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 [...]
January 5, 2012 – 10:53 am
So the holidays are finally over and we can all take a deep breath in and out knowing that we have 11 more months until they start again (hardly seems like enough time does it?). I took a few minutes the other day while deciding what my New Years Resolution was, to write down all [...]
January 1, 2012 – 5:33 am
Another year has flown by and many of us have already started thinking about what our New Year’s resolution should or will be. Resolutions help us reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and how to follow through on those changes. Most of the time, we set resolutions and forget about them [...]
December 29, 2011 – 8:39 pm
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently announced a new working definition of recovery from mental and substance use disorders. The definition is the product of their year-long collaborative effort with the behavioral health care community and other specialized fields to explain the common, essential experiences of people in recovery.
The new [...]
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 us here in our December 2011 [...]
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 place [...]
October 24, 2011 – 5:00 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched their popular web-based Medicare Plan Finder, which allows people to look at available local drug and health plan options for the 2012 benefit year. The Plan Finder was the most popular tool on Medicare’s site in 2010.
This year, there is an earlier annual enrollment period [...]
October 21, 2011 – 7:46 pm
From the September 2011 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance e-Update
The Facing Us Clubhouse is an online “home” for health and wellness, where consumers who have discovered small ways to make big differences in their recovery can share wellness tips. Visit the Clubhouse to be inspired by your peers… and to pass on some of your [...]
October 6, 2011 – 9:24 pm
Today is National Depression Screening Day, October 6, 2011. In 1995 I was at our primary care doctor for my son’s well child check up. I hadn’t been well and we (myself, my family and many friends) didn’t know what was wrong and I hadn’t gone to a doctor yet as I didn’t know what [...]
September 13, 2011 – 11:42 am
We’re just a week out from our 4th Annual Recovery Celebration – with the theme, “Staying Afloat” – on Tuesday, Sept 20 at the Hagerty Center (715 E Front St, Traverse City MI 49686). The theme looks forward to “Smooth Sailing,” and recognizes that “Wherever you are, you made it this far!” We will recognize [...]
