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Community Network Services Anti-Stigma Program in coordination with Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority is preparing to launch a Mental H...
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You will not want to miss the opportunity to hear Academy Award winning actress and mental health advocate Patty Duke as she takes the stage at the Pl...
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Read the article published by the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability.
Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News February 18, 2010
Celebrating Those Who Make a Difference for Mental Health
Join the Subst...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News February 17, 2010
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
National Wise H...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News March 5, 2010
Scholarships available for National Association of Peer Specialists Conference...
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Congratulations to Matthew Ballew. Read the article originally published in the Winter 2010 edition of the Chat Newsletter.
When MRCE staff visited Safe Haven Drop In Center in Midland earlier this week, we were impressed by the many recovery posters and art work created by...
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Titled "The Role of WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) in Developing Ties to the Community", April Elliot, CPSS, Certified Advanced Level WRA...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News February 24, 2010:
SAMHSA and Ad Council to Launch Mental Health Campaign for the
African Am...
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Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority is offering a training for individuals who may be interested in pursuing opportunities to work as Pee...
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Read the article about screening aimed at persons at risk for metabolic syndrome posted on MIWatch.org February 18, 2010.
The Michigan Department of Community Health and Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, in association with the Co-Occurring Disorders...
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This story was submitted by Joel Berman, Certified Peer Support Specialist
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Francesia Pernice-Duca Ph D, a pr...
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Read article posted on mlive.com January 15, 2010.
Read the article originally posted on fox28.com October 30, 2009.
Michigan recovery courts continue to receive media attention.
Read the article originally posted on mlive.com December 16, 2009.
In October, 2009 the Kalamazoo Mental Health Recovery Court celebrated its first anniversary.
Read the article originally posted in the Kalam...
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Taken from the January ,2010 edition of , Grapevine, the newsletter published The Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority.
HELP FOR...
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Read How Self-Determination has Made a Difference in My Life by Jeff Guthrie posted February 9, 2010 on The Recovering Life.
Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News February 3, 2010:
The National Plan for Action
Changing Outcomes - Achieving Health Equity
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 29, 2010:
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULES REQUIRING PARITY IN TREATMENT OF MENTAL,...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 29, 2010:
SA’s Ticket to Work:
The Role of Braided Funding in Mental Health Programs
...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 29, 2010:
HHS Secretary and Surgeon General Join First Lady to Announce Plans to Combat Ove...
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Read SAMHSA E-News January 2010.
Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 26, 2010:
Disability Resources:
2009-2010 ADA Audio Conference Series
The Nationa...
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Judi Chamberlin, who championed the rights of mental health patients,and wrote the book On Our Own, argued that the a person’s ability to have some sa...
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Mental Health America reports a national online survey of the 1,129 respondents by the American Psychiatric Association found that more than 40 percen...
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Hopeworks Community blog comments on the stunning study that concluded that people with a diagnosis of severe mental illness live 25 years less than ...
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Read article posted on
QualityHealth.com.
WitnessJustice.org provides extensive resources on trauma. With topics ranging from understanding the effects of trauma to helping a loved one with tr...
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Published today on the Detroit blog of Time.com is a story about Detroiter, Pattie Charleston, and Detroit Central City Community Mental Health, Inc.
...
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On December 17, 2009, the SAMHSA ADS Center sponsored a teleconference entitled The History of the Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Movement. The goal...
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Call for Suggestions
The Peer Support/Consumer Subcommittee needs your help.
As a sub-group of the Detroit-Wayne County Community Planning C...
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From The STOMP Newsletter, January 2010
"Stigma is both external and internal. I have experienced both, but it’s the internal garbage that I am alw...
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From Hopeworks Community blog January 20, 2010
"Forgiveness allows you to plant the seeds for future hope. For without forgiveness everything is s...
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In Michigan Tom Burden and others have begun to develop a group that will not only impact our state, but serve as a model for other states.
R...
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Last week the PBS Network broadcasted three two-hour episodes on the emotional component of mental health. Both everyday and clinical problems are ha...
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This article was reproduces from the The Genesis Journal with the permission of the author, Danny Ealovega.
Michigan will host the Internatio...
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CHARGE (The Center of Healing Arts, Recovery, Growth & Empowerment) is in the process of completing construction on an expansive loft in the Russe...
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The following is from a blog site called Hopeworks Community:
Dr. Emerson Eggerichs points out in his book, called Love and Respect
,
the obviou...
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Congratulations to Genesis House clubhouse which was recently highlighted on Livingstondaily.com as a model of community-based recovery for people wit...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2 - 3 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)
It wasn't long after the development of Wellness Recovery Action Planning that people d...
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Michigan Clubhouse Conference
March 24, 2009
The Michigan One Day Clubhouse Conference will be held in Lansing, Michigan at the Radisson Hotel on ...
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The Michigan Recovery Center of Excellence is pleased to announce that we have recently added a Certified Peer Specialist to our team. LaTia Chappell ...
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The Michigan Recovery Center of Excellence has created a link to Michigan Reovery Media from the home page of this website. The purpose of thi...
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New television series focuses on emotional health January 4th, 5th and 6th on PBS
This Emotional Life, a three-part television series premiering Ja...
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In October 2009 The Guidance Center was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support the Green Recovery Project.
The purpose of t...
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Another milestone for Michigan. 643 mental health consumers have now completed the training requirements and passed the test necessary to become Certi...
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Emma Avery has a story to tell. Undeterred by a series of devastating life events, Emma is a writer and bilateral double leg amputee who is in the pro...
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The California Strategic Plan to Reduce Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination was adopted June 25, 2009 by Mental Heatlh Services Oversight and Acco...
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The Long Strange Trip, a documentary about the PoWeR Group (Peers for Wellness and Recovery), produced in collaboration between Kalamazoo Community Me...
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The University of Pennsylvania Collaborative on Community Integration has published the results of a national survey on Certified Peer Specialists job...
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Received from Community Network Services:
Mental Health Wellness Week is a national campaign which aims to:
Pr...
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According to a recent study ethnic pride may enhance the mental health of African American youth.
Read the article published in the November ...
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Received from the Institute for Recovery and Community Integration listserve:
Help Identify Transportation Initiatives To Promote Community...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to 22 web site operators as part of the International Internet Week of Action intende...
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A group of students from Princeton went to New York City for a week long project to study mental illness. Expecting to find stigma, what they fo...
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The recession and extended unemployment are causing psychological problems among children of jobless Americans according to studies reported in the Ne...
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The New York Times reports an increase in the cost of drugs based on analysis by Credit Suisse and IMS Health which tracks the pharmaceutical ind...
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Northern Lakes Community Mental Health premiers recovery stories. These remarkably candid vignettes are examples of individuals facing challenge...
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On Saturday, November 14th Jim Gottstein, attorney, activist and psychiatric survivor will be the guest on the MindFreedom Mad Pride Live Web Radio sh...
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Dual Recovery Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals seeking help to "Hope, Cope, Heal, and Improve the Quality of Life." At their recen...
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David Clark, the Director of Wired In, is stimulating dialogue about recovery in the UK.
Read from the blog.
The historic Hate Crimes Bill has implications for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community as well as persons with disabilities.
...
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In 2005 Helen Glover, Director of enLightened Consultants, in Queensland, Australia, asked this question in an article published in the Austra...
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Our friend Kathleen Tynes passes along this important message from the Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
...
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The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance is now hosting on-line support groups.
Read more about how to make use of this resource.
Every year Halloween seems to stir up negative stereotypes about people with mental illness. We came across this article on Neuroscience...
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Mental Health America has launched a new web site dedicated to combating stigma. The site containes many video stories including both famous a...
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The American Psychiatric Foundation has developed a toolkit for anxiety as part of its Partnership for Workplace Mental Health.
Read t...
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We ran across this article from 2008 that we thought might provide valuable information for organizational leaders about offering support to employees...
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Peers in Canada are sharing their stories of recovery. Learn about an exciting event taking place November 1st in Kitchener, Ontario as well as a publ...
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A new national survey gives a clearer picture of the impact of the economic downturn on Americans’ mental health.
Read article found in Phil...
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Northern Lakes CMH announces their 3rd Annual Art Show hosted by the Inside Out Gallery in Traverse City. Local artist from northwestern...
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The U.K. website Time to Change has posted 2 films intended to challenge common stereotypes related to persons with mental illnesses.
View fi...
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The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has issued a call to action regarding the implementation of community-based Olmstead-related services for peo...
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In a press release dated September 30, 2009 President Obama issued this proclamation.
The UPenn Collaborative on Community Integration has developed new guides for GLBTQI individuals with mental illnesses:
"A Mental Health Reco...
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Stress can exacerbate weight problems for those already struggling with weight.
Read article from HHS HealthBeat October 7, 2009.
As part of the "Your Voice" initiative the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Diversity Rx will host a webinar called "Health Reform and S...
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The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation has released a revised version of the The Recovery Workbook: Practical Coping and Empowerment Strategies for...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released $120 million to the states for prevention and wellness programs as part of the Recovery ...
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has issued a nationwide public health alert pertaining to substantial quantities of coca...
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Ohio State University has created an on-line resource for bereaved youth.
View the website called Digital Union.
According to Jessica Leese, Projects Coordinator for the Association for Children's Mental Health, the ACMH has decided to eliminate the application d...
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This story was published September 12, 2009 on mlive.com.
"Working out to save lives: Mental health patients find fitness training at...
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This information was forwarded to the MRCE by Jessica Leese, Projects Coordinator for the Association for Children's Mental Health.
...
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This story was contributed by Sandy Neiman from her blog, "Coming Out Crazy." Sandy is a writer and self-described mental health advocate from Toronto...
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From the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: e-Update September 2009:
Promoting Peer Support--Two DBSA Staff Receive Awa...
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The Michigan Department of Community Health is soliciting public comment on the state's application for federal community mental health block grant fu...
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Taken from the nationalcouncil.org email distribution:
The National Council is pleased to introduce our online Resource Center for Pr...
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Thanks to our friend Norm DeLisle, Director of the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition and author of The Recovering life, we were recently introduced...
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Here are two Co-occuring recovery story videos. People all over the world are working on recovery. Here are two people from England ...
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Read article posted in The New York Times September 8, 2009.
NAMI Michigan is imploring community mental health stakeholders to advocate for uninsured mental health consumers impacted by state budget cuts.
...
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Recovery Month is celebrating 20 years. Communities around the nation are pulling out all the stops to celebrate the triumphs of people in reco...
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The SHARE Center and Veterans Administration Medical Center will host a Stand Down Day September 25, 2009 in Battle Creek at the SHARE Drop In Centera...
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Chronic illnesses among the mentally ill are complicated by many lifestyle choices. Smoking is prevalent among this group and causes or contribu...
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From the National Empowerment Center:
Long-term research by Harding, Ciompi, Bleuler and others have shown that a majority of peopl...
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The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law & the UPENN Collaborative on Consumer Integration have released a guide to self-directed care pub...
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Read FDA news release dated August 19, 2009.
Read FDA news release dated August 14, 2009.
On September 17, 2009 the Pathways Clubhouse will be hosting a Wellness & Recovery Conference featuring two outstanding presenters. Laura ...
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The Depression Bipolar Support Alliance is hosting their national conference September 10th through 13th in Indianapolis, Indiana.
View confere...
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Taken from the U.S. Department of Health and Huma...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News August 7, 2009:
New State-by-State Reports Show How Health Insurance Reform Will Bene...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News July 27, 2009:
Disability.gov Launched
The U.S. Department of Labor this week launched Disab...
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General practitioners often have great difficulty properly diagnosing cases of depression, according to the results of a new study reported in...
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Children who are homeless are more likely to have mental health problems, according to a study published in the August issue of the American J...
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Taken from News from NAMI Michigan:
Thanks to the generosity of the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation we will be developing an awarene...
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The CNS Anti Stigma team is gearing up for our Second Annual Stomp Out Stigma 5K Run/W...
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MRCE staff recently had the opportunity to meet with new friends doing exciting work in Kalamazoo. We thank Brian R. Pudney for contributing thi...
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Read article by Tom Jackman published in the Washington Post.
From CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News July 21, 2009:
Consumer Integration: Next Steps to Creating Recovery-Oriented Environments
E...
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The Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (MACMHB) is looking for candidates for the Associate Director position of...
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NAMI Michigan is looking for individuals and families who are willing to publicly tell their personal recovery stories! This year NAMI has engaged...
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This year’s NAMI Walk is scheduled for Saturday, September 26th at Belle Isle in Detroit. Check-in is scheduled for 9 a.m. and t...
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Mental Health America is celebrating 100 years of advocacy, public education, and support for Americans with mental health conditions....
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Major depression affects 3 to 5 percent of children and adolescents. Depression negatively impacts growth and development, school performance,...
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Physicians and other health care professionals who treat adults with depression also should consider the effects of the illness on their patie...
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Recovery is happening in Michigan in big ways and little ways. Beginning in July, 2009 the Michigan Recovery Center of Excellence (MRCE)...
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If you did not have an opportunity to observe the dedication to the National Consumer Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 10th, please view the artic...
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Disability Network is proud to present a workshop focusing on the Americans with Disabilities Act entitled “Focus on Employment.”
&#...
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The power of the Peer Support Movement is strong here in Michigan. Michigan's trained Peer workforce, the Michigan Department of Communi...
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It doesn’t sound like a big plan for health, but researchers say that reducing sugar by the amount in one soda and increasing fiber intake dai...
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In response to an issue paper addressing the stigma consumers face within the mental health system (see below), the Michigan Department of Com...
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In response to an issue paper addressing the stigma consumers face within the mental health system (see below), the Michigan Department of Com...
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Patients who end up back in the hospital with the same condition that put them there just months earlier may need more than medical advice whe...
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The time and location for this year's NAMI Walk has been finalized. As one of the state's largest demonstrations to raise awareness and ...
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Because of the increasing health focus in the recovery community, the advisory regarding Levemir insulin is an important topic for consumers a...
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This morning Michigan’s own Marty Raaymakers will join other notables on the Today Show to discuss the dedication to the National Consumer...
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On May 14, 2009 mental health consumers and supporters from all over the state of Michigan converged on the steps of the MichiganStateCa...
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The 4th Annual Empowerment Day Conference is scheduled for June 11, 2009 in Livonia. Forward thinking leaders across the State have laid the g...
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The Campaign for Mental Health Recovery announces a teleconference called "Learning from Within the Community" scheduled for Wednesday, June 1...
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Behavioral Health Professionals Inc, (BHPI) is providing the Metropolitan Detroit Area with the Mental Health First Aid Program. This pr...
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A report released by SAMHSA reports that approximately 16.5 million adults experienced a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the past year. One ...
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A new report which coincides with Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day reveals that 8.2 percent (2 million) youth in the U.S. between the ag...
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Since April 2003 Dr. David Mee-Lee, a leader and innovator in the field of addiction and mental health treatment, has published a monthly news...
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Mental Health America has released an extensive report on depresssion and suicide rank by state. Michigan ranked 22nd on depression and ...
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"Drinking to Chase Blues Tied to Depression," a new study, shows that people who drink to chase away the blues are more likely to become dep...
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You or somebody in your family may be one of the millions of Americans who have taken one of the Hydroxycut products. On May 1st the FDA...
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Almost 12 percent of children under the age of 18 years of age live with at least one parent who was dependent on or abused alcohol or an illicit drug...
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In honor of Mental Health Month, Mental Health America is launching Life Your Life WellSM, which features ten specific tools grounded in decades of re...
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The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse will host their annual conference, “Alternatives 2009,” October 28th through November 1s...
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Stigma can be enabling or empowering. The battles we face daily with mental illness can sometimes make us weak. Surviving and liv...
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The Executive Order released by the Governor Granholm and approved by both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees was released today. ...
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Long-time recovery and disability rights advocate, Pat Deegan, has developed a program to help mental health agencies transform to recovery-oriented c...
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Inspiration in troubled times is always welcome and sharing inspiration with you is part of our mission.
Below is a link to a composi...
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The University of Pennsylvania has released a study documenting the work of peers throughout the country. The purpose of the...
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The British Journal of Clinical Psychology reports that a study published on-line April 28, 2009 indicates that methamphetamine abuse leads to...
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NAMI Michigan has announced the date and time for this years “NAMI Walk” in Detroit. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation...
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Sherri Rushman, an original member of the Michigan Recovery Council and long-time advocate for giving hope to others, has launched her own web...
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Two years after the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus many are pausing to remember and others are pausing to grieve.
In loss the...
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Medical News Today (MNT), with head offices in the United Kingdom, is the largest independent health and medical news website on the Internet....
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The National Council on Disabilities released its annual report to the President and Congress on March 31, calling for a new, integrated appro...
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The Council of State Governments Justice Center has released a new guide, Improving Outcomes for People with Mental Illnesses under Community ...
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Bills have been introduced in the House and Senate (S. 700 and H.R. 1708) to end the two-year waiting period for individuals on SSDI to receiv...
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Tonight at 9 pm is the premier of the epic new PBS series on the Native American experience since 1620. The next five episodes will educ...
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In a historic and moving ceremony, the latest class of 64 Peer Support Specialists received their certification credentials before a crowd of ...
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Peer Supporter is available to people with any type of mental health condition who would like support. Feel free to comment and use this space t...
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Mental health America (formally known as the National Mental Health Association) has a history of “Effective national and grassroots actions t...
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has created a page on their web site to help people to cope with stress in these...
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Released today (March 23, 2009) from the Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards:
Just wanted to share information gathered from...
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A columnist from the Los Angeles Times was wandering the city, looking for an idea to write about when he came upon a man playing beautiful musi...
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The State of Public Mental Health Services Across the Nation - 2009
NAMI has again completed a nationwide survey of mental health services and this...
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The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University has published a “Health and Wellness" report in their newsletter. This article is...
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The Michigan Department of Community Health is inviting mental health consumers, family members and advocates to participate in a community forum Wedn...
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There is an ever increasing awareness that physical health is as important as mental health for everyone. The shockingly high early death rate a...
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A panel discussion and community forum, “Challenging Stigma,” will be held Thursday March 19th from 6:30 to 8:30pm at Affirmations, 290 W. 9 Mile Rd. ...
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Consumers and advocates within the Michigan recovery movement have joined forces with our partners in the public health arena to adopt the PAT...
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This is a test only.
This is a test to see if the suggest a news submission sends out a notification email to Rich or not.
By Wasay
Wit Inc...
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During a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing, Robert McSwain, Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), stated that suicide is the second le...
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Save the Date – First CMHR Community Forum of 2009 will be held on Wednesday, March 4 2009, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM EST, the SAMHSA ADS Center is...
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The Michigan Association of Clubhouses and the Michigan Department of Community Health will be holding their 2009 Conference on March 5th and 6th at t...
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A graduation ceremony for Michigan Certified Peer Support Specialists took place January 9, 2009 at Lansing Community College. It was a wo...
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On February 10, 2009 Michael J. Head, Director of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Administration of the Michigan Department of Community Health ...
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NAMI Michigan will convene its 2009 State Conference May 3rd and 4th in Midland, Michigan at the Valley Plaza Hotel and Resort.
...
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Starting this spring the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit will be offering a NAMI Family-to Family Education Program (FFEP) course...
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From the Willard exhibit website:
“When Willard Psychiatric Center in New York's Finger Lakes closed in 1995 workers di...
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Peer-to-Peer Program has established a scientific basis to support the claim that “peer support” is a “...
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The American Psychiatric Association recently announced the results of an outcomes evaluation for “WRAP” groups conducted in Ohio. WRAP st...
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Once again our friend, Norm DeLisle (therecoveringlife.blogspot.com) has shared with us a valuable web site created by Amber Christian Osterhout. ...
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On February 19, 2009 Mental Health America will launch a new campaigns to fight stigma and help people who struggle with mental illness to fin...
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President Obama signed into law the largest economic bill in history. In addition to aid for states, mortgage holders, retirees, and social secu...
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The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration has released a report documenting recent trends in drug use, mental health and tre...
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Thanks to the Community Network Services Anti-Stigma Program newsletter, “STOMP OUT STIGMA,” we were reminded of the Fourth Monday Meeting mixers spon...
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This month the MRCE welcomes Kristen Duda to our team. Kristen is a Masters Degree student at the University of Michigan School of Social Work w...
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From: Goggin, Barry J.
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:16 AM
To: VHA National Local Recovery Coordinators
Subject: Anti-Stigma Campaign in En...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 22, 2009
CMHS CONSUMER/SURVIVOR REGIONAL MEETING
PHILADELPHIA, PA
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
RITZ-CARLTO...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 22, 2009
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS! Grantees of the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Admi...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 22, 2009
Updates on the Multicultural Phase of CMHR
The Ad Council and their agency partners...
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The Michigan Recovery Center of Excellence is soliciting information from community mental health stakeholders about news and events pertaining to rec...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 14, 2008
CONTACT:
Betsy Reed
WMCMHS
920 Diana St.
Ludington, MI 49431
231-843-7285
betsyr@wmcmhs.org
...
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Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc. (MPAS) is looking for people from around the state to serve on its Advisory Council for services to peo...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 16, 2009:
Spotlighting Those Who Make a Difference for Mental Health
Join with the Substance Abuse...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 16, 2009:
SAMHSA Offers First in New Series of Informational Kits to Help Promote Evidenced-B...
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Taken from CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News January 16, 2009:
Findings of most extensive employer survey ever on people with disabilities released by U.S...
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SAMHSA's Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health (ADS Center) conducts free trainings each y...
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Meet Stephen Batson – MRCE Project Coordinator
When Stephen Batson delivered a member of the Motor City Clubhouse to her first meeting with t...
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Stephanie Harris, a student at the University of Michigan, School of Social Work with a concentration in Community Organization, completes her placeme...
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Mental health consumers are partnering with the Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency and Adult Well Being Services to present the Cente...
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CMHS CONSUMER AFFAIRS E-NEWS 6 NOVEMBER 2008
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New SAMHSA Data Reports Available
SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) has just released The NSDUH Report: Major Depressive Episode and Treatment for Depression among Veterans Aged 21 to 39, a 3 page short report based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH) that provides data on rates of depression, severity of role impairment among the depressed, and types of treatment for depression for veterans likely to be of the Iraq/Afghanistan war era.
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Other OAS short reports released recently include the following:
The NSDUH Report: Mental Health Service Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17, which provides the estimated number and percentages of youth in the nation who received various types of inpatient, outpatient, education, and general medical services for emotional or behavioral problems at http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/MHyouthTX/MHyouthTX.cfmThe NSDUH Report: Out-of-Home Services for Emotional or Behavioral Problems among Youths Aged 12 to 17 which provides data for youth who received mental health services spent out of their home by the service setting and length of stay at http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/youthServices/youthServices.cfmFor single or bulk orders of free copies of this report or any OAS report for meetings, contact SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) either on the web or by phone. Please allow sufficient time to process your request.
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CMHS CONSUMER AFFAIRS E-NEWS 4 NOVEMBER 2008
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AHRQ and ODPHP Announce Redesigned healthfinder.gov
An improved and more accessible version of healthfinder.gov has been launched to provide even more news, tips, and tools to help people stay healthy. Information is available in English and Spanish. The site includes these new and easy-to-use features: · The Quick Guide to Health Living - basic, easy-to-understand information on key prevention topics, including the benefits of taking recommended actions and tips on how to get started. · Myhealthfinder - http://beta.healthfinder.gov - personalized health recommendations based on age and sex from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, supported by AHRQ.
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