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From the President's Desk - March 2009
By Hugh Brady
A
Very
Interesting
Magazine
Mary
Holcomb,
one of
our
Family
to
Family
teachers
and
support
group
facilitators,
and I
recently
made a
presentation
about
NAMI BA
and our
activities
to the
Van Gogh
Group at
Willow
Creek
Church.
While we
were
there I
picked
up
several
articles
from a
most
interesting
magazine,
Pine
Rest
Today,
published
by the
Pine
Rest
Christian
Mental
Health
Services
The
articles
were on
a
variety
of
subjects,
including
bipolar
disorder,
obsessive
compulsive
syndrome,
eating
disorders,
the
physiological
causes
of
mental
illness
and
more.
Many of
them had
a
religious
or
spiritual
slant to
them as
you
might
expect
from a
religious
institution,
but
every
article
I read
was full
of good,
solid
information
on
issues
regarding
mental
illness.
One of
the
articles,
“Living
With a
Person
Who Has
Bipolar
Disorder,”
contained
the
following
passage,
which
ought to
be part
of all
our
lives:
Being an
advocate
in your
community
for the
mentally
ill and
their
needs is
probably
the most
important
way
families
and
friends
can be
involved.
Battling
the
stigma
and the
misunderstandings
about
mental
illness
are the
responsibility
of every
member
of our
society.
Our
communities
have the
responsibility
to
provide
an
environment
of
acceptance
and
understanding
for the
mentally
ill.
Being an
informed
and
involved
member
of one’s
community
is the
only way
necessary
change
can
occur.
Here's
an index
of the
publication's
back
issues
Thanks!
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