tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:24:28 +0000Prop 10community mental healthrecoveryThe BirdcageSF Giantsserious mental illnessMHSAMay Revisefamily recoverygood mother'sSMI childrenpsychotropic medicationshelplinesdepressionOversight and Accountability Commissiontough loveRusty Selixself injuryfamily membersNAMIcopingPositive DisciplineQPRKQEDadolescentsSMI kidspsychosisProp 63SMI serious mental illnessteen recoveryGiantscounty mental healthmaniahumorTalking about families,communities, and people surviving and thriving in spite of mental health challenges. How we do it? What helps? And how can policy help us?http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Tish)Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-6523852015918305053Mon, 25 May 2009 14:04:00 +00002009-05-25T08:38:20.349-07:00Positive DisciplineSMI serious mental illnessteen recoveryfamily recoveryThere isn't a specific day that I recall that it was suddenly apparent to me that my teen had a serious mental illness. Like the most difficult puzzle, pieces began falling into place, their shape and color unfamiliar and frightening. I do remember when a psychiatrist looked at all three of us and said, "I'm going to help you." My husband and I wept with relief. She was getting SSI but there was http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/05/letting-go-of-child-with-serious-mental.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-949496782233027946Fri, 15 May 2009 15:44:00 +00002009-05-16T09:54:35.266-07:00Rusty SelixProp 63KQEDProp 10May ReviseNothing is clearer to me than the fact that "mere mortals" are trying to fix the California Economy and none of them are geniuses or even close. That said I do recognize that because of past leadership decisions this state is in BIG Trouble. But should we accept solutions that are born on the backs of our littlest and most vulnerable people - children and the mentally ill? I will vote NO.The http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-i-will-be-voting-tuesday-may-19th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-6648888622351170452Mon, 04 May 2009 19:52:00 +00002009-05-04T13:27:18.423-07:00NAMISMI childrenserious mental illnessdepressioncommunity mental healthadolescentsIt's Monday and it feels like Monday - lots of challenges or maybe it's just that my digestion is out of whack and I feel lousy! Ugh! I get a lot of info and a lot of ideas around the issues related to mental health, mental illness and families. So I thought I would put together a couple of some of the more important references and referrals for a quick look.First, from a friend who is a http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-monday-and-it-feels-like-monday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-1177752551208688804Mon, 04 May 2009 00:50:00 +00002009-05-08T07:56:31.125-07:00SMI childrenserious mental illnessSMI kidsgood mother'sThere are a pair of doves building a nest in the grape arbor off my deck. Like the birds of peace they carry their twigs, threads, and our springer's fur softly in their tiny beaks as they prepare a place for their babies. It's wonderful and hopeful and reminds me of our family preparing for the births of our babies. We worked to make everything perfect for our babies - miracles of our love made http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/05/you-are-good-mother.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-697594269391650188Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:40:00 +00002009-04-28T07:12:34.943-07:00NAMIQPRSMI childrenserious mental illnesscopingIn the past couple of weeks, I’ve had more than one mother I know reach out forhelp to the NAMI Parent Network in search of support and answers about how to cope with their mentally ill child. Sometimes, the child is an adult who has “burned bridges” and drained savings. Sometimes, the child is an adolescent who living at home, pushes boundaries that are normal for teens and at the same time is http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/04/manipulation-or-desperation-smi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-8418931469145643586Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:53:00 +00002009-04-15T06:51:10.293-07:00NAMIserious mental illnesspsychotropic medicationsself injurypsychosisThere was no Easter celebration this year...no baskets, no colored eggs, no special feast and no church. It wasn't a crisis, just the inevitable change in family patterns that happen when kids move away to start their own lives. It's what we parents say we want, "they need to grow up ...fend for themselves,... start their own lives..." but when one of your kids is diagnosed with a serious http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/04/freefall-of-accepting-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-4882118853416581803Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:03:00 +00002009-04-07T09:40:44.904-07:00serious mental illnessSF Giantstough loveGiantsrecoveryfamily recoveryI didn't always love the Giants but I was a fan of baseball. One summer it was the only comfort and diversion for me and my husband after our child became ill. I'm not sure when we began to connect the dots of alcohol abuse, self injury and finally drugs. But when we did, we felt we had no choice but to send her packing because drugs were never something that could be tolerated in our lives. http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/04/road-to-family-recovery-and-sf-giants.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-1123141282780229290Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:37:00 +00002009-05-16T19:32:46.313-07:00family membersdepressionmaniaIf you have a minute, check out the Perfect Pill blog and reference to You Tube It's a kick for all but if you have someone who deals with depression or mania - this is just great to help us put it into perspective. *One speaker uses the F word.Have a great day today!Tishhttp://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/04/perfect-pill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-5965763157516766717Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:54:00 +00002009-04-01T06:35:52.564-07:00helplineshumorThe BirdcagepsychosisWhen our family member became ill, we had no idea about mental illness, psychiatry and especially "recovery". Like many families I have spoken with, our lives were turned upside down and thrown over a cliff. The pain of it all was excruciating, but I think we kept thinking about how hard it was for her. She knew something was wrong but of course she couldn't quite figure out what it was. Our http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/04/power-of-humor-to-challenge-psychosis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-4478311065688180307Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:38:00 +00002009-03-18T19:35:43.176-07:00Prop 63family membersserious mental illnessMHSAOversight and Accountability Commissioncounty mental healthThe lack of definition for the term "family member" has become a frustrating issue for many who are the primary caregiver of a person with a serious mental illness and who want to contribute to the MHSA* process of creating strong, meaningful strategies and programs that support those who struggle with mental illness. Without definition, by our government representatives (Dept. of Mental Health http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/03/are-all-family-members-created-equal_18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429537230348020478.post-3033155661349637791Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:26:00 +00002009-03-12T11:42:27.167-07:00I am a 50 something person who is frustrated by local and state politics around healthcare - especially mental health care. California's Mental Health Services Act plan while well-intended leaves us all (families, clients, providers and even county employees) helpless and angry for the promise it intended and the minimal delivery it has provided for those who are sick with a mental illness. I http://stateofmynds.blogspot.com/2009/03/mental-health-services-and-mhsa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Tish)0