Debra Engle, CEO of Suncoast Mental Health center and Deputy Sheriff Milo Thornton join Roger Rapoport for a discussion on the key role caregivedrs play helping friends, family and individuals recover from mental illness. Coming Up For Air has won six best feature awards at festivals worldwide, along with seven best actress awards for Deborah Staples. The film tells the story of ceramic artist Anna Russell and her son Stan, a straight A college student and high diving champion seeking a spot on the men's 10m Olympic diving team. The pressure and stress to succeed in both his competitions and school take their toll and Stan begins a downward spiral with potentially tragic consequences.

A breathtaking family drama that highlights the importance of mental health care, this feature takes audiences on an all-too-common journey, highlighting the pressures that are put upon teenagers to succeed and on parents to cope.

Coming Up for Air is being hailed as a picture that will launch a national conversation about the significant role caregivers play helping friends, family and individuals recover from mental illness. See the trailer here. For more information visit the festival website at https://vbfilmfest.org/

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