by dnl426 | May 9, 2025 | Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Its’ purpose is to try to help us understand that mental health issues affect all of us and to try to remove some of the stigma connected with being treated for a mental health condition. Many...
by dnl426 | Dec 9, 2024 | Preparedness
Happy Winter! Winter Safety Advice Another winter: snow, cold, ice, slipping, sliding and hopefully, not falling. However we define it, winter is here! While we got off fairly easily last winter, it doesn’t look like it will be as mild this year. Being prepared for...
by dnl426 | Oct 10, 2024 | Preparedness
Ready To Go! Hurricane Preparedness Today, in an email from the White House Office of Public Engagement, I found a list of what’s being done in Florida to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene. The government is acting prior to landfall and...
by dnl426 | Sep 24, 2024 | Mental Health
Ageism Let’s face it: if you’re alive, then you’re getting older. You would think that would mean most of us would be a bit more accepting of older adults. After all, we’re all on the same journey. Unfortunately, there are many ways that our society sends a strong...
by dnl426 | Jul 9, 2024 | Preparedness
Supported Decision-Making in Michigan There are times when we get calls at Disability Network Lakeshore (DNL) asking what can be done to help children with developmental disabilities who want to be more independent. There are similar calls from adult children asking...
