Healthy Minds TV

Healthy Minds Public Television Series

One in five people has a diagnosable mental disorder, but often fear and shame prevent people from seeking help. Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein aims to remove the stigma of mental illness and demonstrate that with help, there is hope. The series focuses on common psychiatric conditions through inspiring personal stories, as well as, experts sharing cutting edge information, including new approaches and next-generation therapies in diagnostics, treatment and research.

The Emmy nominated series is produced by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, presented by Connecticut Public Television (CPTV), and distributed by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA). Funding is provided by the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund, and the John & Polly Sparks Foundation.

SEASON 8 is now available nationally on PBS.org.

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  • Season 8 is now available nationally on PBS.org.
  • Season 7: Scroll down this page until you see "Season 7 Episodes"
  • Season 6: Scroll down this page and click "Previous Seasons" until you see "Season 6 Episodes
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Season 4 Episodes - On Demand
401 Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention

Donna Morgan, mother of Simone Battle of pop group G.R.L., speaks publicly for the first time about the loss of her daughter to suicide. Suicide prevention expert Maria Oquendo M.D., professor of clinical psychiatry/vice chair for education at Columbia University and director of residency training at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, discusses the latest developments in the diagnosis, treatment and neurobiology of suicidal behavior.

402 Living with Bipolar Disorder
Living with Bipolar Disorder

Super Bowl XLI champion linebacker Keith O’Neil speaks candidly about his personal experience living with bipolar disorder, the symptoms that began in childhood and continued into adulthood, and how he is successfully managing his treatment and working as a mental health advocate. Robert M.A. Hirschfield M.D., Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College’s Department of Psychiatry, shares important advice about treatment.

403 Brian Wilson, Love & Mercy
Brian Wilson, Love & Mercy

Brian Wilson, legendary musician and Beach Boys co-founder, speaks about his lifelong struggle with mental illness and his collaboration with the Campaign to Change Direction, which educates the public about warning signs of mental illness. Wilson is joined by Bill Pohlad, producer/director of the Wilson biopic Love & Mercy; actor Paul Dano, who portrayed the young Brian Wilson in the film; and Barbara Van Dahlen, PhD, founder of the Campaign to Change Direction.

404 Patrick Kennedy: A Common Struggle (Part One)
Patrick Kennedy: A Common Struggle (Part One)

The former U.S. Representative (D-RI), now a leading mental health advocate, shares his experience living with bipolar disorder and addiction, and his journey toward recovery. Kennedy discusses his memoir, A Common Struggle, which explores his family’s history of mental illness and the stigma of “family secrets.”

405 Patrick Kennedy: A Common Struggle (Part Two)
Patrick Kennedy: A Common Struggle (Part Two)

The former U.S. Representative (D-RI), now a leading mental health advocate, shares his experience living with bipolar disorder and addiction, and his journey toward recovery. Kennedy reveals for the first time how his relationships with his father, wife, and children impacted how he has handled his own mental illness.

408 Schizophrenia and Youth (Part Two)
Schizophrenia and Youth (Part Two)

New York State Mental Health Commissioner Ann M. Sullivan, M.D. discusses efforts to improve health systems including family centered care for children, early diagnosis, and treatment. Ian Boeckh, president of the Graham Boeckh Foundation, works in the memory of his brother, who had schizophrenia, to bring about transformational changes to improve the lives of people with or at risk of mental illness.

406 Supporting the Mental Health of our Veterans
Supporting the Mental Health of our Veterans

Leading experts discuss how to better assist returning service members including treatments for post-traumatic stress, depression, and suicide prevention. With Matthew J. Friedman, MD, senior advisor, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs National Center for PTSD; Marianne Goodman, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mount Sinai; and New York State Senator Thomas D. Croci (R-Third District), himself a veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

407 Schizophrenia and Youth (Part One)
Schizophrenia and Youth (Part One)

A young man diagnosed at age 15 and now in his early 20’s shares his experience living with schizophrenia. Leading schizophrenia expert Patrick McGorry, M.D., Ph.D., shares insights about his groundbreaking work on safe, effective treatments for young people with psychotic and severe mood disorders. Dr. McGorry is the founder of the National Youth Mental Health Foundation in Australia.

409 Schizophrenia: Potential Breakthroughs, Treatment, and Prevention
Schizophrenia: Potential Breakthroughs, Treatment, and Prevention

Leading brain researcher Robert Freedman, M.D. discusses new treatments and methods of prevention for schizophrenia, including medical trials for nutritional supplements in utero. Freedman is editor of the American Journal of Psychiatry, and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Superintendent, Colorado Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver.

410 Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

The Honorable Steven Leifman, Criminal Division, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida discusses programs helping people who become involved in the criminal justice system as a result of an untreated or inadequately treated psychiatric condition.

411 Violence and Mental Illness
Violence and Mental Illness

Exploring the relationship between mental illness and violence, and how science and public perception differ. Noted experts Lloyd Sederer, M.D. of the New York State Office of Mental Health; and Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University; discuss.

412 Depression and Motherhood
Depression and Motherhood

The ground-shifting research of Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., on how a mother’s depression impacts her child’s mental health has led to a better understanding of the biology of depression and how to prevent it in the next generation. Weissman is professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry at Columbia University and chief of the Division of Epidemiology at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Eric Kandel
Memory

Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel, MD, earned the prize in medicine for his research on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying learning and memory. Dr. Kandel, professor of neuroscience, physiology and cellular biophysics at Columbia University, shares his most recent findings about age-associated memory loss and discoveries that may lead to new treatments for post-traumatic stress.

Dr. Herbert Pardes
Psychiatry: Past, Present, and Future

Herbert Pardes, M.D., a longtime leader in psychiatry and healthcare, shares his unique perspective on psychiatry. Pardes is a former director of the National Institute for Mental Health and former president of the American Psychiatric Association.

 

Healthy Minds Schedule

City
State
Station
Day/Time
Beginning AirDate
Healthy Minds Schedule 
City 
Albuquerque (Portales)
State 
NM
Station 
KENW
Beginning AirDate 
5/2/2023
City 
Statewide
State 
MT
Station 
Montana PBS
Beginning AirDate 
5/2/2023
City 
Austin
State 
TX
Station 
KLRU
Beginning AirDate 
5/3/2023
City 
Statewide + NYC Metro + Philly
State 
NJ
Station 
NJ PBS
Beginning AirDate 
5/3/2023
City 
Duluth
State 
MN
Station 
PBS North, WDSE Explore, and WRPT Second Chance
Beginning AirDate 
5/4/2023
City 
Denver
State 
CO
Station 
PBS12
Beginning AirDate 
5/5/2023
City 
Orlando
State 
FL
Station 
WEFS
Beginning AirDate 
5/5/2023
City 
Memphis
State 
TN
Station 
WKNO and KNO-2
Beginning AirDate 
5/5/2023
City 
Muncie and Indianapolis
State 
IN
Station 
Ball State PBS (WIPB)
Beginning AirDate 
5/6/2023
City 
San Fransico (San Mateo)
State 
CA
Station 
Northern California Public Media (KPJK)
Beginning AirDate 
5/6/2023 / pre-empted for pledge 6/3 and 6/10
City 
North Carolina
State 
NC
Station 
PBS North Carolina
Beginning AirDate 
5/6/2023
City 
Statewide
State 
ND
Station 
Prairie Public TV
Beginning AirDate 
5/7/2023
City 
Statewide into NY Metro area and Providence RI
State 
CT
Station 
Connecticut PTV
Beginning AirDate 
5/7/2023
City 
Tampa
State 
FL
Station 
WEDU and WEDQ
Beginning AirDate 
5/7/2023
City 
Las Vegas
State 
NV
Station 
Vegas PBS
Beginning AirDate 
5/7/2023
City 
Las Cruces
State 
NM
Station 
KRWG
Beginning AirDate 
5/7/2023
City 
Nashville
State 
TN
Station 
WCTE
Beginning AirDate 
5/7/2023
City 
Chico-Redding
State 
CA
Station 
KIXE
Beginning AirDate 
5/7/2023
City 
Statewide into Boston and Vermont
State 
NH
Station 
New Hampshire PTV
Beginning AirDate 
5/14/2023
City 
Fort Myers
State 
FL
Station 
WGCU
Beginning AirDate 
5/15/2023
City 
Los Angeles
State 
CA
Station 
KLCS
Beginning AirDate 
5/21/2023
City 
New York
State 
NY
Station 
NYC-TV (WNYE)
Beginning AirDate 
5/23/2023
City 
Oregon
State 
OR
Station 
Oregon PBS
Beginning AirDate 
6/2/2023
City 
Minneapolis (overlap into Sioux Falls)
State 
MN
Station 
Pioneer PTV
Beginning AirDate 
6/4/2023
City 
Tulsa
State 
OK
Station 
RSU
Beginning AirDate 
6/5/2023
City 
Kansas City
State 
MO
Station 
Kansas City PBS (KCPT-2)
Beginning AirDate 
6/7/2023
City 
Chicago (overlap out of Merrillville IN)
State 
IL
Station 
Lakeshore PTV
Beginning AirDate 
6/12/2023
City 
Statewide into Georgia
State 
SC
Station 
SCETV (ETV World)
Beginning AirDate 
6/12/2023
City 
Los Angeles (San Bernardino)
State 
CA
Station 
Empire PBS (KVCR)
Beginning AirDate 
6/14/2023
City 
New York (into N NJ and So CT)
State 
NY
Station 
WLIW
Beginning AirDate 
6/18/2023
City 
Toledo
State 
OH
Station 
WGTE
Beginning AirDate 
6/23/2023, 6/24/2023. 6/28/2023. 6/29/2023, 6/30/2023
City 
Statewide (overlap into Cincinatti and West Virginia)
State 
KY
Station 
KET-2
Beginning AirDate 
6/24/2023
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Evansville
State 
IN
Station 
WNIN
Beginning AirDate 
6/25/2023
City 
Salt Lake City
State 
UT
Station 
KUEN
Beginning AirDate 
6/27/2023
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Cleveland, Akron, and Youngstown
State 
OH
Station 
Western Reserve Public Media
Beginning AirDate 
6/30/2023
City 
Columbia
State 
MO
Station 
KMOS
Beginning AirDate 
7/1/2023 and 7/7/2023
City 
Statewide into DC and Pittsburgh
State 
MD
Station 
Maryland PTV
Beginning AirDate 
7/2/2023
City 
Wichita
State 
KS
Station 
PBS Kansas (Explore)
Beginning AirDate 
7/2/2023
City 
Roanoke
State 
VA
Station 
Blue Ridge PBS
Beginning AirDate 
7/16/2023
City 
Rochester
State 
MN
Station 
KSMQ
Beginning AirDate 
7/18/2023
City 
Dayton
State 
OH
Station 
ThinkTV
Beginning AirDate 
8/20/23
City 
Minneapolis
State 
MN
Station 
Lakeland PTV
Beginning AirDate 
8/24/2023
City 
Watertown
State 
NY
Station 
WNPI
Beginning AirDate 
9/15/23
City 
Wilkes Barre
State 
PA
Station 
WVIA
Beginning AirDate 
9/21/23
City 
Syracuse
State 
NY
Station 
WCNY
Beginning AirDate 
12/11/23

Resources

National Institute of Mental Health – NIMH
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -  SAMHSA
SAMHSA is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

National Alliance on Mental Illness - NAMI
NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Mental Health America - MHA
Mental Health America (MHA) – founded in 1909 – is the nation's leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all Americans.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
AFSP was created to raise awareness, offer support, fund research and call for action in regard to advancing a national response to the problem of suicide.

World Health Organization – WHO
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health

U.S. Department for Veterans Affairs - National Center for PTSD
The National Center for PTSD is dedicated to research and education on trauma and PTSD. We work to assure that the latest research findings help those exposed to trauma.

Campaign to Change Direction
The goal of the Campaign to Change Direction is to change the culture of mental health in America so that all of those in need receive the care and support they deserve.