•
ou
con
hoi. you r
nd the he Ith
of other In jeop rdy. A ood
pi ce to begin your e rch for
trc tment i with your family
phy lcian. He or he ill b ble
to put you in touch with profe -
ion 1 or roup in your com
munity th t can put you on the
ro d to recovery.
The joint chemic I depend
ency program of E twood
Clinic ( Ie der in providing
chemic I dependency tre tment)
and Detroit 0 teop thic Ho pit I
offer comprehen ive treatment
of alcohol i m. A thorough a es
ment and ev Iu tion result in an
individu lized treatment plan
- which involve' an appropriate
The first question is whether mix of medical care. p ychiatric
. you've ever felt you ought to Cut support and individu I, group
down on your drinking. The and family therapie. The e
econd is wbether you ever felt combined re ource enable the
annoyed by .people criticizing p tient to ucces fully acheive
your drinking. The third i hi /her goal of medical
whether 'you ever feel Guilty detoxification. cknow-
about your drinking. The last is ledgement and acceptance of
if you've ever had an "Eye- their addiction.
opener" drink first thing in the For more information about"
morning to teady your nerves or Eastwood at Octroi t 0 teop thic
get rid o[ a hangover. Hospital Chemical Dependency
Again, if you an wered yes to Treatment Progr m, call
two or three of those question, (313)252-4300, between 8:30
you may have a d.rinkin prob- a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
,
\
Linda Boul ar dl pi Y ome ofthe 'merchandl In b r Livernois Av Due tor, DollI of Color.
Time to rally behind Harmonie
The H rmonie Par PI yhou e
Theatre i Michig n' "only"
profe ion I Black owned. artis
tic the tre nd without some im
mediate help, the door will oon
clos . Karen DuMa of Image
& Ide ,h developed a erie
of unique fundraiser's to assist
the theatre in pulling through
their rough times. For additional
information about the
Iundraiscr's or how you can help
call: (313) 331-4860 ...
... Kudos are in order for
Highland Park Community Col
lege tudents, Angela Young nd
her si ter Joyce Ann, these two
have overcome per onal
tragedie and eriou fluxuations
in life in order to stay in chool
and rai e their children single.
h nded while, achieving high
academic score and value !!
... It's not to late to get your .
ticket( ) for the NAACP Sip-tn,
e I
to remap. service
by KELLI �AAM
Capital News Service
LANSING =-James Haveman
, , has a -vision.
Haveman, newly ppointed
director of the Michigan
Department of Mental Health.
says he is going to hetp stream
line the way in which mental
, heal the r vic e an run i n
MiChigan, using Grand Rapids
as a model.
Haveman says plans to
present Gov. John Engler with a
"vision statement" by March 1.
We're trying to revitalize
how we do the public mental
health system in this tate, and
it's going to be done different
Iy." Haveman said. "We're
going to streamline our ad
ministrative tructure."
Haveman's use of the Grand
Rapid and Kent County Com
munity Mental Health Service
model is no coincidence. In
Januar yhe left his work at
Grand Rapids' Bethany Chris
tian Services to take on his st tc
po t. His experience in Grand
-Rapids have largely shaped hi
new vision of state mental
health services.
The first change in store is
the closing of four state-run
mental health facilities forced
by state budget cuts. Haveman
said the closures; announced in
January, are a good idea, be
cause they enable the state to
consolidate its system while
mai ntal ni ng care for all patients
currently in the system.
The hospitals to be closed are
Ypsilanti Regional Psychiatric
Hospital, Arnell Engstrom
Chi Idren 's Center in Traverse
Medical Arts
Pharmacy
13700 Woodward
.869-1800
DAVIDN.
ZIMMERMAN,
PD,FACA.
Pr ... dent
Poison Prevention Week: March 3 - 9
The theme for National Poison Prevention Week is "Children Act Fast
- So Do Poisons." The theme is part of a campaign to alert the public to
the problem of accidental poi onings among children.
According to the Poison Prevention Week Council, more than half a
million children wallow some medicine or household chemical each year.
While most recover, at least 30 children die annually in poisoning
accidents. When young children are crawling, they can find poisonous
products uch a drain cleaners under the kitchen sink. As children get
older and are able to stand. they may reach for medicines on counter tops
or open medicine cabinets.
If chemicals or hou ehold products have been swallowed, offer a mall
amount of water to th child. Then call a hospital emergency room of the
local poison control center for advice as to whether or not to make the
victim vomit. Keep a one-ounce bottle of ipecac syrup on hand for each
child or grandchild in the home.
Poison prevention starts with keeping poisons out of the reach of
children. When the products are in u e, children hould be observed
closely, Keep poisonous products in their original containers. Medicines
are best stored in a lOCked cabinet or on a high shelf out of children's reach.
City, Oakdale Regional Center
in Lapeer, and York Woods Cen
ter in Ypsilanti. More than 350
patients now treated at those
facilities will be transferred to
remaining tate institutions.
Haveman emphasized that
the closures arc just the first of'
many Changes he has in store for
hi department.
HAVEMAN PLANS TO
transfer the majority of respon
sihility for mental health to
community mental health
boards. He said that change
will mean a changed perspec
tive in mental health care. Kent
County Community Mental
Health Service are unparalleled
in the state, Haveman said.
"People look to Kent County
as a mode I of how to do it
right," he said. "Kent County is
way ahead in placing in
dividuals back in the com
munity. There's just premiere
program after premiere pro
gram, and part of it is you 've
got a relationship between the
county community mental
health board and then all the
private agencies."
Director of Kent County
Community Mental Health Ser
vice Bonnie Huntley, said by
using state and private contracts
for service, her program is able
to draw upon the best care avail
able.
"There's more creativity,
diversity of ideas, and effec
tiveness when you have that er
vice network in place," Huntley
said. "We have a host of dif-
. ferent ideas and we bring more
players into the system. That
way we have more flexibility
because the private institutions
are not bound by state con
tracts. "
Havem n said these private
agencies are able to operate
more effectively because they
don't depend exclusively on
s ta te funds.
the Sip-In i an independent
fundraiser for the n tion oldest
civil tights organization, the
NAACP. For ticket information
contact the Detroit Branch Office
at: (313) 871-2087.
Maxine Willis and the Kids
Enjoy Yourself without Drugs
(K.E.Y.S.) team of profe sionals
are willing to answer any ques
tions about their drug-prevention
program() for parents and
children, and registration is now
open for their upcoming May
1991, special affair & event.
(313) 533-KEYS (539-7) ...
SEEING THE yellow ribbons
around town and in the other
places that I've traveled to
recently, ha been a visual
delilht, as well as a reminder as
to why they are there. In support
of our troops over seas, the yel
low ribbons will remain posted
\,a i �,' 14�' h
"01.1· Pr6 � a It e
with the t miltes An
. for a safe return, soon!!!
The New Life Home for
recovering alcohol & drug
dependant women, which is 10-
ca ted in H ighl and Park,
Michigan, is in dire need of a van
for special transport of their
client's and any donations of
women and childrens clothing,
furniture and personal needs
items will be greatl y appreciated.
It's not necessary that the items
or the van that's mentioned be
E SENTIAL
arra s
PIECES
o bor h
'Culp
S ndr Butler, tore m n er,
t tes lh t "there is. re (need
for positiveness in our com
munity t thi p rtlcular time."
Some of the ethnic producti
th t Dolls of Color carry re the
Amin Orin nd Wet Doll,
Cheri e the 14' Blac B bydoll,
Learning Kid along with the Su
perhero Bronze Bomber.
Boulware carrie other
product line from orne of Metro
Detroit' mo t creative people.
Merchandise from Di na's
Doll , Su an Weir 0011 from
Ann Arbor, cards by the popular
Kim Beamon along with Artwork
from Clari a Johnson.
New to the hop ar garments
for children made from African
materials. The skirts nd dresse
made from the ever popular Kinte
cloth can be purchased and spe
cial ordered to custom fit your
child.
Dolls of Color
19445 Livernois
(313) 862-1800
Mon. - Sat 10:00 A.M. - 7:00
P.M.
"THAT'S A REAL ad
vantage in these tight budgetary
time ," he sid. "Sure they get
ome Department of Mental
Health money and orne county
dollar, but they are able to mul-
tiply it," Haveman aid.
J>rand new, but they are reque t·
ing that the donations of clothing
and furniture be clean and ready
to use. Interested persons can
contact: Angela Johnson at;
(313) 366-5344 or Don Tyler '"
Dee Rush at: (313) 867-1040.
From last weeks column, the
correct spelling. of Robert
Wilson's line is "Biging", (mean
ing everything has a beginning)
good luck on your new endeavor,
Mr. Wilson.
h-c Ma ()'r • nhU1rt· b'a h
��'l�""MlWfIltlPfa \ ,s
one th t <) 't be' orgotten Soon.
Everything was done first class
and some very interesting people
were present. such as Mrs;
Johnson, a very lively senior
that's working very hard for the
Michigan Cancer Foundation
fundraiser which will be held in
June 1991, and Miss Black
Michigan, a beautiful young
woman with a personality to
match, Miss Dawn Shavers.
Have a good week and stay
focused on your dreams.
Secretaries tnternatlonat
name officers
Lisa Warren of Detroit, has
been installed as the pr ident of
Collegiate Secretaries nterna
tional at Detroi t College of Busi
ness- Warren. Highland Park
resident Treska Seay is the Vice
President, and Detroit resident
Lisa Guyton is the secretary.
Other Octroi t residents who arc
members are Chrystal Fortner
and Deandra Lambert.
The Detroit College chapter of
Collegiate Secretaries Interna
tional was chartered and its first
officers and members installed at
the Warren Campus' on January
25, 1991. '
The new chapter's sponsor is .
the Macomb Chapter of Profes
sional Secretaries Internati nal.
This professlonal group sponsors
student chapters to help reduce
the critical secretarial shortage
facing the business community.
The new Chapter will:
-give'students a better under
.standlng of the business world
and the secretary's relation to it.
-stimulate interest in a life
long career.
-prompt
ideas.
=-devetop
students.
the eXChange of
fellowship among
Local Bu InesI18s
Support Education
• J jo '�'ltN"'" .0'.110
the School District of nlJit.91tLQ
Park and the Highland Park
Chamber of Commerce has
developed a reward ystem to .
award "Gold Cards" to Highland
Park students with a 3.0 GPA or
above.
The goal is to award students
for their academic achievements,
along with supporting the High
land Park Retailers.
Each particlpating business
will have a Student Achievement
Gold Card Logo displayed.
For addi tional information
contact the Highland Park Cham
ber of Commerce office at 868-
6420.
Below is a listing of par
ticipating businesses.
AM Discount
A'Cee Natural Food.
Byron'. Flower.
Clem Place Record.
Detro'1 O.teopathlc Ho.pltal
-. Fashion Town/US Sport.
Connection
First of Amerloa Bank
- Grand F aehlon/Hlghland Plaza
Highland Superstore
Honeyoomb
Johnson's Hair Car.e
Lynn's Shoe Repair
ManufaotlJrer. Nation I Bank
MoDonalds Restaurant
Sear'. - Highland P rk
Sibley's Sho s
-encourage interation be
tween students and professional
secretaries.
The ins talla tion of fifteen
chapter members and officers ---- - _
was conducted by Warren resi
dent Pat Post, Michigan PSI
president, and Waterford resident
Carol Dysarczyk, Macomb PSI
, president.
According to Detroit College
Dean Janet Guggenheim,
"Detroit College commends
these fifteen students for initiat
ing this chapter. It will surely
add to their success as in
dividuals a future profes lona!
secretaries." '
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L·R -LI a Guyton,'Deandr Lambert, Tre ka Se y, Cbry tal Fortner, Lisa Warren, Pat POlt
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