This past year, we offered mini-grants to support projects created by people with mental health issues themselves. One of these grants was to create bookmarks which contain the poetry of Annamarie Lawrence as a community education project “To Modify The Bully”. These have been distributed at libraries, schools, and health fairs and other community events. […]
We had a good meeting last week, with lots of ideas flowing for this year’s Recovery Celebration in September. If you missed it, you can read the July Action Group minutes here. You are most welcome to join us for our next meeting, which will be Wednesday, August 8, 2012, from 10:00 to 12:00 in […]
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.
¡Hay un app para eso! There’s an app for that! According to news provided by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, the National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health has partnered with M3 to release a Spanish language version of WhatsMyM3, a revolutionary and anonymous 3-minute mental health test for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder […]
We have scheduled three public hearings to seek input from and share information regarding current services and future system direction with people served, their families, advocates, and community members. We are especially interested in receiving comment on local needs and priorities, and recommendations to improve the delivery of services and supports for individuals with severe […]
At the age of 13, I was hospitalized for a big drug habit and put under suicide watch. After two years in the hospital, where I had been labeled as “self-destructive,” I ran away and started traveling with a carnival. I loved the people and life. I had three children during this time. My children […]
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (CMH) has been accredited by CARF International for three years (through May 2015) for thirteen of its programs. This is the third Three-Year Accreditation in a row that NLCMHA has been awarded since the merger (of the former North Central and Great Lakes CMH organizations) in 2003. Kevin Hartley, Director […]