Northern Lakes Community Mental Health’s video, To See What I See, was one of four featured films in the 6th annual New York City Mental Health Film Festival on April 25, 2010. The film festival is sponsored by the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services and Community Access, a supportive housing organization. The festival [...]
April 26, 2010 – 11:55 am
I saw my first counselor when I was eight years old. Even today, I don’t know why my parents decided to take me to one, but it probably had to do with my shyness, anxieties and trouble fitting in at school. Either way, from that point on I would always be different from the other [...]
February 2, 2010 – 5:00 am
I deal with anger and stress management on a daily basis. Dealing with my illness is not easy for me; I’ve been on the road to recovery for a while now. I try to express my concerns and feelings on paper. It is very hard for me to express them out loud to others. I [...]
January 19, 2010 – 5:16 am
A new series just premiered on PBS this month called This Emotional Life. It is a three-part series that is shining a bright spotlight on our happiness – what it is, what stands in the way and what we’re all doing to try to find it. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., Director of the Center of Mental [...]
November 3, 2009 – 9:56 am
Opening Reception Wednesday, November 4, 2009 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Having to deal with difficulty is something we all share. This stunning show celebrates that recovery is possible for everyone. Whether it is depression, anxiety or some other mental illness, physical illness, developmental disability, trauma, divorce, miscarriage, loss of a loved one, loss of employment, [...]
October 12, 2009 – 4:57 am
Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 4-10, has just closed. I didn’t promote this as much as I have in past years; I have been busy working on my life, wellness…yes, recovery. This week does bring many memories, though, as it was several years ago I had my son in for his well child check up [...]
September 14, 2009 – 5:00 am
I was sexually abused by two family members before my teen years. I always felt that it was my fault, that I did something to cause it to happen to me. I went to counseling for a very short period. They felt that I would be just fine, that there was no need for their [...]
September 9, 2009 – 10:03 am
For as long as I can remember I didn’t feel like I was quite right. I was a loner at home and at school. Although I became accustomed to my loneliness, I never could learn to like it. I could be in a room full of people and still feel all by myself. My lack [...]
August 31, 2009 – 5:45 am
My mental health issues stem more from childhood abuse than genetics so it is very hard for me to trust anybody or to believe what I am told. I also suffer from a very severe case of ADHD. It has taken me several years and multiple attempts to get the right combination of medication to [...]
August 14, 2009 – 9:41 am
Did you know that people diagnosed with a mental illness are three times more likely to smoke than people without a mental illness? Did you know that HALF of all cigarettes bought in the USA are purchased by people with mental health problems? Did you know that tobacco use can interfere with psychiatric medications? Did [...]
