August 3, 2010
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, in any given year, one in four adults suffers from a mental disorder. This number is even higher amongst those who are experiencing homelessness,…
August 2, 2010
Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, passed in 2008 but only now making its way into the workplace, treatment limits for substance abuse and mental health conditions such as depre…
July 27, 2010
There is something magical about Monday mornings. I know that may sound crazy, so let me explain. The weekend is over, and it’s back to work or school—back to the grind. Enter work day routi…
July 23, 2010
From CNN: The job market continues to recover as unemployment rates drop in 39 states. http://bit.ly/9aQVJI There was a lot of news regarding the vote for the extension of unemployment benefits. Here…
July 20, 2010
See if this sounds familiar to you: I know I should work out more. I keep intending to do so, but every time I set my mind to some new plan, something comes up. I am great at getting in my own way…
July 16, 2010
The Department of Veteran Affairs has acknowledged that women are nearly four times as likely as men to end up homeless. From NPR “Female Veterans Struggle To Stay Off Streets” http://n.pr/9kx8AI…
July 13, 2010
Last week my kids and I were in Detroit for a Tigers baseball game. We joined everyone in the stadium on that 4th of July weekend in honoring veterans. As the screen on the scoreboard projected th…
July 9, 2010
The National Alliance to End Homelessness’s first installment of “Examining the Federal Plan”- they begin on their blog with Youth Homelessness. http://bit.ly/du0soX Expenses Up + Wages…
July 7, 2010
As we’ve talked about before on the blog, many of the women who come to Calvary are survivors of past trauma and abuse. And post traumatic stress disorder, a common illness for veterans, is somethin…