They Are Us, Show 7: Work

Both Alexis and Steve were diagnosed with schizophrenia. This is the story about how meaningful, paid work plays a role in their recovery. Featuring: Paul Miller, co-coordinator of the Green Mountain Workforce, Washington County Mental Health Louis Josephson, president and CEO of Brattleboro Retreat Alexis Kyriak, artist Steve, culinary worker This show is part of a seven-part series I produced for Vermont Public Radio called They Are Us, which features personal stories from inside the state’s mental healthcare system. Comments: Please make a comment or share a story if you’ve got one. Comments and conversation are part of the point! Credits: Series Advisor: Dillon Burns, mental health services director at Vermont Care Partners Series Associate Producers: Clare Dolan, Mark Davis Series Executive Director: Sarah Ashworth VPR Advisors: Franny Bastian and John Dillon Mixing: Chris Albertine Digital Producer: Meg Malone Series Logo: Aaron Shrewsbury Music for this series is by two excellent Montreal-based bands: Godspeed You! Black Emporer and Esmerine. Special thanks to the awesome Bruce Cawdron Photo of Alexis by Diana Gonsalves For more information about the series, visit VPR. You’ll find the series schedule and resources. Very big thanks to the following people for their knowledge, time and advice: M.T. Anderson, Melissa Bailey, Gretchen Brown, Seleem Choudhury, Anne Clement, Jimmy Dennison, Isabelle Desjardins, Laurie Emerson, Deb Fleischman, Laura Flint, Al Gobeille, Alix Goldschmidt, Gary Gordon, Keith Grier, Heather Houle, Jenniflower, Karen Kurrle, Lt. Maurice Lamothe, Sabrina Leal, Fran Levine, Martie Majoros, Jack McCullough, Mark McGee, Megan McKeever, Betsy Morse, Bess O’Brien, Roxanne Pearson, Julie Potter and her beautiful daughter, Malaika Puffer, Michael Rousse, Marla Simpson, Montpelier Senior Activity Center, Sandy Steingard, Tony Stevens, Cindy Tabor, Gloria Vandenberg, Konstantin von Krusenstiern.