So, I spent time today updating my wellness plan on the Facing Us Clubhouse website. I'm sure my doctor has a wellness plan for me. And I bet my talk therapist has one. But if they do, they've never shared it with me. And who knows if it's at all relevant to my life? Sadly, I've been in many national mental health meetings... Read more
It's hard to believe, but it is 2008 already! As I look forward to the year ahead, I want to tell you that we're preparing several new DBSA programs and services and tracking a variety of trends. I've highlighted some of them here. Whole Health We have several things in the hopper that address our overall physical and mental... Read more
So I am writing this blog as we move toward the end of the year. It's less busy in our office now, at least for me, since a lot of what I do involves meeting with other organizations and individuals. No one plans meetings for this time of year. (Yippee!) So I took the time today to go through the entire Facing Us website: www.facingus.org ... Read more
This is the time of year when a lot of us reflect and take stock of the past 12 months. As I look back at 2007 from an organizational perspective, I see several national mental health trends that have emerged, such as the:Growing recognition of the effectiveness and importance of peer supportCrucial need to address our military's mental health... Read more
Recently, I had the privilege of being a trainer for a veterans' peer specialist training event in Madison, Wisconsin. The training was led by three folks: Ike Powell, the master trainer and developer of the peer specialist curriculum; Dona, a gifted trainer and consumer leader from the Northwest; and Roy, a talented trainer and consumer... Read more
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