An evidence-based response to the modern mental health crisis
Concept in development:
Logline
A trauma-informed high school teacher battles the degrading forces of modern social dysfunction to help struggling teens-and her own family-hold onto what matters in an increasingly disconnected and image-obsessed world.
Synopsis
Functional speaks to the modern mental health crisis, exploring real-world challenges and dramatizing what healthy relationships, coping, and conflict actually look and sound like. Therapist-turned-teacher Emma, and her family, navigate modern difficulties-trying to stay human in a rapidly changing world. Equal parts emotionally honest and socially relevant—the series is meant to connect with the lived reality of viewers while demonstrating simple life skills that support individual and family wellness.
Script v2: In development
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