Mental Health Month 2009 Calendar of Events

Birmingham Group Health Services, Inc.
Information Displays at Area Libraries:  
Week of May 4 – Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St., Shelton, CT
Week of May 12 –  Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St., Seymour, CT
Week of May 19 –  Ansonia Public Library, 53 South Cliff St., Ansonia, CT
Week of May 26 – Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby, CT

Radio Interview—Marilyn Cormack, President/CEO of Birmingham Group Health Services, Inc. and Barry Kasdan, President/CEO of Bridges…A Community Support System, Inc., (member agencies of CommuniCare, Inc.) will be interviewed by John Voket from Star 99.9 and 99.1—WPLR on the topic of May is Mental Health Awareness Month.   Airing date TBA.

“The Snake Pit” This movie will be shown at the Valley Social Club, 285 Main Street, Ansonia - Monday, May 11, 2009 at 1:00 – 2:30 pm.  Refreshments Served.  Free and open to the public.  Call Jim C. at (203) 736-2601, ext. 430, to reserve your seat.

Schizophrenic Anonymous (SA) Meeting: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 1:00 – 1:45 pm @ Valley Social Club, 285 Main Street, Ansonia – Experience first hand a demonstration of a SA Meeting. 

Anxiety Screening/Mental Health Fair:  Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 12:00am – 1:30pm @ The W.E. Bassett Company, 100 Trap Falls Road Ext., Shelton, CT

Celebration, Part of Schizophrenia Awareness Week “A Day of Hope”: Wednesday, May 13, 12:00 noon, Malus Park, Ansonia.   Rain date: Friday, May 15, 2009.  Lunch at the Valley Social Club, 285 Main Street, Ansonia, immediately following the observance.

Enlightened Lunch: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 12:00 pm @ Holy Rosary Church Hall, Father Salemi Drive, Ansonia – Guest Speaker:  Thomas A. Kirk, Ph.D., Commissioner, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).  Free and Open to the Public.  Social club and staff members of BGHS, Inc., Bridges and Harbor Health Services will be in attendance.  Lunch Included.  

NAMI Walk: Join Birmingham Group Health Services, Inc.’s team on Saturday, May 16, 2009, 10:00 am, Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT.  For more info, or to participate, contact Jim C. at (203) 736-2601, ext. 430.

Staff/Board/Volunteer Luncheon:  Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 12:00pm – 2:00pm, John J. Sullivan’s Restaurant, 557 Wakelee Avenue, Ansonia, CT.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month Block Party – Thursday, May 28, 2009, 4:00 pm – 7:00 p.m. on the grounds of Birmingham Group Health Services, Inc.  The community is invited to attend.  The event will cap off a variety of month-long activities to promote the importance of good mental health and to celebrate the improved quality of life provided for thousands of individuals through BGHS’ quality mental health services.  .