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Entries by Northern Lakes CMH
StoryCorps Looks To Record Disability Experience
Thanks to advocate Norm Delisle for this information! As the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act approaches next year, a new project is launching to encourage people within the disability community to share their stories. The effort known as the Disability Visibility Project is kicking off Monday as a community partnership with StoryCorps, […]
Action Group June Meeting Notes
Wow! We got so much done yesterday at the Action Group meeting. The group selected the theme, Treasure Your Happiness, for our 7th annual Recovery Celebration scheduled for September 30. We mobilized for making centerpieces, decorations, collecting and wrapping doorprizes, getting the word out to call for recovery award nominations, and so much more. To […]
Our Journey June Newsletter here
See some photos from the 10th Annual Walk Rally, some very cool news about some local artists participating in Grand Rapids Art Prize, details on our upcoming public forums on going to tobacco-free campuses, a new time for our Action Group meetings, and more – in our June 2014 Issue of Our Journey Newsletter. And […]
World No Tobacco Day 2014
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. The goal is to contribute to protecting present and future generations not only from the devastating health consequences due to tobacco, but also from the social, environmental and economic scourges of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke. This year, the Traverse Bay Area Tobacco Coalition (TBATC) has […]
Mental Illness Linked to Shortened Life Spans
http://www.everydayhealth.coms/mental-illness-linked-shortened-life-spans/ Oxford University researchers found that major mental disorders can greatly shorten people’s lives. For example, the average life expectancy was 10 to 20 years shorter than normal for people with schizophrenia, 9 to 20 years shorter for those with bipolar disorder, 7 to 11 years shorter for those with recurrent depression, and 9 to […]
NLCMH videos shown at New York festival!
The Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier of Binghamton, New York, will hold a film series, “Into the Light,” for three weeks this month. The schedule includes showings of “Look Closer: See Me for Who I Am,” a film made by peers at the Northern Lakes Community Mental Health about their lives and experiences, […]