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What can her parents do to get Olivia help?
What would you do?
WORRIED ABOUT OLIVIA
1
TAKING OLIVIA TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM
2
OLIVIA AND CIVIL COMMITMENT
3
Will James find the support he needs?
Where would you send him?
JAMES GETS
ARRESTED
1
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK
2
JAMES AND MANDATED TREATMENT
3


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MINDS ON THE EDGE: Facing Mental illness explores the stories of two fictional characters, Olivia and james. Their stories are hypothetical, but the dilemas are real as American families struggle with mental illness.
What's happening with
James?
James is experiencing a return of the terrifying voices and beliefs that have plagued him, on and off, since he was a teenager.
What's happening with
Olivia?
A family nightmare begins when parents find out that their daughter Olivia, who has been a successful college student, has developed mental illness.