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I’m Positively Me! A Coalition of Mental Health Advocacy Groups Presents The Most Uplifting, Empowering Concert of the Year May 29, 2007, 7 p.m. A Big Thank you to Our Sponsors For Making This Possible! ◊ NAMI San Antonio ◊ ◊ Center for Health Care Services ◊ ◊ Solara ◊ ◊ Margie Coronado, Realtor ◊ ◊ Pam Wise, New York Life ◊ ◊ PRO International ◊ ◊ Rudy Lozano, Bench Mark Mortgage ◊ ◊ Reclamation, Inc. ◊ ◊ Alamo Heights Garage, Inc. ◊ ◊ Stephanie Ecke, LPC, LCDC ◊ ◊ Community Unitarian Universalist Church ◊ ◊ The Wood Group ◊ ◊ Whole Being Wellness Center ◊ ◊ Terri Mabrito ◊ ◊ Home Comforts ◊ ◊ Suzanne H. Butler, Author, A Heart's Desire Creating Wealth Fast ◊ ◊ Superior Automotive ◊ ◊ YOU ◊ Page 2 May is Mental Health Awareness Month Welcome to Mental Health Month 2007! The theme for this year's observance is MIND Your Health. For more than fifty years, our country has celebrated May as Mental Health Month to raise awareness about mental illnesses and the importance of mental wellness for all. This year, we want even more people to know that caring for their minds, as well as their bodies, is good for overall health and key to their suc- cesses at home, at work and at school. Let’s send our message louder than ever—everywhere we live, work, learn and play. Good mental health is fundamental to overall health and is essential to personal well-being and the ability to lead a RECOVERY healthy, balanced, and productive life. Mental health prob- lems can impair a person's thinking, feelings, and behavior IS and can be serious and disabling. According to the U.S. POSSIBLE Surgeon General's report on mental health, more than half of all Americans with a severe mental illness fail to seek treatment. Many people do not receive treatment for mental health prob- lems due to a lack of awareness of the problem, fear of stigma, or lack of access to appropriate services. Yet, overall quality of life is greatly im- proved when a person with a mental health problem gets an early diag- nosis and receives appropriate treatment. The groups organizing this concert know that Recovery is Possible. It is our mission to have everyone lead full productive lives, free from stigma and discrimination. If you want more information, please visit the tables outside the theater. We would be glad to answer any questions. Page 3 The Program Sam Williams Jr. serving as Master of Ceremonies Doug Fesler Celebrate Life Music by Doug Fesler, Lyrics by Janet Paleo King of the Castle Music & Lyrics by Doug Fesler Krista Nabors Never Be Alone Music & Lyrics by Krista Nabors Mary Ryan When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbing Along Music & Lyrics by Harry M Woods (1929) Rudolf Harst A Collection of Songs Music and Lyrics by Rudolf Harst Intermission Please take this time to refresh yourself, shop at the outside tables and pick up information on mental illness. Be back in 20. You won’t want to miss what is coming up next. Trance Rules of the Game Music & Lyrics by Trance Thomas Deryl Dodd I Can Do This Music & Lyrics by Deryl Dodd Marjorie Dodd Anderson Take a Hand Music & Lyrics by Marjorie Dodd Anderson Positively Me! Music by Marjorie Dodd Anderson, Lyrics by Janet Paleo Mystic Sister Broken Wings Music & Lyrics by Courtney Bradley Fly Music & Lyrics by Courtney & Cheri Life is a Circle Music & Lyrics by Courtney & Cheri Glory Bound Music & Lyrics by Courtney & Cheri Page 4 The Coalition This group of Mental Health Advocacy Groups have come together for the very important task of creat- ing this CD to empower people. Each of the groups have a differing view of how they serve the commu- nity, but each are tireless in their efforts. In a day when money resources are tight, it is easy for similar organizations to fight for their share. However, this weakens our voice as advocates. In San Antonio, com- ing together to join our groups, our voices in celebra- tion of May Mental Health Month, shows that our passion and our mission are strong. Please take a min- ute and look at what the various groups offer to our community. Thank you for being here! Page 5 PROSUMERS Everyone is welcome to attend meetings History As a person who was diagnosed with a No membership fees severe and persistent mental illness, I found Includes monthly newsletter myself hopeless and felt helpless to change my life. I was fortunate to find people and Volunteer opportunities opportunities that started me on the road to highlighted recovery. As I began getting better and got Are you ready involved in life, I found that there was a consumer movement that was international in to enter recovery? scope. I began to grow and applied for com- Join US! mittees and board positions. As my passion took me all over the world, I found people in recovery had a reoccurring theme. Most of Empowerment Meetings them had volunteering as an avenue to help them in their recovery process. As this was The monthly meeting has two parts. also part of my story, I created a group that The first is having lunch together. This incorporated volunteering along with empow- is where people connect with other erment and encouragement to help people people. We share stories, resources, find their path of recovery. I know this pro- and phone numbers. This is where we A Prosumer is someone gram has been successful because many of become friends. our members have gotten jobs or gone back The second part of the meeting is who gives back to the to school. I now co-own my own business where we become empowered to take community and is proac- where I do disability education and make steps to making our world better. Some training videos while chronicling the con- of the topics that we have covered in- tive in their recovery! sumer movement. I have found that life is all clude: about choices. The Prosumer group helps you ∗ How to buy your own home to identify the positive choices in your life. ∗ Singing positive “I” Statements Join us Today! You can choose recovery and life. You can start today! Join Us with the Positively Me! CD Call us at: ∗ How to delay with change ∗ Finding fun again 210-653-5267 Prosumers: ∗ What makes people happy? FAX us at ∗ Meet monthly for an Most meetings involve interaction and participatory learning. We always have 210-653-7372 empowerment group lots of fun. Write us at: ∗ Support others Newsletters PO Box 120394 ∗ Volunteer San Antonio, TX 78212 ∗ Advocate The Prosumer news keeps you up to Email us at : date on issues that can affect your life. ∗ Often find work or go back to Inside every issue is a monthly calendar [email protected] or school with events that you might be inter- ∗ Encourage others ested in, such as support group meet- [email protected] ings, community events, and Prosumer ∗ Empower others activities. Every issue is a positive re- minder that “Recovery is Possible. ∗ Turn their Disability into a positive! Page 6 Alliance for Mental Health Consumers Rights The Alliance for Mental History: Health Consumers' Rights The Alliance for Mental provides peer-to-peer sup- Health Consumers' port, advocacy, and educa- Rights was formed as a tion to consumers of mental 501(c)(3) nonprofit cor- health services in a social poration in 2002 by con- setting. We also educate the sumers of mental health public through special services who were con- events, meetings, and the cerned by the cuts in media to reduce ignorance mental health services about mental illness and in Texas and Bexar gain parity in access and County. Our early meet- treatment in health care with Contact people: ings in homes, restau- those with physical disabili- rants, and a downtown ties. church has enabled us Description: Terry Bates, to expand to over 200 The Alliance for Mental Executive Director, members. The Alliance Health Consumers' Rights is Camille Willard-Vega, recently moved to the composed of over 200 men- Center for Health Care tal health consumers. We Office Manager Services Family Ser- believe the best way to help vices Center at 5802 S. Presa in San Antonio, ourselves is to help others. Office Number Having gained office space where we currently pro- at 5802 S. Presa, in San An- 210) 436-8018 ext. 307 vide several hobby and support groups Monday tonio, we will expand our ef- forts to assist consumers in through Thursday from their recovery and employ- FAX (210) 820-3064 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ment. Together, we can join We hope to expand ser- vices as more consum- our voices to be heard by 5802 S. Presa our government to make ers and volunteers offer positive changes for persons San Antonio, TX 78223 facilitation and clerical with mental illness. skills. Page 7 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of San Antonio The Depression and Bipolar provided with a printed Support Alliance San Anto- packet with educational ma- nio is a group of patients, terials and are given an op- family members and friends portunity to ask questions of that meet together to share For More Information an orientation provider. experiences and learn more Contact: about living with bipolar ill- Kathy Franklin We have a small library at ness, depression, and schizo- DBSA San Antonio the Monday night loca- affective disorder. (210) 945-0689 tion. Our goal is to have an outside speaker at least On Monday nights we meet once a month. Weekly hand- at the Methodist Specialty outs with material from the and Transplant Hospital, newspaper and internet are 8026 Floyd Curl Drive, in Creed great springboards for gen- Classroom One from 7-9 p.m.