Scriptnotes Podcast

412 - Writing About Mental Health and Addiction

John moderates Breaking the Stigma, a panel on addiction and mental health with guests Gemma Baker (creator of CBS’s Mom), Dr. Corey Waller (specialist in pain, addiction and emergency medicine), Dr. Holly Daniels (specialist in eating disorders and mental health issues), and journalist Zachary Siegel. We discuss how addiction and mental health issues are portrayed in film and TV, more authentic ways of telling these stories, and how writers and creators can take care of their own mental health. Special thanks to our incredible panelists, plus Kate Folb, Marty Kaplan, and the entire team at Hollywood Health and Society! Links: <a href="https://hollywoodhealthandsociety.org/events/addiction-mental-health-breaking-stigma"> Hollywood Health and Society</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uF4XjvS_Z0">6 Balloons with Dave Franco</a> <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/motivational-interviewing"> Motivational Interviewing</a> <a href="https://www.narcan.com/">Narcan</a> Follow Corey Waller on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/rcwallermd">here</a>. Follow Holly Daniels on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/drhollydaniels">here</a>. Follow Zachary Siegel on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWritesStuff">here</a>. Follow his project Changing the Narrative on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/hijaction">here</a> or using #ChangingtheNarrative. <a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin">Craig Mazin</a> on Twitter <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a> <a href="http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href="http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>) Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_412_mha.mp3">here</a>

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.