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Work Works is not only the name of the video we produced recently, but also of an article I wrote and our motto at Vocational Opportunity Works! (VOW) the supported employment program for which I work. While many of us think of work as an unfortunate necessity, we don't realize it's importance or what it's like not to be able to work. I believe through my personal and professional experiences that work is an essential part of recovery from mental illness. This is why I do what I do. Please take the time to read attached articles and find out more about the video. Thanks - George

Work Works , is a 30-minute, documentary-style video that looks at how work can play an important role in the lives of people with mental illness.Addressing a variety of topics, through interviews with a wide range of people,this video speaks frankly and from the heart. This video was part of a Community Video Project. A grant from the Orton Family Foundation (www.orton.org ) and funds from Rutland Mental Health Services along support from a few private donors made this possible. Over a hundred people were involved in making this video, many of them people with mental illness.

Major support for this project was provided by Marcos Levy of The New Learning Project

Here’s what a few people had to say about Work Works:

“Anyone expecting an amateur production out of the community video project, “Work Works!” will be caught off guard by this well-paced and educational look at the role of work in our lives, and in particular, how it affects the lives of persons with mental illness.”
- Anne Donahue, Counterpoint Spring 2005

"Here is a must-see film! This video takes a refreshingly honest and personal approach by interviewing individuals about the twists and turns in their own journey, from first learning of and accepting a mental illness to finding their place in the work world. Sit down, watch this video, and prepare for an attitudinal shift, and then pass it on!"
-Denise Bissonnette, Diversity World

If would like more information on how to get a copy or you would like us to present the video in your area call George Nostrand at: (802) 786-4935 or e-mail: gnostrand@rmhsccn.org or click on the link below:

Thanks,
George V. Nostrand