In this issue:
Keene State health, safety, and medical professionals are closely monitoring the outbreak of H1N1 influenza (swine flu) in the U.S. and internationally. Visit the Center for Health and Wellness for the most updated information.
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Keene State College will join mental-health advocates across the country next week to celebrate Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW). The U.S. Congress established MIAW in 1990 to raise awareness, promote early detection and accurate diagnosis, and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.
Monday – Friday, October 6 – 10
Information Tables by Active Minds Student Organization; noon – 3 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium
Tuesday, October 7
Using Playback Theatre, the ActingOut company will explore issues of mental health, family struggles, school, and peer challenges. The performers will ask audience members for stories from their own lives.
Wednesday, October 8
KSC students living with mental illness share their challenges and successes. Hosted by the KSC Diversity Commission, a light lunch will be served.
Presenters from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Granite State Monarchs, and the Counseling Center will share their stories of struggle and success as they have lived with mental illness. Refreshments provided by First Course and sponsored by the Monadnock Center for Successful Transitions.
For more information, contact Forrest Seymour, 8-2047.
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From Tiffany Matthews (Health Services): On Monday, September 29, Phoenix House Keene Center and the Keene State College Center for Health and Wellness will sponsor “Real People, Real Recovery” in celebration of the nineteenth annual National Recovery Month nationwide.
This event will take place at Keene State College in the Mabel Brown Room from 6 to 8 p.m., and will provide an opportunity for the public to hear stories of experience, strength, and hope from community members who have been affected by addiction and have made progress towards long-term recovery. Community members, people in recovery, parents, policy makers, teachers, students, and all whose lives may have been touched by addiction are invited to participate.
The event will include a variety of speakers from the local area sharing their stories of recovery and recounting how community agencies in the Monadnock Region have supported them in achieving long-term abstinence from drugs and alcohol. Community social-service agencies will also be attending and providing educational materials about their services and volunteer opportunities.
For the 22.6 million people in the United States who suffer from substance-use disorders, asking for help and finding treatment is essential to getting back to a healthy, fulfilling life through recovery. Recovery Month is a nationwide celebration of people in long-term recovery from substance-use disorders and their families, and is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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From Tiffany Mathews, Health Services: You are cordially invited to the Fourth Annual Recovery Month Forum on Monday, September 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room.
This year’s theme is “Real People, Real Recovery.” This event, which is co-sponsored by Phoenix House and Keene State College’s Center for Health and Wellness and the Counseling Center, will include a variety of speakers who will share stories of recovery and hope. Community social service agencies will be attending and providing educational materials about their services and volunteer opportunities.
Please join us in supporting and bringing awareness to prevention and substance abuse treatment services. Attending this event will offer students, staff, and faculty the opportunity to increase their awareness of local resources and to learn about getting involved in the community. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Tiffany Mathews at tmathews1@keene.edu or 8-2890.
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