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November 1, 2022 (Contributed by Co-Editor Peggy Swarbrick) Monthly Celebrations National Gratitude MonthTake time this month to give thanks for the big and small things that you appreciate. It’s goodContinue reading “November Wellness Institute Calendar”

October 31, submitted by HOWARD DIAMOND Halloween, nutmeg and pumpkin spiceIs that everything that will be nice?Ready once, twice and thriceCan I have that last humble slice? The grass isContinue reading “Halloween, Nutmeg and Pumpkin Spice“

October 24, 2022 (Howard Diamond, Regular Guest Blogger) “Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound“, so begins almostContinue reading “Risks While Improving Our Dignity by Howard Diamond”

October 20, 2022 – Reprint from the N.A.P.S. Webite National Association of Peer Supporters (N.A.P.S.) writes, “The idea of a ‘national day’ for peer supporters began to take shape atContinue reading “Global Peer Support Day”

October 18, 2022 by Howard Diamond Last year, when I was completing an article, I received an email that the MentalHealth Community lost another legend, Steve Harrington from Michigan. HisdeathContinue reading “One hundred words on Steve Harrington”

October 15, 2022 by Howard Diamond Read about Fall Sports 2022 in a poemComing here without any fanfareArriving with no more than a low humAll major sports combine and weContinue reading “FALL SPORTS 2022”

October 12, 2022 The New York State Office of Mental Health is excited to share yet another educational resource available about 988 in New York. The 988 Brochure contains basic information aboutContinue reading “988 Brochures Now Available”

Posted on October 8, 2022 (To start the story from the beginning, click here) Random Act By a Peer Specialist: Part 5 One Year Less One DayIt is February 8Continue reading “RANDOM ACT BY A PEER SPECIALIST Part 5 by HOWARD DIAMOND”

Posted 10/6/22 (Sent by Matthew Canuteson) GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION FOR CAPITAL REGION SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM Capital Connect Aims to Increase Access to Suicide Interventions in Historically Underserved CommunitiesContinue reading “Capital Region Suicide Prevention Program”

Posted on October 3, 2022 “Hey, over there, that man is pulling that lady by her hair across the avenue”. “Watch out pastor, those mean guys by the broken windowContinue reading “RELATIONSHIP ABUSE and DOMESTIC VIOLENCE by Howard Diamond”