Due to inclement weather this event has been RESCHEDULED to take place Friday, March 23, 7-9PM.

If you are unable to attend this Friday, please cancel your ticket order by hovering over your profile icon in the upper right hand corner of the Eventbrite site. Click "Tickets", select the Angst screening and click "Cancel".

Angst is a 56-minute film that explores anxiety, its causes, effects and what we can do about it.

Free tickets are now available and space is limited! The screening will be held in Junker Auditorium at 7 pm.

On March 21, 2018, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center alongside the WE MATTER Coalition, a grassroots group of concerned citizens who came together after the community lost several youth to suicide and drug overdose, will hold a special screening of the documentary “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety” to open up a dialogue between local families, community leaders and experts. The event will take place during Teen Health Week at the Hershey Medical Center and will feature a viewing of the 56-minute film, followed by an informative panel discussion. Teen Health Week is a global health initiative that seeks to increase recognition of the unique health issues facing teens worldwide, increase engagement of teens in their own health decisions, and stimulate events worldwide highlighting issues facing teens and ways to address them.

Through candid interviews, the film tells the stories of many kids and teens who discuss their anxiety and its impacts on their lives and relationships, as well as how they’ve found solutions and hope. The film also includes a special interview with Michael Phelps, a mental health advocate and one of the greatest athletes of all-time. In addition, the documentary provides discussions with mental health experts about the causes of anxiety and its sociological effects, along with the help, resources and tools available to address the condition.

While “Angst” documents the struggles some people have with anxiety, it also reveals their hope for the future. Part of the beauty of this film is the openness of the children and young adults featured; for some of them, the “Angst” project marks the first time they are publicly sharing their experiences with anxiety. Everyone involved in the development of “Angst” has a personal experience with anxiety – from the producers to the interviewees.

Mental Health is a foundational pillar of health and is particularly crucial during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. Without mental wellness, youth and young adults struggle to develop meaningful relationships, achieve academic performance, attain and perform well in occupations, develop strong social supports, and maintain physical health.

“By hearing the experiences of others struggling with anxiety, and -- most importantly – by hearing about how anxiety can be treated, we hope to reduce the stigma for teens and young adults who have anxiety that interferes with day-to-day life. By partnering with WE MATTER, we want to improve awareness in our community that anxiety can be successfully treated and that mental health is vitally important,” says Erika Saunders, MD Shively-Tan Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine.

FAQs

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Parking is free to patients and visitors at the Centerview Parking Garage. Our free shuttles make it easy to get around campus once you’re here. Valet Parking is available at the main entrance for patients and visitors for a nominal fee per vehicle.

Directions to JUNKER from the Rotunda Lion: Go north to North Lobby. Take elevators to ground (G) floor. Walk toward nursing station and then turn left down hallway. Auditorium is on the right.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Please contact Ellie Hogentogler at reh31@psu.edu with questions about this event.