Thanks to Norm DeLisle from the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition for agreeing to contribute this new monthly segment about assistive technology. ...

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It's a sad and scary fact that people who live with mental illness, particularly those of us who use state-funded mental health services, have a life ...

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Thanks to Ryan Christman for contributing this article and inviting others to participate in his interesting work. As Peers, we all know how imp...

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It's time once again for the Peer Recovery Retreat sponsored by Power Branch, Inc and InterAct of Michigan. Friday, August 19th through Sunday, A...

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People in Michigan who are living with a mental illness have a lot of choices when it comes to services to add to their recovery toolkits. There's a w...

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May might be Mental Health Awareness Month, but that's not the only month that people in the U.S. are reminded to think about mental health; this Sept...

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Drop-in centers were one of the first kinds of organizations created by and for people living with mental illness. More than thirty-five years ago, in...

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Many thanks again to Anna Magdalena Christianson who contributes regular summaries of mental health news and research that is making headlines. Men...

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In the summer of 2010 the Michigan Recovery Council committed to helping create a better, more updated website for the Michigan Recovery Center of Exc...

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It seems like almost everyone involved in Michigan's mental health community is on Facebook these days. Agencies, organizations of Peer Support Specia...

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In an effort to make the Michigan Recovery Center of Excllence website even more of a “one-stop shopping” experience for people using Mich...

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She has given more than 100 presentations in fourteen states on everything from her personal recovery story to recipients' involvement in public polic...

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In the encyclopedia under the entry “success stories” there really ought to be a picture of Certified Peer Joanie Anderson on the job at C...

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In Part 1 of this series we talked about what stigma is, why stigma exists, and how it can damage people who live with mental illness. We also talked ...

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This information was taken from the June 20, 2011 editional of the SAMHSA/CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News: The SAMHSA Consumer-Operated Services Evi...

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