Hazing and alcohol/substance misuse continue to be serious threats to the well-being of students in the United States, extending beyond academia and into high schools and youth sports. Antiquated and abusive hazing rituals are ineffective and dangerous.
THIS NEEDLESS PRACTICE IS EXACERBATING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF A TROUBLED WORLD It’s time for social evolution. There is a better way.
The renowned 2008 documentary HAZE has set a standard on the subjects of youth alcohol misuse and hazing, but there is more to tell…
HAZED: SHATTERED TRUST HAS BEGUN DEVELOPMENT
…expanding upon the themes and messages of the original HAZE;
an intense focus on the victims of hazing and how hazing exacerbates mental health issues that face our young people today,
Solutions we can all be part of will be explored.
HAZED SHATTERED TRUST EXPLORES SOME ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
Hazing happens in all types of organizations – it’s not just fraternities and sororities.
Hazing tears groups apart instead of creating unity.
There simply is no need for hazing.
Hazing frays the social bonds our students need during a time when they are already frayed.
The original team that produced the landmark film HAZE has reassembled to continue the story.
HAZED SHATTERED TRUST IS BEING PRODUCED BY FILMMAKERS NANCY THEKEN AND DIRECTOR PETE SCHUERMANN
Working in direct collaboration with the University of Virginia’s The Gordie Center directors Susan Bruce and Jill Mauer, this award-winning team will bring stories of hazing to life through interviews with victims of and experts on hazing and mental health.