Yesterday I attended the second class of NAMI’s Provider Education. Here I summarize, paraphrase, and quote the handouts from the NAMI Provider Education Course Participant Manual 2013: THEORETICAL BASIS: Basic principles of secondary prevention/intervention in mental health care in community psychiatry…
Today I received the following email from the NOMORE Project. When I was in my mid-twenties I worked as an administrator for a battered woman’s shelter after volunteering on their crisis line. My exposure to domestic violence left me with…
Back in Fall 2005, when I first attended Fuller Theological Seminary – a multi-denominational Christian seminary – I wrote a Mental Health Ministry training manual. I just changed the language to make it more inclusive of all faiths. Feel free to use it as…
Copying and pasting the course outline and class hyperlinks helps me get a better handle on the material (or maybe I’m just avoiding doing the work). Today’s assignment was to analyze our blog’s statistics to create a thirty-day editorial calendar. I’ve…
I pledge my commitment to the Blog for Mental Health 2015 Project (blogformentalhealth.com). I will blog about mental health topics not only for myself, but for others. By displaying this badge, I show my pride, dedication, and acceptance for mental health.…
The Clay Hunt SAV Act Passed! Thank Your Members of Congress! Thank you for your mental health advocacy! Thank you for contacting your Senators and Congressmen to make your voice heard. Thank you for your support of suicide prevention for our…
Yesterday’s assignment in Blogging 201 was to audit our brand. The focus of Blogging 201 is branding and growth. Last month in Blogging 101, I revamped my blog’s look, so for this assignment I focused on creating a brand logo for my header…
Our first assignment in Blogging 201 is to write three concrete goals. Here are mine: Write at least once a week Gain new readers each week Maintain mutually supportive online relationships with my readers Q: Why do you blog? A: Get thoughts…