Dr. Pruchno was invited to discuss her memoir, Surrounded By Madness at a lecture sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Washington University.
Although increased awareness has decreased stigma about serious mental illness, many people still keep secrets about their own mental illness and that of their family members. Dr. Pruchno’s mother and her adopted daughter struggled with serious mental illness. In her memoir, Dr. Pruchno shows how the toxic combination of mental illness and family secrets can destroy families. In her lecture, Dr. Pruchno addressed what must be done to better the lives of people with serious mental illness and their families.
Hosted by Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, Dr. Pruchno was invited for a Vising Scholar Lecture and discussed her memoir, Surrounded By Madness.
Time / Date: 12:00PM-2:00PM / May 25, 2017 Location:
Lincoln Center Campus
113 West 60th Street McMahon 109
Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service is recognized by The State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers – #0066. 2 hours of Continuing Education for Social Work Licensure was offered to the lecture attendees.
RRBC (Rave Reviews Book Club) Rave Waves Spotlight Honors on Blog Talk Radio interviewed Dr. Rachel Pruchno about her memoir, Surrounded By Madness. Click play below to listen:
The book review1 of Surrounded By Madness by Dr. Mary Sormanti, from Columbia University’s School of Social Work, has been published in Child and Adolescent Social Work (CASW), a peer-reviewed academic journal. The author praises Dr. Pruchno for her effort in breaking the silence and reducing stigma of mental illness.
On March 11, Dr. Pruchno joined Kay Adams at LIVE! With Kay for an update interview to talk about what has happened since the publication of her memoir, Surrounded by Madness.
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LIVE! With Kay 2015.03.11
LIVE! With Kay is a program of the Journalverse, a learning community for journal writers and facilitators.
Dr. Pruchno will be speaking about her memoir at Burlington County College Mt. Laurel Campus.
Time / Date: 11:30AM-12:30PM / April 9, 2015 Location:
Burlington County College Mt. Laurel Campus
Exact location TBD Contact:
Brian Kenny
bkenny@bcc.edu
609-894-9311
Hosted by Active Minds, Dr. Pruchno will be speaking about her memoir at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland.
Time / Date: 6:30PM-7:30PM / March 12, 2015 Location:
4501 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210 Contact:
Emily Covais (Student President of Active Minds at Loyola)
activemindslum@gmail.com
Time / Date: 6:00PM / February 25, 2015 Location:
Sitnik Theater
David and Carol Lackland Center
715 Grand Ave
Hackettstown, NJ 07840 Contact:
Dr. Meredith Drew
drewm@centenarycollege.edu
