importance of mental health awareness in the African-American community. The forum also seeks to improve understanding of mental health disorders; increase knowledge of available treatments; and advocate accurate portrayal of persons with mental health issues in all media and entertainment industry platforms.

WHEN: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Luncheon Included)

WHERE: Viacom Headquarters 1515 Broadway 22nd Floor - Room 22-97 New York, NY

PARTICIPANTS: Lynda Dorman, Executive Director BET Foundation

Courtney Lang, JD Senior Associate - U.S. Public Affairs Liaison Eli Lilly and Company

Rhan K. Bailey, MD, FAPA Chairman - Psychiatry Section, National Medical Association

Altha J. Stewart, President American Psychiatric Foundation

Bebe Moore Campbell, New York Times Best-Selling Author and Co-Founder, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Inglewood, CA

Nancy Carter, President and Co-Founder National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Inglewood, CA

OPPORTUNITIES: Coverage of Forum Presentations and Dialogue Photos and Interviews with Expert Participants

MEDIA RSVP: Michael Lewellen, BET - (202) 608-2003 michael.lewellen@bet.net

PRNewswire -- March 1

Source: BET (Black Entertainment Television)

Web site: http://www.bet.com/

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