Mental Health Awareness Month: A Personal Perspective (in Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch)

• Kristen Famiano
• May 10, 2013

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Let's talk about it:-)

For Peet's Sake, Don't Leave Caribou! (in Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch)

• Kristen Famiano
• Apr 14, 2013

A few memories of working & hanging out at Caribou...

McMillin as Bathroom Police? (in Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch)

• Kristen Famiano
• Apr 11, 2013

State Representative Tom McMillin as bathroom police...

Silver Linings Playbook: We're All Nominated (in Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch)

• Kristen Famiano
• Feb 24, 2013

I'm writing this blog at the beginning of the Oscars. Whether the actors win or lose, they have opened the door to so many people to talk about mental illness.

Issues

Gun Control & Mental Illness

• Kristen Famiano
• Jan 13, 2013

Politicians at the federal level will be giving recommendations for gun control laws to prevent these crimes. I fear that mental illness will be both a scapegoat and a target (no pun intended).

Crittenton Hospital, The Best Community Resource in Rochester (in Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch)

• Kristen Famiano
• Jan 12, 2013

Crittenton Hospital offers many community meetings & events...which makes it the best community resource in Rochester.

Public Schools: A Counselor/Mental Health Perspective (in Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch)

• Kristen Famiano
• Dec 4, 2012

I am concerned about educational plan that Governor Snyder wants to put into place, but that's not the driving force to my opposition. Kids always come first both to me and most educators I know well.