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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: Video: Mental Health and the Community
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Monday, March 21, 2011. Video: Mental Health and the Community. Fighting Stigma: Mental Health and the Community. King County Superior Court, Judge Harry McCarthy. Dan Satterberg, King County Prosecuting Attorney. Craig Rennebohm, Seattle Mental Health chaplain. Helen Nilon, executive director of Mental Health Action. Declan Wynne, director, Sound Mental Health Integrated Services. March 28, 2011 at 11:49 PM.
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: Problems with Lithium
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Friday, March 4, 2011. Revelle was asked about the side effects of long term use of Lithium. Many said that they try to taper off over time. Revelle says that he's already made his choice: continued lithium treatment and the prospect of kidney dialysis. If I get those episodes back, I will have lost my life," he said. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Alice Braverman, Navos Mental Health Solutions. Integr...
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Friday, March 4, 2011. Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System. King County Sheriff Sue Rahr talked about how the criminal justice system overlaps with the mental health community. She said she asked herself why there were so many mentally ill people in jail when she took over as sheriff. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Alice Braverman, Navos Mental Health Solutions. Joe Fuller, AstraZeneca. Congr...
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: The value of peer counseling
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Friday, March 4, 2011. The value of peer counseling. Patrick Ciminera says that by practicing "good stress," he's able to overcome some of his continuing issues. Good stress, he says, means practicing activities you enjoy and gets you out into the community. He volunteers at a climbing gym, has driven a snow bus for kids attending Outdoors For All. What makes a peer counselor a good resource? Behavioral Hea...
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: Video: National anti-stigma and recovery campaigns
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Monday, March 21, 2011. Video: National anti-stigma and recovery campaigns. Fighting Stigma: Panel 1. Actress Glenn Close’s sister, Jessie Close, discusses her partnership with Seattle area advocates on the national anti-stigma BringChange2Mind. Jessie Close, BringChange2Mind. Linea and Cinda Johnson. Mental health advocates and speakers. August 22, 2011 at 2:51 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Vocat...
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: Need for sound policy
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Friday, March 4, 2011. Need for sound policy. Rev Craig Rennebohm said it's helpful to think about caring for the mentally ill in terms of community organizing. We need to make the front door for mental health care as readily accessible as possible, catching people the earliest that's possible," he said. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Alice Braverman, Navos Mental Health Solutions. Bring Change 2 Mind.
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: Healthcare Reform
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Friday, March 4, 2011. Susan Dreyfus says that community advocacy is needed to integrate social and mental illness with primary care concerns. The symposium, she says, is a good start. "Only in Seattle will this many people come together on a Friday night to discuss mental illness," she said. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Alice Braverman, Navos Mental Health Solutions. Joe Fuller, AstraZeneca. Seattle...
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: Video: Local advocates
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Monday, March 21, 2011. Fighting Stigma: Panel 3. Local advocates share their stories and discuss their efforts to help others by speaking out and working to improve the mental health treatment system. Randy Revelle, SVP Policy and Advocacy, Washington State Hospital Association. Martha Monfried, director of PSE Corporate Communications and board member NAMI Washington and Eastside. Joe Fuller, AstraZeneca.
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: How do you counsel the mentally ill?
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Friday, March 4, 2011. How do you counsel the mentally ill? What spirituality means for folks is that they have a community of others who care about them and help them provide meaning for their lives." - Chaplain Rennebohm. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Alice Braverman, Navos Mental Health Solutions. Cinda Johnson, mental health advocate. Dave Bukey, Law Offices of Dave Bukey. Joe Fuller, AstraZeneca.
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions: Community-based care
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Fighting Stigma, Finding Solutions. A Thomas C. Wales Symposium on Mental Health in Our Community. Friday, March 4, 2011. Craig Rennebohm says that just like every community has parks and fire departments, each needs to provide housing and access to healthcare and behavioral health care. That's what it means to be neighbors," he said. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Alice Braverman, Navos Mental Health Solutions. Cinda Johnson, mental health advocate. Dave Bukey, Law Offices of Dave Bukey. Director o...
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