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Beyond Mental Illness: The Journey of Marie Balter
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- Program
- Beyond Mental Illness: The Journey of Marie Balter
- Program Description
This documentary looks at the life, tragedies and triumphs of Marie Balter, a former patient at Danvers State Hospital for 20 years. Balter, a Harvard- educated consultant for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, overcame one challenge after another to become an outspoken advocate for the mentally ill. This documentary traces Balter's life from her Gloucester childhood through her institutionalization to her current missions to Bosnia Herzegovina.
- Duration
00:61:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Social Issues
- Medicine
- Psychology
- Citation
- Chicago: “Beyond Mental Illness: The Journey of Marie Balter,” GBH Archives, accessed January 29, 2022, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_071BCC464E054BC28094D2547C0CA3A1.
- MLA: “Beyond Mental Illness: The Journey of Marie Balter.” GBH Archives. Web. January 29, 2022. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_071BCC464E054BC28094D2547C0CA3A1>.
- APA: Beyond Mental Illness: The Journey of Marie Balter. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_071BCC464E054BC28094D2547C0CA3A1