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Core Values Enhance Relationships One of the first things I learned upon joining Fountain House was the value system key to the survival of the clubhouse community.  The WANA group was responsible for the first three of these values: self-help through mutual help, member ownership of the program, and membership has no time limits.  There […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Lesson #6 presents three very different examples of the great courage found in those recovering from their experiences with mental illness. Lesson #6– People with Mental Illnesses are Courageous Cora was first hospitalized at the age of 16, when she received drugs and shock treatment, but left hospital saying she felt worse than when she […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

The previous three lessons in this series identified the facts that individuals with severe mental illnesses are first and foremost people, who have normal needs and can benefit from prepared-for actions as much as any other group.  The next examples offered in this series will identify some strong positive characteristics associated with these men and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

In our August 22nd, 2012 posting we referenced the June 1, 2012 online issue of The Sustainability Report, Editor Rachel Alembakis, posted an article: “Banks’ plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion,” which described, in detail, the efforts by Australian banks to meet this social challenge. Although the focus of the above is a financial institutions […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

What follows is organized by answering some general questions about the “never-to-be-forgotten Forgotten People,” with specific lessons to be learned from individuals suffering with mental illnesses.  In addition to whatever memories I have of each of these men and women, I have included (when possible) their own words as part of their legacy.  It is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…