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Decision
Made

Ronelle Grier

Boards vote to end JCC
operations in Oak Park.

Jackie Headapohl I Managing Editor

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esolved: The JCC shall cease all
operations out of its Oak Park
facility, known as the Jimmy
Prentis Morris Building on the A. Alfred
Taubman Jewish Community Campus,
on or before Aug. 31, 2015:'
That statement was posted on the
Oak Park JCC for members to see last
Thursday morning, the result of actions
taken earlier that week by the boards of
the JCC, Jewish Federation and United
Jewish Foundation.

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Contributing Writer

oss Szabo admits he is lucky. Coming from a
family with a history of alcoholism, depres-
sion, anxiety and bipolar disorder, Szabo began
experiencing symptoms that included hallucinations,
manic-depressive episodes, sleeplessness and delusional
thinking. His problems escalated when, as a teenager, he
started drinking heavily to drown out the demons that
seemed to have taken over his mind.
Szabo was finally able to overcome most of his chal-
lenges after some false starts and years of treatment
that included several hospitalizations,
therapy and medication. Today he is a
professional speaker, consultant and
author who travels the country to
spread awareness about mental
illness and encourage teens
and their families to get the
help they need to cope with
this potentially devastating
condition.
He considers himself
fortunate to have had a sup-
portive family that helped
him gain access to effective
treatment and resources.
Szabo told his story to a
crowd of more than 300 at a
community program called
"The Dark Secret of Teen
Mental Illness: Shedding
Light on Mental Health" on
March 1 at West Bloomfield
High School. The event was
sponsored by the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, with the help of a grant
from the Stephen H. Schulman
Millenium Fund, and support
from a consortium of commu-
nity organizations.
Goals of the event
were to reduce the
stigma of mental
illness in young
people, to raise
awareness about
the prevalence of the
problem and to give

Program sheds light on
teen mental illness.

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