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“Mental
illness is woven into the fabric of
our society, and is often identified
as the cause for many societal ills.
We must all take responsibility and
action to remove the stigma of
mental illness and promote early
assessment and diagnosis, and the
multitude of treatment options and
support resources available."
states
Joy
Calloway,
president
and CEO
of New
Center
Community
Services.
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New
Center
Community
Services
Mental
Health
Agency
commemorates
National
Mental
Health
Awareness
Month in
May
DETROIT,
MI - May
is
National
Mental
Health
Month
and New
Center
Community
Services
(NCCS),
a full
service
community
mental
health
agency
is
continuing
its
mission
to
heighten
awareness
on
mental
health
issues
as it
serves
more
than
7,000
patients
annually.
The
Legislative
and
Community
Breakfast
held
Monday,
May 2,
2016
focused
on the
state of
mental
illness
in our
communities
and the
impact
it has
on
families,
neighborhoods,
businesses
and
accessible
services
and
funding.
A
dialogue
with
elected
officials,
government
agencies,
faith-based
organizations
and
businesses
reinforces
the much
needed
education
and
outreach
efforts
for
those in
need of
diagnosis
and
treatment
and to
remove
stigma
of
mental
illness.
The
Effects
of
Mental
Illness:
One in
four U.
S.
adults
will
experience
some
form of
mental
illness
in their
lifetime,
with
depression
and
anxiety
being
the most
common.
Left
undiagnosed
and/or
untreated,
mental
illness
has a
devastating
impact
on the
overall
health
of the
community,
proving
detrimental
to
families,
schools,
neighborhoods,
public
safety
and
more.
Mental
disorders
affect
every
segment
of
society
regardless
of
income
level,
job
status,
education,
age,
gender,
ethnicity,
culture
or
faith.
Undiagnosed,
untreated
mental
illness
in the
workplace
has a
profoundly
negative
impact
on the
bottom-line
of
business
productivity
through
absenteeism,
inconsistent
and
unsafe
behavior,
family
problems,
poor
performance
and
more.
Like
other
chronic
conditions,
mental
illness
can
worsen
if left
untreated,
often
resulting
in
crisis
events
like
hospitalization,
homelessness,
violence,
incarceration
and
suicide.
Acknowledging
the
importance
of
mental
health
greatly
advances
the
opportunity
to
elicit
dialogue,
provide
access
to
information
and
support
treatment
options.
“Mental
illness
is woven
into the
fabric
of our
society,
and is
often
identified
as the
cause
for many
societal
ills. We
must all
take
responsibility
and
action
to
remove
the
stigma
of
mental
illness
and
promote
early
assessment
and
diagnosis,
and the
multitude
of
treatment
options
and
support
resources
available.
The
earlier
we come
together
to
recognize
and
treat
mental
health
conditions,
the more
likely
it is
that
people
can
recover
and
return
to
productively
enhancing
our
workplaces
and
communities,”
states
Joy
Calloway,
president
and CEO
of New
Center
Community
Services.
About
NCCS:
Established
in 1979,
New
Center
Community
Services
is a
private,
non-profit
community
mental
health
agency
committed
to
caring
for
seriously
emotional
disturbed
(SED)
children
and
severely,
persistently
mentally
ill (SMI)
adults
in
Detroit,
Highland
Park and
throughout
Wayne
County.
This
commitment
is
reaffirmed
daily by
nearly
150
employees,
including
psychiatrists,
therapists,
case
managers,
peer
support
specialists
and
nurses.
We offer
a full
spectrum
of
behavioral
health
services,
from our
highly
intensive
Partial
Hospitalization
Program
(PHP)
for our
most
complex
consumers,
to our
support
and
socialization
programs
(Supported
Housing,
Supported
Employment
and the
Phoenix
Friendship
House
(clubhouse)
for our
consumers
closest
to their
optimal
level of
recovery.
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