About

Breakdowns and Breakthroughs is a mental health/film-discussion series (Break Downs and Break Throughs) sponsored by ECU Co-Curricular Programs, the School of Communication, the Psychology Department, and the ECU Honors Program.

The film series addresses stigmas and disabilities that can arise from mental illness, social conflict, and forms of entrenched racism that lead to violence. Psychological topics range from depression, social anxiety, agoraphobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorders to a wide range of personality disorders. The emphasis of the series is on the pathways to recovery.