Contacts:
Luana Bossolo, APA
202-336-5899
Chicago cell: 703-203-7935

Dawn Bergantino, APA
202-336-5910
Chicago cell: 202-270-3211

Monica Moore, Discovery Health Channel
301-771-3781
Chicago cell: 301-351-3094

American Psychological Association and Discovery Health Channel Launch Nationwide Public Education Campaign in Chicago

On Saturday, August 24 at 12:15 p.m., the American Psychological Association (APA) will launch a nationwide public education campaign. "The Road to Resilience" will provide people with information and steps to help build their own resilience in order to help them manage difficult situations, deal with stress and bounce back from adversity. The campaign will kick-off with the premiere of "Aftermath: The Road to Resilience" (9:00 p.m., August 29, Discovery Health Channel), a documentary co-produced by APA and the Discovery Health Channel, and will continue with grassroots activities nationwide.

Russ Newman, PhD, JD, APA's executive director for professional practice, and Bob Reid senior vice president and general manager of the Discovery Health Channel, will discuss what lead APA and Discovery Health to embark on this landmark project as well as specifics of the campaign, the grassroots outreach activities and a five-minute presentation of the documentary "Aftermath: The Road to Resilience."

A free brochure on resilience is available to the general public by calling (800) 964-2000 or by visiting: helping.apa.org.

WHO: Russ Newman, Ph.D., J.D., APA executive director for professional practice, Bob Reid, Discovery Health Channel vice president and general manager, and Dr. Nancy Molitor, Illinois Psychological Association Public Education Coordinator.

WHAT: News conference to announce the launch of new national public education campaign to help people build resilience

WHEN: Saturday, August 24, 2002, 12:15 p.m.

WHERE: Room N136, McCormick Place Convention Center
(North Building, First Level)
2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive
Chicago, Illinois

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