My mission to change the narrative of mental health | Glenn Close

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🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Legendary actor and mental health advocate Glenn Close is on a quest to change how we think about mental health, starting with her decision to speak out about her own family's struggles — a brave choice considering the stigma that pervades the topic. In a sweeping conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Close shares the inspiration behind the advocacy group she founded to combat the crisis, underscoring the transformative power of community and the critical need for comprehensive mental health care systems.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily.
0:10.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:13.2	So you know Glenn Close for her career full of memorable award-winning performances,
0:18.0	but she has reached far beyond acting with her work to expand mental health access and resources to the people who need it the most.
0:25.0	Glenn Close sits down to reflect on that work, her career, and what gives her meaning
0:30.0	with Ted Edial Curator Pat Mitchell at Ted Women 2023 after the break.
0:37.0	11 years ago you your sister 14 years ago, your sister, your nephew and yourself, made this courageous decision
0:51.1	to step forward and say our family has suffered from illness at a time
0:56.5	when very few people were talking publicly. What led to this decision for the family?
1:04.3	My sister, Jesse, my youngest sister,
1:08.1	always the wild one.
1:09.6	My dad, who was a doctor, actually said,
1:11.5	pull up your socks, get back to work get an education
1:14.5	she came up to me on one summer having put her kids in the car and she said I
1:20.6	need your help I can't stop thinking about killing myself.
1:25.0	I was in shock. I had absolutely no clue, no clue of what she was dealing with.
1:36.0	So my mom and I were able to get her help.
1:40.4	Her son, Kalin,
1:44.0	Cailan, lives with schizophrenia.
1:49.0	And together they came to me and said,
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