Via Hope Blog
Announcing the Recovery Institute’s 2012 Participants!
From the official announcement: Via Hope, a training and technical assistance partnership between Texas Department of State Health Services, Mental Health America of Texas, and NAMI Texas, is launching the Recovery Institute and has announced which organizations will participate in this inaugural year’s initiatives. The Recovery Institute will further Via Hope’s transformational work by helping state… Read more
Stress in the Workplace: Partnering with Corporate Wellness Programs
Health in the workplace has become an increasing concern for corporations. An increasing amount of employees reporting work as the main cause of stress in their lives, and corporations are starting to see the effects: stressed workers tend to be fatigued, more prone to mistakes and injuries and more likely to be absent. The end impact on a… Read more
Creating Content to Engage
In my past articles, I’ve touched on the importance of using compelling stories to encourage advocacy. However, it’s often difficult to determine what information is going to be most engaging. Looking at content marketing frameworks can be a useful way for developing a strategy that engages your audience at all stages of the advocacy process, from… Read more
Finding Your Voice
As a person with lived experience with matters of mental health, finding my voice has been an integral part of my recovery journey. When I first received my label of a certain illness or diagnosis, I felt that no one wanted to hear from me and what I said was of little value. In the mental health advocacy field… Read more
The Wrong Type of Talk Therapy: The Debate Around Online Reviews of Mental Health Services
A recent article in the New York Times, The Wrong Type of Talk Therapy, highlights an interesting issue arising in the mental health arena as a result of online technologies. The article discusses the future role of consumer review sites, such as Yelp, in mental health care services. Read more
Recovery to Practice
I am officially a Recovery to Practice Resource Center groupie, and I am not afraid to let everyone know. They are awesome! RTP recently made their enormous recovery resource library available online, and hosted a great webinar on What Recovery Means for Acute Care just a couple of weeks ago. Be still my heart! Read more