So you want to create a movement? by Wayne Centrone

I have been working in international health for almost twenty years. Our work, my own and the various groups I have had the fortune of working with, has changed a great deal in that time. The initial focus was on directly providing services. Whether it was working with street children in Lima, bringing teams down [...]

Take Shelter: Reflections on Film and Mental Illness by Wendy Grace Evans

This week I went to see the movie Take Shelter, written and directed by Jeff Nichols, starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. I wanted to see how mental illness was portrayed, as it is usually my experience that it is not portrayed with grace or dignity – which leaves me feeling rage, and a deep [...]