Northern Lakes CMH is pleased to be participating in the 2011 Cadillac Art Walk. We have a display inside the Cadillac 5 Movie Theater! The display will be up during the whole month of May and features art created by people who attend our art groups with Tom McClellan. These free groups are open to [...]
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 [...]
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 parties and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
October 8, 2010 – 10:28 am
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Confucius On this, the 20th anniversary of Congress establishing the first week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week, Northern Lakes CMH wants to recognize the triumphs of people living with, prevailing over, and recovering from mental illnesses. We also [...]
September 24, 2010 – 11:35 am
A highlight of the day was a very moving, practical, upbeat, fabulous presentation by Marty Raaymakers. Marty is a nationally renowned speaker who has served on the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Board and been a national trainer for two NAMI programs – In Our Own Voice, and Connection. She is a Certified [...]
September 7, 2010 – 3:35 pm
There is a lot happening in Recovery at Northern Lakes CMH! We’re having our 3rd Annual Celebration, “Movin’ On Up” on September 15. On September 27 we will be hosting a free showing of the movie, The Soloist, at the State Theatre in Traverse City. The movie starts at 6:00 with a discussion following on [...]
September 7, 2010 – 3:27 pm
Gather at the Rotary Pavilion in Cadillac’s City Park at 111 South Lake Street this Saturday, September 11, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. We will walk – for awareness, prevention and remembrance – from the Pavilion to the Lakefront Bridge (1/3 mile) and tie Ribbons of Remembrance to the bridge. Closing ceremony will include a balloon [...]
September 5, 2010 – 5:00 am
Suicide Prevention Week, September 5-11, 2010, is a good time to review some resources. First, if you are in crisis and need immediate help, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). This is a 24-hour hotline available free to all. If you are a veteran, please call this number and then press 1 to be routed to the [...]
