On this Veterans Day, I present to you guest blogger Marcelle Leis, Director of Veteran Services for the Association for Mental Health and Wellness, who will discuss the importance of Veterans Day amid this pandemic. by Marcelle Leis, M.S.CMSgt (Ret),…
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Helping to Reduce the Strain of Isolation
Tagged with: Armistice Day, Department of Veterans Affairs, Isolation, National Guard
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, Veterans, Veterans Day
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, Veterans, Veterans Day
We All Need a “Wingman”
I present to you guest blogger Marcelle Leis, Director of Veteran Services for the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. Marcelle discusses a proven-strategy from military life that applies well to our challenges with COVID-19. by Marcelle Leis, M.S. CMSgt…
What Does Veterans Day Mean To You?
With Veterans Day approaching, it is very fitting that I present to you guest blogger Marcelle Leis, who was recently promoted to the newly created position of Director of Veteran Services. Ms. Leis was previously Program Director of the Joseph…
Tagged with: Marcelle Leis, Veterans Crisis Line, Veterans Day
Posted in Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project, Suffolk County United Veterans, Veterans
Posted in Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project, Suffolk County United Veterans, Veterans
The Elusive Homeless Population
Please welcome Ruth McDade, Director of Development at the Association for Mental Health and Wellness, as a returning guest blogger. Her story below motivates us to continue the important work we do every day. ~ Michael Stoltz To help identify…
Tagged with: Food Pantries, HUD, Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, Suffolk County United Veterans, The Vets Place
Posted in Homeless, Veterans
Posted in Homeless, Veterans
Seven ‘Dirty Words’ Words You Can’t Say About Healthcare
So…how are we now to tell people what’s good or bad mental health care? This past week, President Trump directed officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to cease using seven terms, including “diversity,” “vulnerable,” “science-based,” and…
Tagged with: Advocacy, Government, mental health, seven words, wellness
Posted in CDC, Centers for Disease Control, health, mental health, Politics, Veterans, wellness
Posted in CDC, Centers for Disease Control, health, mental health, Politics, Veterans, wellness
Salve for the Sensibilities
I am a recovering news junkie…one who is struggling to stay on course in the current storm of political wrangling about social, economic, environmental, and overall leadership issues. For many years, my home lifestyle included watching cable news and TV…
Tagged with: ebooks, Ron Kovacs, Springsteen, TV News
Posted in Addiction, Politics, Tension, Veterans
Posted in Addiction, Politics, Tension, Veterans
Amazed by Strength Through Adversity: What it Means to be Homeless
Please welcome Ruth McDade, Director of Development at the Association for Mental Health and Wellness, as a returning guest blogger. Her story below motivates us to continue the important work we do every day. We are grateful to her team…
Tagged with: East End, health care, Homeless, LICH, Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, mental health, SCUV, Suffolk County, Suffolk County United Veterans
Posted in Homeless, Veterans
Posted in Homeless, Veterans
Why we do Mental Health Awareness Week?
There are a myriad of health education weeks and months for so many different diseases, each with campaigns and events to promote vital information that can engender personal, social, political, and health profession activation. Mental health awareness encompasses a huge…
Tagged with: health care, health care system, mental health, wellness
Posted in CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Mental Health Awareness Week, Suicide, Veterans
Posted in CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Mental Health Awareness Week, Suicide, Veterans
Help a Veteran neighbor this July 4th weekend: Silence the fireworks bombs
The other night I was sitting on my deck when a loud explosion shocked me in its suddenness and intensity. The evening before, I was at an event where my friend, Patrick Donohue, was performing as a comic. Patrick is…
Tagged with: Comedy Assault, Dr. Frank Dowling, Dwyer Project, Fireworks, Independence Day, July 4th, Marcelle Leis, mental health, News 12 Long Island, Patrick Donohue, Project 9 Line, PTSD, Veterans
Posted in PTSD, Veterans
Posted in PTSD, Veterans
Zeldin Calls for Expanded Vets Peer Support
Congratulations and thank you, Congressman Lee Zeldin! In an election year where there is often a lot of political posturing and little policy substance, New York’s freshman Congressman from the First District here in Suffolk County made a strong statement…
Tagged with: Lee Zeldin, Veterans
Posted in Dwyer Project, Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project, Peer Support, Veterans
Posted in Dwyer Project, Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project, Peer Support, Veterans
Michael Stoltz, LCSW 