Entries by Northern Lakes CMH

Look Closer Postcards: See Me For Who I Am

These postcards were submitted to a project called Look Closer: See Me For Who I Am. Click on the postcards to see them in a larger size. Scroll through the whole collection by choosing the numbers below the postcards. If you would like to see them in person, they will be on display November 4-30, […]

Interlochen Public Radio: 20th Anniversary of Traverse City State Hospital Closure

Twenty years ago this month, the State of Michigan locked the doors of the Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital.
At any one time, the State Hospital was home to thousands of patients and steady work for hundreds of employees.
On the next Points North here on Interlochen Public Radio, we’ll take a tour of the building with some former employees.

3rd Annual Art of Recovery Show: Call for Artists!

Whether it’s mental illness, substance abuse, grief, loss, domestic violence, divorce, or physical illness, we all have struggles sometimes. Everyone has to recover from something at some time – it’s part of the Human Journey we all share. The 3rd Annual Art of Recovery Show, sponsored by Northern Lakes CMH, recognizes and celebrates this. This […]

Public Invited to Candidate Forums

Local, state and federal legislative candidates have been invited to a series of forums in October to discuss their views on key issues. The public is invited to attend. The forum is sponsored by Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (NLCMH) and its Consumer Advocacy Council. The forum will focus on affordable housing, employment, public transportation, and health care. Candidates attending will have the opportunity to address these issues and to respond to audience questions.