More photos and interviews about this week’s Walk Rally: Lansing State Journal with great pictures, including our Crawford Representatives: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120510/NEWS01/305100028 A great story at ABC News: http://www.abc12.com/story/18246092/mental-health-advocates-participate-in-walk Another great story, showing our Roscommon Representatives on the capitol steps, on Channel WLNS – http://www.wlns.com/story/18247269/state-mental-health-agencies-hold-walk-a-mile-in-my-shoes-rally
What a picture perfect day! There was a teeny bit of rain but only for a couple minutes – the rest of the day was just fantastic! Estimates are that attendance exceeded 2,100 people – a record! Mary Beth Evans, our NLCMH Recovery Coordinator, was an excellent MC. Give her a microphone and she is [...]
People who are capable of receiving both Medicare and Medicaid benefits may be affected by changes the State of Michigan is planning for 2013 and beyond. The state has just released its proposed “Integrated Care for People Who Are Medicare-Medicaid Eligible” plan. This plan will be submitted to the federal government around April 25. Between [...]
January 16, 2012 – 5:26 pm
The Action Group has been accomplishing a lot in its short two-hour monthly meetings. (See the January 2012 Action Group Minutes for all the details.) This group was formed for people to come together to share, make suggestions, give input, learn about volunteer opportunities, plan events, and help stop stigma. They are for people who [...]
January 5, 2012 – 10:53 am
So the holidays are finally over and we can all take a deep breath in and out knowing that we have 11 more months until they start again (hardly seems like enough time does it?). I took a few minutes the other day while deciding what my New Years Resolution was, to write down all [...]
January 1, 2012 – 5:33 am
Another year has flown by and many of us have already started thinking about what our New Year’s resolution should or will be. Resolutions help us reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and how to follow through on those changes. Most of the time, we set resolutions and forget about them [...]
December 29, 2011 – 8:39 pm
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently announced a new working definition of recovery from mental and substance use disorders. The definition is the product of their year-long collaborative effort with the behavioral health care community and other specialized fields to explain the common, essential experiences of people in recovery. The [...]
December 17, 2011 – 8:09 am
Our vision of Action Group is getting clearer with each meeting! At our most recent meeting on December 13 we decided on five standing agenda items to keep us on track with our goals in the coming year: Sharing Making suggestions and giving input Volunteer opportunities Stigma Leadership You can read about the discussion leading [...]
November 9, 2011 – 12:23 pm
A lot of people attended the NLCMH Recovery Action Group yesterday and we had a great discussion! We brainstormed about the purpose of our group in the coming year and all the things that people can DO to become involved. The group identified three regular agenda items: Sharing – The Action Group is a great [...]
October 24, 2011 – 5:00 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched their popular web-based Medicare Plan Finder, which allows people to look at available local drug and health plan options for the 2012 benefit year. The Plan Finder was the most popular tool on Medicare’s site in 2010. This year, there is an earlier annual enrollment [...]
