Stomping Out Mental Health Stigma
May 20, 2013 | 11:46 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
A day of entertainment and fun activities in Old Town’s Heritage Park helped draw attention to the serious challenges of mental illness.
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VIDEO: Feeling Fit Club – Monday Episode
May 17, 2013 | 10:01 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
Feeling Fit Club is a senior exercise program produced by the County of San Diego’s Aging and Independence Services. The workout series is designed to help older adults stay active and healthy.
14 Faces of Mental Illness
May 16, 2013 | 9:38 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
As they are – and as their mental illness makes them feel. Pairs of photos make up an exhibition meant to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Sewage Spill Fouls Creek in Fallbrook
May 15, 2013 | 5:31 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
An estimated 33,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Ostrich Creek in Fallbrook Wednesday, the County’s Environmental Health Department reported. The spill came from a ruptured main at a lift station at 2841 Overland Trail. It began about 6:00 a.m. and continued for more than five hours until crews from the Fallbrook Public Utilities District shut […]
GALLERY: 14 Faces of Mental Illness
May 14, 2013 | 4:03 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Through our lens: personal stories of mental illness is an exhibition featuring photos of San Diegans with mental illness. There are two photos of each person: one a color portrait, the other a black-and-white image suggesting the strain of the societal stigma attached to mental illness. The captions in this gallery are excerpted from longer descriptions in the […]
Seven Decades of Working and Carmen Duron Keeps Going and Going and…
May 14, 2013 | 9:15 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
Apparently, there’s a word missing from Carmen Duron’s dictionary.
“Be Brave: Stomp Out Stigma”
May 13, 2013 | 2:42 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Hundreds of participants are expected to attend the County’s May is Mental Health Month celebration Saturday at Heritage Park in Old Town.