Jerry Waxler continues his memoir writing series inspired by Dr. Pruchno’s Surrounded By Madness, on Memory Writers Network.
Read Part 7, These Memoirs Are Similar to Biographies, here.
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Review by Memory Writers Network Part 6
Jerry Waxler continues his memoir writing series inspired by Dr. Pruchno’s Surrounded By Madness, on Memory Writers Network.
Read Part 6, Memoir Structure: Beginning Doesn’t Always Point to the End, here.
Ball State University in Muncie, IN 10/7/14
Dr. Pruchno presented at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
Title: “Mental Illness and Family Secrets: A Toxic Combination”
Time / Date: 7:30PM / October 7, 2014
Contact Person:
George A. Gaither, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychological Science
PROFile of the Week in The Whit 9/11/14
Dr. Pruchno was featured in the PROFile of the Week of The Whit, Rowan University’s campus newspaper. Read the article on The Whit website or click here for the scanned version of the article.
Courier-Post features Dr. Pruchno
Courier-Post features Dr. Pruchno! 9/8/2014
The latest article on Courier-Post highlights Dr. Pruchno’s memoir Surrounded By Madness, the current state of mental health care services in New Jersey, and the need for a legislation such as The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (HR-3717) to help the families of the mentally ill patients.
Read the full story on Courier-Post or click here for the PDF document.
Review by Memory Writers Network Part 5
Jerry Waxler’s 5th post about memoir writing inspired by Dr. Pruchno’s Surrounded By Madness, is on Memory Writers Network.
Read Part 5, Writing Your Messy Teen Memories Could Save the World, here.
Dr. Pruchno in CBS Philly 8/31/2014
CBS Philly features Dr. Pruchno and her memoir in its latest news section. Read the full story here.
Chicago Tribune on 8/17/2014
In light of Robin Williams’ suicide, Dr. Pruchno’s op-ed article in Chicago Tribune discusses suicide and its effect on family.
Click here for the story (scanned copy from Chicago Tribune)
WHYY Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
Dr. Pruchno interviewed with Mary Cummings-Jordan, the guest host, on WHYY Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane. Focusing on her memoir, Dr. Pruchno talked about the stigmas that still surround mental illness and the challenges that families face in getting treatment for their adult children.
Click on the link here to listen to the full interview.