Art & Culture Live!: Community Collaborations - Author Marya Hornbacher
Author Marya Hornbacher~”Madness: a Bipolar Life” author. Pulitzer Prize nominee/MN Book Award Finalist was hosted by the Cannon Falls Library (Cannon Falls, MN). This program was targeted to young adults and older. It was designed to educate people on mental illness and foster acceptance.
Event Dates and Locations:
March 13, 2010 – Hornbacher’s discussion of her book at the Cannon Falls Library (Cannon Falls, MN)
This program was approved prior to SELCO’s Legacy Review Committee mandating a partnership requirement.
The program was attended by 19 people and lasted 90 minutes, half of which was presentation and the other half was discussion.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, post-test; End user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status
Following the program, a group formed of attendees decided to form a support group for family members of the mentally ill. Hornbacher also set up a classroom discussion with a teacher from the Cannon Falls High School. That program had attendees open up about their struggles with mental illness—some for the first time.