Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill
musical virtuoso, was discovered living on the streets
by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez. 60
Minutes and CBS News Correspondent Morley
Safer, reports on the unbreakable bond between them.
Their story is now the subject of a motion picture
called The Soloist, starring Jamie Foxx as
Nathaniel Ayers and Robert Downey, Jr., as Steve Lopez.
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PhD., Board Chair
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Organization.
It is an original affiliate of the
national organization, Mental Health America and
state
outreach partner for the National Institute of Mental
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