The U.S. Department of Labor this week launched Disability.gov, a redesigned federal Web site that connects the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities to thousands of trusted resources on disability-related issues, programs and services. Formerly known as DisabilityInfo.gov, the site has been completely redesigned and updated with new social media tools, such as a [...]
I have been involved with the “mental health” system since the 1960’s. Things from my earliest past life up until now have always had to have something to deal with the mental sense of who I am as a person and individual: I’ve been depressed and suicidal all of my life since childhood, with the [...]
My mountain
Is not too hard to climb,
I just take one step at a time.
One step is not that much to take,
Just one try is not too much to make.
One step, one try, one smile
Will shortly stretch into my mile.
And everything worthwhile is done by taking
One small step.
To reach my goal, one small step more…
Take one [...]
Live Your Life Well is a national public education campaign dedicated to helping people better cope with stress and enhance their well-being. Stress can take a huge toll on a person’s health, mood, productivity and relationships; but specific, evidence-based tools can help counterbalance these effects. The non-profit Mental Health America has created Live Your Life [...]
Submitted by someone whose mother has a mental illness…
Do you know anyone that suffers with a mental illness? I do and she is a part of me.
Using negative labels which leads to branding and shame is what is called stigma. People with mental illness are just like you and me:
They talk like us
Love like us
And [...]
Dance moves, silly props, and lots of laughter are in store for people in the latest of a series of recovery support classes offered by Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (CMH).
Funded by a federal block grant administered by the Michigan Department of Community Health, Exercise Without Exertion classes are based on the Lebed Method, which [...]
The June RC meeting was very productive, as always. (See June Agenda and May Minutes.) Some Council assignments were postponed because of CARF accreditation surveys and other schedule conflicts. The Council reviewed its “job descriptions” as shown in the NLCMH Recovery Council Concept Paper. Also discussed was how to get more folks involved in ALL [...]
