August 11, 2011 – 11:51 am
We would like to recognize people at our 4th Annual Recovery Celebration, Staying Afloat, on September 20, 2011, for their efforts in supporting the recovery movement at Northern Lakes CMH and/or for assisting in a group’s or an individual’s personal recovery. If you would like to nominate someone to receive an award at this celebration, [...]
August 10, 2011 – 4:42 pm
Northern Lakes CMH is pleased to announce a second round of Mental Health Mini-Grants! The idea is to harness the energy of people who have motivation and passion to work together on recovery projects. We hope the mini-grants will generate excitement and provide resources for people to connect and work on innovative, localized projects of [...]
NAMI has launched an interactive, online resource center to support children and adults living with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Website visitors can:
Learn about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options;
Get tips on managing ADHD at home, school and work;
Watch a “Fireside Chat” video series of leading psychiatrists discussing the condition;
Read personal stories about living with and [...]
About 2000 people gathered at the Capitol Steps in Lansing on Wednesday, May 11 for the 7th Annual Walk A Mile In My Shoes Rally. Here are a few pictures from this year’s Rally. To see more pictures, check out our Shutterfly page and “View Album 2011-05-12.”
Excellent weather this year boosted the participation. Mary Beth [...]
So what is an action group meeting and why would I want to attend? I’m so happy you asked!
When we held the Open Forum in December, we took all the important themes from what we heard brought up at the meeting, and decided to try to re-energize the focus on recovery in different ways. We [...]
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released a report highlighting the funding changes that have occurred in public mental health services in each state since 2009. The report explains how states have dealt with budgets cuts, and offers policy recommendations on how to ensure the effective use of available resources.
For youth and adults [...]
April 13, 2011 – 10:23 am
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (NLCMH) offered mini-grants to help transform the public mental health system to one based on recovery principles by strengthening consumer choice and enhancing personal recovery.
There were two broad priority areas to be addressed with the grants:
Community Membership, Inclusion and Participation – Projects may promote active involvement in the community; and/or [...]
Disability Network/Northern Michigan is conducting a community needs assessment for Northern Lower Michigan. They are trying to reach as many individuals as possible between now and the end of April to get a better understanding of the community issues that are important. Disability Network/Northern Michigan plans to share these results with any interested [...]
February 1, 2011 – 11:59 am
Northern Lakes CMH is using part of its Michigan Department of Community Health Culture Change to Embrace Recovery block grant to offer mini-grants to help transform the public mental health system to one based on recovery principles by strengthening consumer choice and enhancing personal recovery.
NLCMH is seeking to fund up to 10 grants, at a [...]
October 26, 2010 – 8:33 pm
These postcards were submitted to our 2nd annual project called Look Closer: See Me For Who I Am. The postcard project is designed to provide a public celebration of those who use verbal and visual expression as a means to heal the soul and increase their quality of life.
Click on the postcards to see them [...]
