Albertus Magnus College Hosts Screening of Documentary, Beautifully Broken
October is Mental Health Awareness Month
New Haven, Conn., October 22, 2025 – In honor of October being Mental Health Awareness Month, Albertus Magnus College will host the screening of Beautifully Broken — a documentary about mental health, PTSD, and suicide awareness as told through the lens of ultra running and endurance sports. The film follows Jared Buchanan as he takes on the Cocodona 250 — a grueling, 250-mile marathon through the unforgiving Arizona desert — marking the 10-year anniversary of his father’s death by suicide.
After the showing, a live question and answer session will take place with a panel that includes the film’s director, its star, and Albertus health and wellness subject matter experts.
Who: Daniel Herzog, Director of Beautifully Broken
Jared Buchanan, whose personal journey we follow
Bonnie Pepper, Psy.D, Associate Professor of Psychology at Albertus and panel moderator James Scott, D.C.J, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Albertus
Courtney Mattiace, Psy.D, Director of Health and Wellness at Albertus
When: Thursday, October 30, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: Behan Community Room, 831 Winchester Avenue, New Haven, Conn.
Please note: This documentary contains sensitive content including discussion of suicide and strong language, which may not be suitable for all audiences.
About Albertus Magnus College
About Albertus Magnus College: Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For nine consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health. Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.