PRISM Awards Honor Accurate Portrayals
Substance Abuse, Mental Health Issues
Include Bipolar Disorder, Meth Addiction
 What
viewers see on television or in the
movies often is what they believe to
be true, especially for substance abuse
and mental health issues.
The entertainment industry’s
most accurate portrayals of characters
facing these issues received honors
at gala ceremonies for the 12th Annual
PRISM Awards in Beverly Hills, CA.
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| Actor
Michele Lee (left), Larry Stewart
Award winner Dr. Drew Pinsky (center),
and EIC President and CEO Brian
Dyak (right) smile for a photo. |
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The PRISM Awards, presented by the
Entertainment Industries Council, Inc.
(EIC), in collaboration with SAMHSA
and the FX Network, reflect the entertainment
industry’s commitment to accuracy
in depictions of addiction and health
issues in film, television, music,
comic books, and interactive entertainment.
PRISM Award winners included actor
Ben Vereen for his portrayal on “Grey’s
Anatomy.” H. Westley Clark,
M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Director of SAMHSA’s
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment,
provided consultation for the episode
on methamphetamine.
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Actor
Ben Vereen shows off his PRISM
Award, presented for his portrayal
of a man addicted to methamphetamine
on television’s “Grey’s
Anatomy.” |
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Drew Pinsky, M.D., received an award
for his leadership in building awareness
about substance abuse issues.
For more on the PRISM Awards, visit
www.prismawards.com.
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Television Awards
Comedy Series Episode
“The Simpsons” for “Crook
and Ladder”
Comedy Series Multi-Episode Storyline
“Tyler Perry’s House of
Payne” for “More Than Meets
the Eye,” “Busted,” “No
Money, Mo’ Problems,” “Just
Say No,” and “Surprise,
Surprise”
Performance in a Comedy Series
James Denton in “Desperate Housewives”
Drama Episode
“Grey’s Anatomy” for “Love/Addiction”
Performance in a Drama Series Episode
Ben Vereen in “Grey’s Anatomy”
Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline
“ER” for “Gravity,” “Under
the Influence,” “The Test,” “Blackout,” “Coming
Home,” “Skye’s the
Limit,” and “300 Patients”
Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode
Storyline
Dave Annable in “Brothers and
Sisters”
Sally Field in “Brothers and
Sisters”
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| Actor Hugh Laurie
(left) of “House” joins
actor and PRISM Award winner James
Denton (right) of “Desperate
Housewives.” |
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Daytime Drama Storyline
“One Life to Live”
TV Movie or Miniseries
Life Support
Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries
Andrea Bowen in Girl Positive
Jennie Garth in Girl Positive
Teen Program
I Won’t
Love You to Death: The Story of Mario
and His Mom
Children’s
Program
“That’s So Raven” for “Where
There is Smoke”
Talk Show Episode
“The View”
News Magazine Segment
“ESPN Outside the Lines” for “Rod
Beck”
Documentary Program
The Addiction Project
Biographical Program
“E! True Hollywood Story” for “The
Osbournes”
Unscripted Non-Fiction Program
“Intervention” Season 3
“Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is” for “Episode
#2”
Outstanding Public Service Project
“CBS Cares”
Mental Health Depiction Award
“The Sopranos” for the
episodes titled “The Second Coming” and “The Blue Comet”
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Film Awards
Feature Film: Wide Release
Georgia Rule
Feature Film: Limited Release
You Kill Me
Performance in a Feature Film
Casey Affleck in Gone Baby Gone
Bipolar Disorder Depiction Award
Michael Clayton
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Awards for Other Media
Original DVD
Bevel Up: Drugs, Users and Outreach
Nursing
Music Recording
Nikki Sixx for “The Heroin Diaries”
Gracie Vandiver and Friends for “Trail
of Light”
Comic Book Storyline
“These Things Ain’t Gonna
Smoke Themselves”
Interactive Media
SoberCafePodcast.com
Film Festival
Bobby Dogs
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More Information
For more information on substance
abuse and mental health topics, visit
SAMHSA’s Web site at www.samhsa.gov.
For more on the awards, visit the Entertainment
Industries Council Web site at www.prismawards.com. 
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