Community Alliance Presents “Breaking the Silence 2018” Featuring Yashi Brown

Community Alliance (www.community-alliance.org) will host their “Breaking the Silence 2018” event on October 11, at 5:30 p.m. at the Holland Performing Arts Center.

“Recovery is not only real but should be the expectation.” This is what Yashi Brown wants the world to know. Brown, the niece of the late Michael Jackson, has lived with mental illness since the age of 19. For five years, her symptoms went unnoticed until she experienced a psychotic episode and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Today, she is a writer, poet, and spoken word artist thriving in her recovery and recognized as a leading advocate in the mental health community. Her success is rooted in a support system of family, friends, treatment and spirituality.

There are many in our community who have yet to find the support needed for their recovery. Through Community Alliance’s Breaking the Silence event, they work to end the stigma surrounding mental illness and offer increased understanding and hope to all those affected by these illnesses. Breaking the Silence is one of the largest educational efforts surrounding mental illness in Nebraska and across the Midwest.

Committee members include: Kathy Gerber (chair), Jane Alseth, Julie Cobb, Ande Johnson, Deirdre Milobar, Darlene Mueller, Sue Oakes, Robin Putnam, Carol Russell, Stephanie Samson and Sheri Stanek.

For tickets, sponsorship information, and further details, please visit www.community-alliance.org, email breakingthesilence@commall.org, or call (402) 341-5128.