MTV Marks National Recovery Month With New Limited Series 16 and Recovering Premiering Tuesday, September 1st at 9PM ET/PT
2020年8月25日 - 2:00AM
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In the tradition of 16 and Pregnant, which was
credited with reducing the teen pregnancy rate to record lows, 16
and Recovering follows students at Northshore Recovery High School
grappling with addiction against the backdrop of the opioid
epidemic
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and MTV
collaborate to provide information through 16andrecovering.com
First Look Trailer: Here
Today, MTV announced 16 and Recovering, a brutally honest
wake-up call in the tradition of 16 and Pregnant, which helped
reduce teen pregnancy to record lows (National Bureau of Economic
Research). The four-part docu-series following nine students at
Northshore Recovery High School, which was founded to address the
rise in adolescent addiction, is from Emmy®-nominated Steve Liss
and Regina K. Scully of the Artemis Rising Foundation and premieres
on Tuesday, September 1st at 9PM ET/PT to kick off National
Recovery Month.
MTV is collaborating with leading experts in recovery and
addiction, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA),
part of the National Institutes of Health, to provide critical
information and resources for 16andrecovering.com, a new site that
will launch in conjunction with the premiere. This online hub will
arm audiences with robust offerings, including a resource guide to
foster productive and meaningful conversations around the series,
tools for educators to support their students and opportunities for
people to get involved at a community level. Additionally, viewers
will be able to access information to better understand treatment
options and the complexities of the addiction and recovery
system.
Northshore Recovery High School is a public high school in
Beverly, Massachusetts where teens work to recover from drug
addictions while earning their diplomas. Principal and Founder
Michelle Lipinski founded the school in order to create a safe and
supportive community, while placing a high value on education and
accountability.
“As this generation comes of age into a society facing an opioid
epidemic, we believe the power of storytelling – and collaboration
with experts like NIDA and Michelle – will be a wake-up call for
audiences, parents and community to break the stigma, foster
empathy and expand access to treatment for young people,” said
Chris McCarthy, President of ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth
Group.
"It has been a privilege to earn the trust of Michelle and these
remarkable teens who bravely share their journeys and demonstrate
such extraordinary resilience as they work to overcome addiction,”
said Nina L. Diaz, President and Chief Creative Content Officer,
ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group. “We are honored to bring
their powerful stories to the forefront.”
“When I opened Recovery High, my goal was to create a community
for students to safely recover from addiction,” said Lipinski. “I’m
grateful to partner with MTV in order to tell this story of
resilience and showcase that recovery is possible with the right
community. I hope we can be a model of other schools and
communities who are addressing this issue.”
“Principal Michelle Lipinski and the students of Recovery High
School instilled their trust in me, granting unprecedented access
into their lives and allowing this docu-series to showcase the pain
of teenage addiction and the joy of recovery,” said Liss. “I'm
grateful that MTV is reviving this franchise with 16 and Recovering
and is taking on one of the most critical issues today facing young
people and their families.”
In this limited series, audiences will follow students and
families’ paths to recovery as they are guided by faculty members –
who have gone through their own experiences with addiction –
including the heartbreaking loss of life to hopeful early signs of
recovery. Further, the students’ experiences provide a window into
the complexities of treatment, including healthcare coverage and
financial barriers, and the difficulties of navigating the judicial
system.
Join in on the conversation using #16andRecovering. To take
action and find resources on substance use disorders and emotional
health, visit 16andRecovering.com.
16 & Recovering is directed by Liss who executive produced
alongside Devin Amar for Scheme Engine, Regina K. Scully and the
Artemis Rising Foundation and The LEF Foundation. Lily Neumeyer and
Benjamin Hurvitz are executive producers for MTV.
About MTV:
MTV is the leading global youth media brand across every
platform with operations that span cable and mobile networks, live
events, theatrical films and MTV Studios, a unit focused on
developing series for SVOD and linear distribution partners.
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