Dr. Mark Russell, a retired Navy Commander and Military mental health whistleblower, is out of uniform yet continues to advocate for mental health policy reform in the Military, “It’s our duty to help those who put everything on the line for their country.”

“After I spoke out publicly the steep reprisals and threats for being a whistleblower began,” says Dr. Mark Russell, "I heard from others that my C.O. had said, “If Russell keeps this up he’ll be leaving this base behind bars or in a body bag.”

"My panic that the Chain Of Command wasn't making mental healthcare a priority really worsened when my second son enlisted. Forget the fact that I was an officer and psychologist who'd been pleading for definitive action, I was a father first and foremost."

"It's called compassion fatigue...I'd been hearing all the war stories...I just started to take all of that on. I'd lost 40 lbs. in a very short period of time, I wasn't sleeping. The night it happened, I thought I was having a stroke." - Dr. Mark Russell

Meet Retired Navy Commander Dr. Mark Russell and documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME at their screening and Q&A about solutions to end our military mental health crisis at the G.I. Film Festival! Details and ticketing: ow.ly/XaMg50IR8FI

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Meet military mental health whistleblower, Dr. Mark Russell and the documentary team of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festiva! Live Q&A about REAL solutions to end our military mental health crisis to follow screening! Ticketing and more info: ow.ly/qnNX50IWOim

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IN HONOR OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH: A great write-up from San Diego Veterans Magazine about our documentary STRANGER AT HOME premiering at the G.I. Film Festival in San Diego on May 18th! issuu.com/adminhlm/docs/… via Issuu

Dr. Mark Russell and Dr. Charles Figley offer real solutions on how to diagnose, treat and heal war stress injuries in the documentary STRANGER AT HOME premiering at the San Diego G.I. Film Festival on May 18th! For tix and screening info: ow.ly/YbFo50J30jG

“In simulated psychiatric casualty training at Camp Pendleton before deploying to Iraq we just had Batgirl with delusions of being in Gotham City to practice with. They (the Military) thought mental health was a joke.”-Dr. Mark Russell Sign Petition: ow.ly/6VGH50J32ub

War causes physical and mental injuries. It’s time to treat both equally. Join documentary director Luis Remesar and the cast of STRANGER AT HOME at the G.I. Film Festival on May 18th! For tix and screening info: ow.ly/qMb550J35CJ

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Our documentary STRANGER AT HOME screens TODAY at the amazing G.I. Film Festival in San Diego! Our film team and cast would be honored to meet you there. Tix still available at: ow.ly/ByUJ50J8O4N

When asked WHY our Military continues to ignore the severity of their mental health crisis, Dr. Mark Russell, Navy Commander (Ret.) and principal voice in STRANGER AT HOME has a brilliant answer during the documentary’s post-screening Q&A at the G.I.Film Festival

“Our actions do speak SO much louder than our words. Whatever we’re heartbroken or outraged about, we can and must take a deliberate action toward real change,” said director Beth Dolan in a powerful moment at last week’s G.I.Film Festival shorturl.at/ghqwW

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