Can 'Joker' open up a conversation about mental illness? A Utah expert hopes so.

As the DC Comics title “Joker” hits theaters this weekend, talk will turn to the violence in the film, and whether fans will emulate that violence in the real world.

But there are deeper issues within director Todd Phillips film, about the roots of mental illness and the damage done when it’s untreated. Jenn Oxborrow, executive director of the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition and a licensed clinical social worker, saw the movie with me this week, and gave her opinions about what the movie could do to foster conversation about mental health. Here’s the story, from sltrib.com.