Healthy Soap Opera

When is a soap opera more than just entertainment? When its characters grapple with physical and mental health issues through compelling and complex storylines that speak directly to the experience of its audience of at-risk African Americans. The on-going radio soap opera, "Bodylove" is just one of the community health tools created through the "Making Sense of Mental Health" partnership. Read more about it in the multi-media online publication "Local Voices." The January 2006 Local Media Issue is the third in a series telling stories from the successful projects of Sound Partners for Community Health. Download the 9-page PDF document. (1.6 MB PDF)