February 1, 2013 – 6:06 am
If you want to take a step for your own learning and support, you can always check the Northern Lakes CMH electronic calendar of events which are open to NLCMH consumers and/or for community. You may also download a calendar that you can print for your own geographic area here: TRAVERSE CITY Calendar of Events [...]
Click on the Launch button below for a fun format to learn about a host of mental health terms. Many thanks to Marty Raaymakers for her work in designing this Mental Health Glossary! When you are finished, just hit the back button to return to the Northern Lakes CMH Virtual Recovery Center.
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, [...]
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 [...]
February 11, 2009 – 10:56 am
Pathways to Recovery is a self-help class which focuses on how you can use your many strengths and resources to set goals and achieve recovery in broad areas of life such as: having a sense of home increasing your knowledge and education deciding what kind of work you may want to do developing the kind [...]
September 13, 2008 – 8:42 am
Congratulations to Susan (Traverse City), Todd (Cadillac), Nan (Cadillac), Ernie (Houghton Lake), and Terri (Houghton Lake/Grayling), who have all completed requirements and are Certified WRAP facilitators. This was not an easy task to complete, so kudos to them for continuing to make the NLCMH Recovery Movement come alive! Each person who was recently certified will [...]
VSA Arts of Michigan is offering some workshops for visual artists. Scholarships are available for artists with disabilities. Contact 313-832-3303 for information on scholarships. Gallery Insider Talk for visual artists will be a panel discussion with Art Gallery owners and curators. You will learn about the differences and similarities of galleries, how they approach the [...]
It’s never too late to join in the art classes with Tom McClellan. Learn a dynamic process for expressing your feelings and ideas through the arts. Try your hand at using acrylic paints and pastel chalks. A great way to get your thoughts out of the way and your emotions out and expressed, rather than [...]
February 14, 2008 – 9:52 am
The Traverse City office is proud to announce the formation of a recovery group based on the workbook, “Pathways to Recovery,” by Priscilla Ridgway. Pathways is a strengths-based recovery program, helping its participants identify their personal strengths and building upon them. The group is open to peers only (those living with a mental illness) with [...]
