Amelia Curran’s Powerful Video on Ending the Stigma of Seeking Treatment for Mental Health Problems

Amelia Curran is a great singer/songwriter from Newfoundland. I bought and love two of her earlier albums, “Spectators” and “Hunter, Hunter.” She has a new album due out this month and has chosen this time to make and release this powerful video advocating for the end of the stigmas attached to treatment for mental health conditions, and for increased funding for treatment. Implicit in her plea is improving efforts at suicide prevention. I tweeted to her that it’s great, and not just for Newfoundland/Labrador, though her plea is specifically for NL. It’s a very moving video with sung parts taken by about two dozen musicians (like Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea) and many local people. It’s crowd-sourced in the best way, and Amelia put it all together with good people. Very eager to hear her new album, “They Promised You Mercy.”

Powerful vid on providing better mental health services&ridding stigmas by @Amelia_Curran &many pals. Not just Newf. http://t.co/udSoOd55fA — Philip Turner (@philipsturner) November 1, 2014