October 20, 2011 – 5:00 am
‘Lives Worth Living’ Premiere! On October 27, 2011 (check local listing for time) the PBS Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens will premiere Lives Worth Living. This is the first television history of the decades-long struggle for equal rights for people with disabilities. The film traces the development of the disability rights movement from its [...]
September 13, 2011 – 11:42 am
We’re just a week out from our 4th Annual Recovery Celebration – with the theme, “Staying Afloat” – on Tuesday, Sept 20 at the Hagerty Center (715 E Front St, Traverse City MI 49686). The theme looks forward to “Smooth Sailing,” and recognizes that “Wherever you are, you made it this far!” We will recognize [...]
April 22, 2009 – 12:58 pm
Welcome to the first issue of Northern Lakes CMH Recovery Newsletter! This newsletter will be published quarterly for people interested in Recovery from a mental illness. Each issue will contain tips, inspirational stories, information about different learning opportunities, conferences and classes, personal expressions, and progress reports about improvements to the Northern Lakes CMH system as [...]
Our “Stigma Busters” documentary movie, To See What I See, is now available for download at 75% off the price of a regular DVD – $11.24. Watch a To See What I See 30-second clip before purchasing. The download is in MP4 format and should play on video iPods, iPhone, Zune and other hardware devices, [...]
January 30, 2008 – 7:24 am
Check out a trailer of our new movie, To See What I See: The Stigma of Mental Illness. This 20-minute movie, produced by Mary Pierce and Jeff Morgan, tells the story of our Stigma Busters’ work to help make a difference in our local communities. Stigma Busters have come together to create photobiographies, art work, [...]
January 18, 2008 – 2:10 pm
A series that aired on The Today Show and a new book by Richard M. Cohen, called Strong at the Broken Places, are worth mentioning here for those looking for hope in their recovery. The Today Show series is all about the new book and it includes interviews with people whose stories are highlighted in [...]
