Monthly Archives: March 2009
State Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Visits
March 25, 2009 – 9:22 pm
. On March 9, after one of the biggest snowstorms of the year, we were invited to attend and provide testimony at a public hearing on next year’s Michigan Department of Community Health budget. This is the state department which provides much of the funding for public mental health and substance abuse services in Michigan. [...]
“Wrong turns are as important as right turns. More important sometimes.” – Richard Bach
March 23, 2009 – 5:24 am
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
March 16, 2009 – 5:23 am
National Poison Prevention Week
March 15, 2009 – 5:01 am
Did you know that more than 70 percent of all poison deaths occur in adults ages 20 to 59? Did you know that about 90% of poisonings happen in the home? Did you know that poisoning is a leading public health problem, second only to motor vehicle crashes as a leading cause of unintentional injury [...]
Stigma, by Christine Kelly
March 12, 2009 – 5:30 am
Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary says that a stigma is a brand; a mark of shame or discredit. It is something that people with “mental illness” are saddled with. Society believes that people with mental illness are people who sit in the corner drooling all over themselves or someone who is a gun-toting psychopath who goes into [...]
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” – Mother Teresa
March 9, 2009 – 5:22 am
Seed of Recovery, by Anna Marie Lawrence
March 5, 2009 – 5:30 am
A seed of recovery Is Counseling. A seed of recovery Is The right medication. A seed of recovery Is A support group. These seeds of Recovery Bring forth Good mental health.
