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Entries by Northern Lakes CMH
Local Edition: “Process Painting” in Cadillac, video story by Vic McCarty
Creating art — without praise or criticism. That’s exactly what happens at a series of classes that take place at Northern Lakes Community Mental Health. Vic McCarty visited one of the classes, and brings us the story.
Doll-Making Dream
Chances are that you might wake up with a mental illness tomorrow; that’s 1 in 5. I didn’t choose the illness, it picked me. I really didn’t want it; maybe you’d like to have it instead… I have bi-polar – there, I said it, like it was a dirty word or something. Well, it’s not! […]
Boston University Uses Photovoice in Promoting Social Inclusion
“Beyond the Shadows of Stigma” highlights works from a gallery showing produced by participants in the Photovoice course, “Taking off the Blinders: A Project to Combat Stigma and Discrimination.” The 8-minute online video poignantly captures the essence of the Photovoice experience through interviews with participants and the works they created. Similarly to Northern Lakes CMH’s […]
Crawford County Avalanche: “Fun Nights are a community effort to provide recreation for the disabled.”
From the moment the night begins, the chatter starts. People are animated and the energy level is high. People are greeting each other, catching up on news, sharing summer plans, complimenting each other on their hair ribbons and pretty jewelry, one person’s newly shaved moustache, another person’s nice new shirt.
Cadillac News:”Breaking age barriers,” By Mardi Suhs
Don’t judge a book by what it looks like during high school. Marcia Wieringa admits she “went to high school for fun.”
Traverse City Record Eagle: “Transitions: Families, professionals plan for post-school years.”
Dawn McConnell wonders what her son William should do when his high school years end a year from now.
William can graduate with a special education diploma, or put his diploma on hold and go on for job training through the intermediate school district until age 26.
Health Information in Multiple Languages Available from National Library of Medicine
Did you know that MedlinePlus has a multilingual feature, providing access to high quality health information in languages other than English and Spanish? This new service benefits people who prefer to read consumer health information in their native language. It also helps the information professionals and health care providers who serve them. The new collection […]