you go, glenn

here's some info from glenn close's new advocacy group, BringChange2Mind.  pretty cool stuff.  make sure you check it out.  in addition to his public service announcement, ron howard shot several other videos worth watching here.  i've included a behind-the-scenes clip of the PSA below.

BringChange2Mind.org is a not-for-profit organization created by Glenn Close, the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF), Fountain House, and Garen and Shari Staglin of IMHRO (International Mental Health Research Organization).  The idea of a national anti-stigma campaign was born of a partnership between Glenn Close and Fountain House, where Glenn volunteered in order to learn about mental illness, which both her sister and nephew suffer from.

BringChange2Mind's mission is two-fold:

1. Provide people with misconceptions about mental illness quick and easy access to information that combats stigma.
2. Provide people with mental illness, and those who know them, quick and easy access to information about support.

Ron Howard generously donated his time in directing our first PSA that features Glenn Close and her sister, Jessie Close. John Mayer generously donated his song, Say, which serves as an anthem for this movement.

Our campaign has the support of major mental health organizations, including Active Minds, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), International Mental Health Research Organization (IMHRO), the Jed Foundation, Mental Health America (MHA), National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), NARSAD, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).