TV 9 & 10: Some Mental Health Patients Will be Affected by Cuts
Jodi Hathaway and photojournalist Joel Deaner have more on how patients might be affected – includes a video interview with Greg Paffhouse, NLCMH Chief Executive Officer.
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Recovery Policy: Promoting a Recovery-Oriented Service System
This policy is to formally express the concept of “recovery” as the overarching goal of the service system, for persons with severe mental illness, directly operated or funded by Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (NLCMH). Recovery shall be the guiding principle and operational framework for our system of care provided by the partnership of public […]
Malinda: My mental illness
I got sick with mental illness at age 21 after giving birth to my first child. At the time, I didn’t know I was sick. I just thought I was having the baby blues, crying all the time. It was hard for me to help with my new baby and my husband at that time […]
Disability.gov Launched: Connecting the disability community to information and opportunities
The U.S. Department of Labor this week launched Disability.gov, a redesigned federal Web site that connects the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities to thousands of trusted resources on disability-related issues, programs and services. Formerly known as DisabilityInfo.gov, the site has been completely redesigned and updated with new social media tools, such as a […]
Westwind: My Story
I have been involved with the “mental health” system since the 1960’s. Things from my earliest past life up until now have always had to have something to deal with the mental sense of who I am as a person and individual: I’ve been depressed and suicidal all of my life since childhood, with the […]
My Mountain – by Jim Perna
My mountain Is not too hard to climb, I just take one step at a time. One step is not that much to take, Just one try is not too much to make. One step, one try, one smile Will shortly stretch into my mile. And everything worthwhile is done by taking One small step. […]
10 Tools to “Live your Life Well”
Live Your Life Well is a national public education campaign dedicated to helping people better cope with stress and enhance their well-being. Stress can take a huge toll on a person’s health, mood, productivity and relationships; but specific, evidence-based tools can help counterbalance these effects. The non-profit Mental Health America has created Live Your Life […]
Stigma Towards People with Mental Illness
Submitted by someone whose mother has a mental illness… Do you know anyone that suffers with a mental illness? I do and she is a part of me. Using negative labels which leads to branding and shame is what is called stigma. People with mental illness are just like you and me: They talk like […]