How does your community respond to health issues? How do they deal with grief?
What ideas do you have to make your community healthier?
Substance abuse effects almost every character in There There in some way. Do you think substance abuse is a public health issue among all Americans? How does substance abuse affect your own community?
How does traditional medicine and modern medicine coincide or contradict one another in There There? Why do so many characters return to traditional methods when faced with challenges or health concerns?
Content Warning: This documentary includes discussion of abuse, self-harm and suicide, death, and mental illness. LCC Counseling Services is free to all currently-enrolled students and can be reached by phone at (517) 483-1924 if you need help.
If you are not an LCC community member and you are contemplating self-harm please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for free, confidential support.