Archive for August 2017
Our Common Struggle
Our Common Struggle A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction By Patrick Kennedy and Stephen Fried Patrick Kennedy, son of Senator Ted Kennedy, was a congressman from Rhode Island when he drove his car into a police barrier in front of the US Capitol in 2006. At the time…
Read MoreBEP Donates Books to Brookings Public Library
"books" (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Stiller Beobachter Books, Books, and More Books Sometimes the perfect book is difficult to find. Once, for example, I needed a book that would talk about duel diagnosis. Duel diagnosis is what happens when the person has both a mental illness and an addiction. I needed to read about it. I needed to…
Read MoreNAMI South Dakota Annual Conference — Registration Open
NAMI South Dakota Annual Conference Registration Now Open
Read MoreMental Illness: Brain Disorders
Mental Illness – Brain Disorders instead of Behavior Disorders I just recently reviewed a TedxTalk from Thomas Insel, the director of the National Institute for Mental Health. The title of his talk was “Towards a New Understanding of Mental Illness”. This talk took place in January of 2013. It is still valuable for us as…
Read MoreOur Talk with the Governor
"South Dakota Capitol Building" (CC BY-SA 2.0) by samirluther Our Talk with the Governor Several members and I had a chance to meet with Governor Dennis Duagaard while he was in Brookings in July for “Capital for a Day.” This a program setup by the Governor to get him out into the community during the year by…
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