Oprah

Yep, that's right, Oprah Winfrey gets the first spot on our new blog. Several weeks students in my EBD course mentioned a story that Oprah did on a 7-year-old with childhood schizophrenia. Although I'm not a fan of talk shows I'm posting the link to the story from Oprah's website. The site includes interviews with Jani and her parents and some background information on schizophrenia. Jani on Oprah

Jani's father also has created a website to share the family's story. You can learn more about Jani and follow her fathers' blog here: Jani's Journey

The videos are interesting, informative, and sometimes heart-wrenching. Her parents are very open about their struggles to help Jani and the impact that this is having on their relationship. Kudos to Jani's family for sharing their story in order to increase awareness of this devastating mental illness and for fighting the good fight.