Submitted by simplyhealthy on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 11:12pm
Simply Healthy Radio host Kris Keller interviews Stephanie Patrick, Clinical Director of ADAMH and Julie Furj, Executive Director of NAMI Columbus. ADAMH is the Alcohol Drug And Mental Health Board of Franklin County. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Health. Julie and Stephanie discuss their organizations and the mental health resources available in Central Ohio.
For more Information on NAMI and ADAMH got to the following web sites.
Submitted by Civically Engaged on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 12:55pm
"The work I'm out here doing today is environmental work. That's what I care about...I think most people don't realize we're a part of the rest of the world. I think that people think they're separate from everything else--from other people, from the universe, from the trees and the animals---when in fact we're all connected. The things we do to the other residents of the Earth affect us and the people we care about."
Edmiston was at Broad and High collecting signatures to pressure American Electric Power to comply w/ the Clean Air Act.
"They're trying to extend the deadline by which they have to reduce their emissions. At the moment, it's 2015. They're trying to extend it all the way to 2020. But there's no guarantee that when we get to 2020 they won't just try to extend it another 5 years."
Edmiston said Progress Ohio is running the petition drive w/ funding from the Environmental Defense Fund.
He said even though the EDF is large, it doesn't have nearly as much money as AEP.
Submitted by Civically Engaged on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 12:55pm
"Educating our children (is what's important). It's the jumping off point for how they do the rest of their lives. W/o that education, you just can't get anywhere anymore. You're not able to get a decent job which means you can't get a decent home, can't raise a family. It all starts w/ education and not just for the purpose of getting a job, but to know more about the world around you."
Eva, who declined to give her last name, said she works at OSU and has friends who have worked in elementary, middle, and high schools. She said she opposes the funding cuts to education.
Submitted by Civically Engaged on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 6:10pm
Emmanuel helped w/ the planting of tomatoes at the corner of Bryden and Ohio. He is part of a program for people w/ developmental disabilities run by AD Ohio.
Christopher Apple who’s worked w/ 4 Seasons City Farm for years helps Emmanuel and other participants in the AD Ohio program learn about community gardening.
“This (gardening) is particularly great for this type of work, because I can use the garden as a way to have some teachable moments and help these guys increase their self-esteem and their skill-sets and help out Hank, Daniel, and (Four Seasons) City Farm in the process. It’s a win-win.”
