Minority Mental Health
FSA Elgin probably has the most culturally diverse staff I’ve worked with. This is a pleasure given my interest in anthropology and talking with people about their ancestors, food and traditions.
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Stonewall
As Pride Month comes to a close, I wish to acknowledge a historic marker in the ongoing fight for gay rights – the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village, New York. The riots are why June is Pride Month. [...]
Juneteenth
Juneteenth signifies the day that Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas – June 19, 1865 – to order the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, 2½ years after it took effect.
Like Cinqo de Mayo, which commemorates the Mexican Army’s victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862, not Mexican Independence Day, which is Sept. 16, many Americans are mistaken about [...]
We Do Recover
Recovery looks different to each person. No matter how someone chooses to navigate recovery, it is a challenging road. My sobriety date is June 18, 2018. 6 years of trying to get sober proceeded that date. I managed to string together a year here and there, some months at other times, I had multiple AA coins; 24 hour, 30 day, 2 month, 3 month…you catch the drift. [...]