We had a great discussion at the April Action Group (meeting notes here). The people who come regularly are really learning how to be more and more effective by videoconference, and the group is building up into a valuable resource and support for both Northern Lakes CMH and those who attend. This month we talked [...]
The Action Group meeting in March was very well attended at each office with lots of new participants! It always makes me smile to know that we are growing as a team with each meeting that occurs! At the last meeting, we finalized our Action Group Charge that will enable us to better help others [...]
February 24, 2012 – 10:47 am
At this month’s Action Group meeting on February 8, we started out by having a leadership activity called “Qualities of a Leader”. This activity helped the group members think about the qualities that well-known leaders possess. They then noticed how they themselves carry some of these same qualities. They honored each other by naming these [...]
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 [...]
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 30, 2011 – 6:06 am
This quarter’s newsletter Expect Recovery Vol. 3, Issue 3 December 2011 is now available. In it you’ll find the mini-conference and action group schedules for the year 2012, an introduction of the NLCMH peer support specialists, and more!
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 12, 2011 – 6:33 pm
We had a good meeting of the Northern Lakes CMH Action Group by videoconference this morning. We: reviewed how the celebration day went in September, discussed improvements we can make for next year’s celebration, talked about the upcoming Art of Recovery show (deadline to submit art is Oct. 17), shared a bit about the distribution [...]
This policy is to formally express the concept of “recovery” as the overarching goal of the service system, for persons with severe mental illness, directly operated or funded by Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (NLCMH). Recovery shall be the guiding principle and operational framework for our system of care provided by the partnership of public [...]
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 [...]
