by Huckleberry Branding Admin | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
The mental health field is undergoing a paradigm shift in which the voice of the consumer is being sought out as the focus shifts to empowerment and two-way communication and away from one-way communication. Introduction Collecting critical feedback from customers can...
by Huckleberry Branding Admin | Aug 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have known a few thousand individuals with serious mental illness, and their families. Sometimes I have met these families after the chaos of a near-death experience of a loved one. Living next to or with mental disorder is like living next to a fire… it can blaze...
by Huckleberry Branding Admin | Aug 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Embedded within today’s New York Times article about the struggles to find hospital beds in New York City, I also saw a wonderful success story. Several years ago I met Steve Coe, who leads Community Access. At that time, I was the volunteer board chairman of a...
by Huckleberry Branding Admin | Aug 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dr. Geller and Virgil, both making excellent points! On a beautiful Sunday afternoon at my home in Monterey, MA, I enjoyed hosting Jeffrey Geller, MD, MPH and Carrie Sacco, RN and learning about their new endeavors to improve mental health care in Massachusetts....
by Huckleberry Branding Admin | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
In the face of complexity, some seek simplicity, believing that the brain and the mind are two sides of one coin. Furthermore, some believe that by young adulthood, the brain-mind identity is more static than changeable. Some may see a ‘mental illness’ diagnosis as...