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Representative Donna Bullock Joins Campaign As Honorary Ambassador
ITE/MH first met Representative Donna Bullock (D-Phila.) at a June Rally for Human Services in Harrisburg. During the event, she spoke about living with mental illness in her family and how connection, example, possibility, and hope—the values reflected in the ITE/MH [...]Read more
And the Winners Are…
We are excited to announce twelve winners of ITE/MH’s Mental Health Month Camera Contest. Meet the winners and see how they plan to use their cameras. Natasha Bagwe: “I have been struggling with my mental health for a long time, and the only thing that has empowered me is music, [...]Read more
Mental Health Month Camera Contest
May is Mental Health Month, and we’re celebrating with a camera contest. Enter today to let us see the world through your eyes. Help us show the individual nature of recovery. Tell us how you see mental health recovery for a chance to win one of 12 digital cameras. How it [...]Read more
Mental Health Awareness Fair—May 13, 2016
ITE/MH will be there. Stop by and see us!Read more
Adventures in the Middle of Nowhere, by Nicole Steenstra Darr
It’s been two years this April since I left my career. A few thoughts: So much of my identity was wrapped up in my career. I still feel lost, like I’m wandering off-trail, without a map, without it. In my case, there is an easy, fairly socially acceptable answer to [...]Read more
Jenn’s Recovery Story: A Journey Not A Quick-Fix
By Jenn, Blogger and Freelance Writer I was diagnosed with depression at around age 12, and I felt like the world had come to an end for me. I have since had many struggles and what often feels like a war raging within me. I have learned a lot through these struggles, and I think [...]Read more
New Horizons Drop-In Center is the Evidence
“We’re the Evidence of how feeling supported and connected gives us the courage and enjoyment to work together and share what Recovery looks like in the community!” —Karen, Manny, Dustin, Sue, Michell, Jamie, Alex, and Lucas, New Horizons Drop-In Center, [...]Read more
MHA of Lancaster County is the Evidence
“We’re the evidence that while mental illness is not a choice, recovery is.” —Sara, Joe, Marty, Gretchen, Mary, Peggy, Barbara, Janet, MHA of Lancaster CountyRead more
Joe, Bart, and Brendan of The Lodge at Newport are the Evidence
“We’re the Evidence—We of the Fairweather Lodge (The Lodge at Newport) are the evidence that as we work, that as we help others around our community, and support each other with shared meal and social times that we reduce and free ourselves of inpatient services.” —Joe, Bart, and [...]Read more
Leonard and Mike are the Evidence
“We’re the Evidence of how support leads to stability. Our Fairweather Lodge, The Lodge at Newport, gives us the responsibility for our lives, our home, and our peers every day.” —Leonard, Mike, The Lodge at Newport, Newport, PARead more