For the past 15 years, Chris Davis has felt alone.
Davis, who lives in Grayling, has a 15-year-old son with severe emotional disorder (SED); since he was young, his mother has felt judged and criticized as a parent; people didn’t understand that her son has SED, a neurological disorder, which causes him to act out.
The Getting Through Tough Economic Times guide provides practical advice on identifying health concerns, developing coping skills, and finding help. This first-of-its-kind, online guide was developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in collaboration with other government agencies and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. It outlines the risks that unemployment and other […]
F orming A n I ncredibly T riumphant H eart
. On March 9, after one of the biggest snowstorms of the year, we were invited to attend and provide testimony at a public hearing on next year’s Michigan Department of Community Health budget. This is the state department which provides much of the funding for public mental health and substance abuse services in Michigan. […]
Take a deep breath and a sigh of relief. Today, winter officially ends.
While yesterday, snow fell from the skies one last time as winter said good-bye, a corner has been turned and not long from now, birds will be singing and flowers will be blooming. Believe it or not, spring has arrived.
H aving O ptimistic P erceptions E veryday
Jeff Miller has a unique perspective on financial stability.
He doesn’t use the traditional markers – how many material items he has or assets bought and traded on the stock exchange – to determine whether he has financial stability. Instead, the 36-year-old uses a much simpler way to come to that conclusion – are all the bills paid and are all the basic needs of his family met?
Did you know that more than 70 percent of all poison deaths occur in adults ages 20 to 59? Did you know that about 90% of poisonings happen in the home? Did you know that poisoning is a leading public health problem, second only to motor vehicle crashes as a leading cause of unintentional injury […]