A personal perspective about culturally sensitive care. The key is to listen to individual stories. Resource links for diverse communities included.

Take note of ADHD Awareness Month with this personal story.

Dora Law explains her way to cope. Not everyone will understand but if they try, that’s a start. Just make it to your next check point.

“Welcome to Holland“ is a short, metaphoric tale in which a family plans to go to Italy and instead lands in Holland. Although written about a child born with disabilities, it is apropos to a family with a member dealing with mental health challenges. I had never seen this and was quite moved by it. ~~Becky Hadden (ed.)

Recovery from psychosis typically requires medicinal and therapeutic intervention. Sarah Ryan has found that true emotional recovery is a gradual process and a long personal journey. Her whole world — and her understanding of it — was turned upside down by a psychotic break when a “different” reality took over. Afterwards, she constantly questioned herself.

Anosignosia, a lack of insight, describes a symptom experienced by those with serious mental illness in which a person cannot recognize that they have a mental health condition. We hope to create a Family Support Group for those supporting someone with anosignosia and seek candidates to serve as co-facilitators.

Judith R. Smith, PhD, LCSW, doing research on women’s experiences as they age, discovered that adult mothers’ challenges centered around caring for their adult children who developed serious mental illness (SMI).