SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL CO CO LU m KJ CC r» m LU (/> CO CO a O Q O This issue 3> of CO Counterpoint takes a look at some of the social services in the CO East Lansing area available for of mental and a number physical m UJ problems. The Listening Ear Catholic Social Services. Ingham County Mental Health Clinic, TO VJ the Free Clinic and the Drug Education Center are explored Other agencies not covered in this issue also serve the area. Some of their telephone numbers are listed on page 3. r> Q£ m LU CO C/> SOCIRL SERVICES SOCIRL Volunteers DEC doors, keep phones open The Drug Education Center, housed in this building at 405 Grove St., offers round the clock information and emergency help concerning overdose, legal and emotional problems with drugs. Volunteers are trained by professionals to handle both walk in and - telephone queries and crises. By Jeff Outsell It is difficult to explain volunteer The phone rings. The line said, "I still drug usage by scare tactics and friends worried about anything to the caller, for she occassionally wonder if I've a bad one light flashes. A blue jeaned seems to be stoned. moralizing. trip. She tells done anyone much "About three years ago, woman jumps, startled from a good." I Cindy that when she looks at The dreamy, late night her watch's second training program takes realized some of my friends "When we deal with a bad hand to three weeks — almost 70 hours conversation, and grabs the check her boyfriend's were dying because of their tripper who walks in off the pulse, it to complete now. The — receiver. seems to stop and start. using cocaine," Randy street," volunteer Zerby said, "Hi. original program two and a half Buschman, co director and co "we basically try to talk him Drug Education - Center." The caller's friend is close to years ago, consisting of - founder of the DEC, said. out of a bad trip into a good Long pause. She frowns, passing out. He must be kept reading a 12 - page pamphlet, "There was no trusted place one." awake. The caller isn't sure she has since been elaborated. they could turn for help troubled. A faint, insect - like In the home voice can be heard can do that. Doctors, lawyers and without moralizing speeches." - like talking atmosphere of the DEC, the frantically over the phone. "Slap him. Try to sit him psychologists help train the As a result of his and others' "What did he take? ...I said, up," Cindy says. "Try to get volunteers to deal with their efforts, the center was drug user is isolated from what did he take?" him to cough own and others' emotions, to established, funded by three things that may frighten his up whatever he can." handle drug overdose sensitized mind. The voices he The woman is problems sources. The Tri County Cindy, one of and legal drug problems. - hears are quiet and several dozen young Much of what a DEC Community Mental Health reassuring. people who volunteer their time to volunteer says is Board supplies state designed to funded If his problem is too serious keep console the money, the East Lansing City the phones and door of distraught caller. Personal experience for the volunteers to the No, he would not be booked Council contracts with the handle, East Lansing Drug the person is taken to one of Education Center open around by the cops if she took him to DEC to provide services and the local hospitals. the clock. the hospital, the caller is Nearly all of the volunteers about $10,000 in donations The house seems to be a told. There are laws and the small from private sources make protecting paid staff have up center for him from that. Most had personal the DEC's expressing the Confidential experience with yearly operating ideology that institutions and importantly, yes, there are drugs in the past. This budget. old ways are useless. She begins things that can be done to help background, they feel, helps filling out a him. them deal with "On a budget of around confidential form as the voice drug problems In this more $83,000 we provide services at the other end rambles instance the personally than the stark Kitchen laboratory on. institutions they rebel against. you couldn't touch with a Reasons for the call and the volunteer has given information that There is never a suggestion at $110,000 professional type of drug involved are others dispute, something that the 405 Grove St. house that program," Buschman said, noted, The walls carry a nothing is said of using drugs is immoral. "because we use volunteer barrage of names. In an happens rarely. According to posters announcing the need average month, volunteer Bob Zerby, help." over 1,000 of these forms hospitals for abortion will cannot be relied on to Still, DEC volunteer; don't The free medical clinic reform, radical be filled out for callers with remain on politics, new religions. silent to the police. hesitate to say the use of the second floor at 405 problems ranging Grove from a "Their certain drugs is dangerous. In St. is open on In the kitchen problem pregnancy or drug policy can change Monday and - converted - overdose to a legal problem. overnight," he said. doing so, they try to help drug Thursday nights and absorbs to - technical - lab instructions The pencil that was users distinguish between using most of the budget for medical for using the coffee percolator Another volunteer and some writing visitors gather in the on the form is laid down. drugs for what they call the supplies and salaries for the and blood test equipment are doorway. Cindy hangs Life Culture and the Death doctors. taped side by side. The happy Covering the receiver with up the phone. The adrenalin seeps away Culture. The Life Culture seeks face drawn near a technical her hand, as she Cindy turns to the to group. returns to her sagging lounge use drugs for "mind Saved lives chart seems to mock the chair. Sigh. expanding" experiences, while traditional concept of centers, "A Quaalude OD." the Death culture seeks to agencies and institutions. (M e t h aq u a 1 o n e , or Volunteer's mood withdraw from life through Buschman said he is sure Quaaludes, is a powerful heavy drug use. many lives have been saved And in the midst of a hodge by depressant. It is considered Now is one of the few times DEC volunteers - podge of bulletin board The center grew out of the helping more dangerous in some ways, w hen the light, enthusiastic inexperienced trippers or those papers, a note calls out for an than heroin.) efforts of several young people, who have taken an alternative. mood about the volunteers overdose. "Well, what are his vital using drugs, who saw a need Not all the may be missing. for people the DEC "Does anyone know where life signs? ...His vital signs, "In spite of all the a place that would handle reaches out to and training drug problems frankly, without helps appeal my book is?" it queries. "It's breathing, pulse." I've gone through," over the telephone. Some walk one a commitment to called Tranquility Without stopping into the DEC or are brought by Pills." uedo seuoLjd 'sjoop Thursday. Novcmtn-r 30. 1972 The University Health Center plays the Bonanza theme by 101 Strings and the Free Health Clinic plays Jethro Clinic offers Tull. The director of Olin health center has a Norman Rockwell picture of a venerable doctor with a rosy - cheeked mother free health care, and three kids on his wall and the Free Health Clinic has a hand - printed sign announcing there is to be no selling or holding dope in the house. especially The free clinic is a diagnostic clinic allied with the Drug Education offering free Center non - (DEC) emergency medical treatment for those diagnostic who request it. The free clinic is located on the second floor of a large old house at 405 Grove St., directly above the DEC's services offices. "We're mainly interested in providing medical service for people who need it through by institutions controlled by the Ellen community," Scott Huffman, Grzech co - director of the DEC, said. The clinic tests for and diagnoses venereal disease, hepatitis, infections, rashes or non - emergency illnesses, tuberculosis and pregnancy, Huffman explained. They either treat the problem or provide a referral service for serious cases. The clinic, with a staff of 55, is funded by the East Lansing city government, the Community Mental Health Board and private donations. Arrows point out the different methods of birth control "We have a staff of doctors, available either by prescription or at a drugstore. The Free Health several medical students, Clinic offers free pregnancy tests if a woman suspects one of professional nurses, lab means has failed. In addition, the clinic will diagnose a number of technicians and clinic other conditions and illnesses. volunteers who handle interviewing and asking histories," Huffman said. to turn people away." especially if you're not a East Lansing Mayor Wilbur student." "We'd like to involve a lot of Brookover said the clinic is Dr. James S. Feurig, people in the community." valuable to the community. Director of University Health The clinic opens at 6 p.m. "The fact we're supporting Center could not be reached on Mondays and Thursdays, it with funds shows the city for comment on the clinic. and serves about 25 to 30 council thinks it's "He's been very quiet about people a night. Numbers are distributed and patients are worthwhile," he said. "We it," Gretchen King, Feurig's interviewed by medical think the whole program's secretary, said. students or medical served a very useful purpose." Because of money, space para - and time problems at the free professionals, and the most serious cases are taken first. Huffman said the clinic, clinic, MSU students should try A staff member at the Free Health Clinic, 405 Grove the University Health Center St., A special VD clinic is started in the summer of 1971, talks with a patient. The health clinic, affiliated with the is first, but no person is refused operated on Monday evenings quicker, easier and cheaper Drug Education Center, provides a number of diagnostic than the University Health service at the clinic, Huffman by specially trained technicians Center. said. from the Ingham County Health Dept. The clinic does not provide "Most of our patients are "There is a lack of places for surgery, complete physical people who aren't students to examinations or intrauterine between 18 and 25," Huffman get medical help," he said. "It's device insertions because of said. "We've gotten really good often hard to get a doctor. limited facilities, Huffman said. community response. We have Phone numbers There's a bank' that doesn't want The following is a list of telephone numbers of the agencies explored in this issue of Counterpoint supplemented by those of to make a profit off you! other area supportive services. It's called a credit union. Unlike all other financial institutions, credit unions are member- owned, non-profit cooperative banks. 482 1387 When you belong, you get loans quickly and at modest cost. Cristo Rey Community Center Draft Information Center 351 5283 Yet your savings earn more. That's because you and the other Drug Education Center 351 8108 members own the whole thing! There aren't any stockholders to FISH 371 1555 profit from your financial need. Free Health Clinic 351 8108 If you work on campus — including students — start banking 337 1532 where you're a member, not a customer. Legal Help 337 1717 Listening Ear Your MSU Employees Credit Union invites you to join. We're Catholic Social Services 372 1560 located across Harrison Rd. from Spartan Village at 600 E Crescent. Problem Pregnancy Counseling Center 332-6410 Phone 353-2280 for more information. St. Lawrence Community Mental Health Center 372 7900 Ingham Medical Hospital Community Mental Health Center 3728460 ITS WHERE YOU BELONG The phone isn't answered too much anymore and the tiny cubbyhole of an office isn't staffed on a regular basis now. The barely year-old Human Rights Center, in the midst of a financial crisis, may be on the verge of dying. The center, founded last Funds don't appear November by the Human Rights Party to dispense free legal aid to the community, can't afford to pay its monthly rent and phone bill, which run to $80. and Zolton Ferency, professor of criminal justice associate and a founder of the center, has been picking up part of the tab, but won't be able to do legal aid center that indefinitely. "We've got to get some financial help or we won't be able to stay in business," Ferency says. He also has fades slowly provided most counseling which requires attorney. of the an 1T»e center, located above Lum's on M.A.C. Avenue, averages about 20 calls and out of business contacts each week and is five hours a day. When consider that local open you lawyers charge $30 an hour and by upward for their services, that adds up to a lot of freebie Craig legal advice. Gehring Ferency, no cheap lawyer himself — charging $50 an hour to his paying clients — has taken most of the burden of the legal work. Figuring his cost at a rock-bottom, bargain Photo by Nick Jackson basement price of $30 an hour, Ferency estimates he has Zolton Ferency, associate provided some $400 in free professor of criminal justice founder of the Human and a legal service. Rights Center, believes a lack of An advocate of "judi-care" should not prevent a money person from the center has to getting legai help. But he says (a legal form of medicare), get some financial help to stay in business. We Perform Ferency doesn't think that a a Worthy lack of money should mean that a person with a Social Service problem should not get legal some the gamut of legal advice he often backs down, problems, landlord-tenant realizing he can't follow help. hassles are the most common. Hie center does not give aid through on his claims. to those with an "Tenants are at a Family relationship attorney and tremendous refers individuals with disadvantage," problems rank number two in problems to existing agencies Ferency relates. "They the number of cases. The generally don't know what is in center provided legal assistance already handling them. Drug the lease they have related problems are turned signed and to three women who wanted to don't realize the problems obtain their over to the Drug Education are they own divorces. The getting into. savings amounted to some Center, women's problems "Without to the Women's Center and mentioning any $500 in legal fees in each case. names, these guys The center also handles draft-related questions to the all have (landlords) Draft lawyers they can call employment relations Counseling Center. up in a minute for The center advice," he problems, including job serves mainly as says, ticking off list of local a counseling service, giving a discrimination situations and landlords. criminal cases. what Fbrency calls "peace of mind to those hassled with Ferency says the Ferency sees the center as center legal hang-ups." While on helps tenants fight some providing a valuable occassion it provides the court landlords who community service and says use illegal the center has attorney for a client, the center practices, such invalid helped usually just talks over the eviction notices. individuals obtain their legal procedural problems with the "We tell them what the rights. individual. What happens now? landlord can and cannot do and "We The center will become a tell them what their tell them what recourse of 24-hour answering service and rights are, how much a legal action they can take," he action will cost and how relates. Ferency is hopeful it can find long it free space in the University. will take," Ferency "Sometimes is is says. just a "An ideal situation would "Quite often when an matter of calling a landlord's be to have a storefront location individual knows what to do, he bluff." will be willing to tackle it where we could get people Ferency points out that himself." when a landlord discovers a coming right off the street," he says. Feeding the Hungry! While the center comes up tenant has been given legal However, the center is not undertaking any fundraising at the present time nor has it RESIDENCE HALLS Counterpoint investigated the availability of office space on campus anticipation of the change to in a Counterpoint is a biweekly supplement 24-hour answering service. to the Michigan State News published by students of But if the center can't Editorial offices Michigan State University. afford an answering service and HACK are in 341 Student Services Andrea Austin and Sylvia Smith. Bldg. Editors are is unable to attract enough Columns on women, minorities and press criticism are lawyer and non-lawyer of each Counterpoint. Persons features volunteers, it will have to close SHOPS issues should contact the State News. wishing to contribute to future up shop. "If we can't provide service the way we should, then we'll have to give up," Ferency says. Thursday, November 30, 197 2 ^ ^\aoPtton ™ l' 'siA,Catholic Social Services counsel problem pregnancy by Nancy Jablonowski Editor's note: I told him nothing serious, "All he could offer me were Although just two missed (menstrual) Education Center and counseling at the agency, Carolyn is student and regular checkups to keep an Listening Ear in East Lansing a periods," she said. "I started to Carolyn said she felt ready to all the circumstances eye on my health and the and the Catholic Social face the final step — telling her laugh about how absurd it progress of the baby," she surrounding her pregnancy Services agency in Lansing. parents. She had not been sounded — me, missing two explained. "I wasn't quite She decided to call the home in five months, and her are real, reporter Nancy periods — but he never even ready to accept myself yet, Catholic agency, she said, Jablonowski supplied a cracked a smile." much family expected her to return less someone else because the Catholic Church's fictitious When questioned, Carolyn for a family reunion on the name, status, depending on me for life. At antiabortion position closely Fourth of July. home state and major to estimated that she had the time, his concern seemed paralleled her views the But protect the woman's forgotten to take her pill one ludicrous." own on on July 2, a telephone issue. conversation swayed her anonymity. night about seven weeks before her visit to the health center. Faced with the reality of an The agency, a nonprofit decision to attend the reunion. At that point, Carolyn said, Carolyn's mother called to unplanned and unwanted child, counseling service funded share local gossip about a I here may be worse things the "wheels of medical Carolyn weighed the available through Community Chest, childhood friend who had just than being pregnant — but I bureaucracy" begin to spin full alternatives: to carry the fetus employs 11 full - time certified delivered can't think of any," a young - circle. counselors who a child "without to full term and decide deal with all The physician urged her to benefit of a wedding band," as woman said recently, with a between keeping it or placing it phases of family and child her mother phrased it. wistful smile. have a urinalysis performed — welfare counseling. In addition, up for adoption; and abortion. "Mother ranted and raved Her is for a $2.50 fee in the health the agency maintains a 24 name Carolyn. She is Abortion, she decided, was - about the girl's morality for 20 an Illinois junior majoring in center lab — to determine if hour open line, staffed out of the question. She called by minutes, then told me how anthropology. And she has one she was indeed pregnant. volunteers, for persons seeking her boyfriend for the first time When the results proved proud she was of her very valid reason for expressing since the pregnancy was counseling help. such negative, he recommended When Carolyn visited daughters, because they would pessimism — she is a confirmed to tell him just that. unmarried and 8V4 months second test two weeks later. Catholic Social Services, she never place her in a defensive "He told me that he could role like that." pregnant, and she knows how Urinalysis tests are rarely only see helping me if I was was introduced to one of two That comment, Carolyn it feels. faulty, health center officials willing to help myself," she counselors at the agency who said, forced her to stay in East "Funny how one small slice say, but the chance of error explained, "and 'helping' to deal exclusively with problem of bad luck can twist your does exist — particularly pregnancy cases. The coun Lansing. She does not plan to during him meant an abortion." or return home until after the entire perspective on life," she the first weeks after scheduled a "get acquainted" "I felt that I could do better said softly, recalling a conception. Therefore, a session with Carolyn and baby is bom. cloudy without that kind of help, and April day when a routine visit second test usually is urged. talked over the alternatives she Carolyn is now 8V& months when he finally said goodbye, I to renew birth A second trip to the health could take. pregnant and expects her baby a control knew that would be his last center lab registered a positive about mid - December — prescription turned into a statement. I haven't heard "They didn't tell me one without support from nightmare. reading to the test, Carolyn from him since." route would be better than said, but her doctor refused boyfriend or family. to another," she said, "and they I had an appointment with let her give up hope. The first days after the certainly didn't try to talk me She is still visiting the conversation with her my doctor at the (University) out of an abortion if that was agency, and plans to continue health center and almost H e encouraged me to have boyfriend were "real my choice — religious to consult with the counseling missed it," she recalled. a pelvic examination, which I bummers," Carolyn recalled. affiliation never entered the staff after her baby is born. "It was so "I started rationalizing that gloomy outside agreed to. By that time, I was picture. They tried to present And, she is still trying to that I hated to leave my maybe an abortion would be clear - cut alternatives to that willing to go to any lengths to the best solution, but I just decide whether she will keep apartment to walk over. When prove those tests wrong," she step." the baby or place it up for I finally left his office two could not reconcile myself to explained. Carolyn admitted that her adoption — a choice she alone hours later, I almost wished killing that life inside of me. I first sessions with the A pelvic examination can can make. that I had needed someone to talk to — never kept the counselors were "anything but positively establish pregnancy and really fast. My tolerance "Every day I think I've appointment." and determines the size of the smooth." made all the decisions 111 need Carolyn had been was wearing pretty ragged "I thought that my decision taking fetus — important information about to make concerning what has birth control pills for 11 then," she said. to have the child would make when normal delivery or happened to me these last 8Vi months when she went in to things lot easier, but the discuss the prescription with premature considered, abortion health are center Through the MSU choice a seemed more months," she said. "Then I brush the cobwebs her doctor and have it Counseling Center, Carolyn complicated after I thought I out of my physicians say. learned of local agencies where mind and say 'grow renewed. After had finally decided on what to preliminary When her pregnancy was she could receive problem up kid — you 11 never be young questions, he asked her if she ascertained, there do," she explained. "I hated to and innocent again.' had noticed any was "little pregnancy counseling. complications else my doctor could do for Included in the list were the endlessly question my initial "I guess that's all I can say while taking the choice." contraceptive. me," Carolyn said. Women's Center, Drug right now. Grow up — and After three months of wait." You've got a friend- Listening Ear photo by Nick Kevin Burke, Listening Ear volunteer, receives almost 2,000 calls each month - listens to a problem a caller has. The Ear average of one every 15 or 20 minutes. by Sylvia Smith Listening Ear is not. contracts with the Ear to offer In addition, they are taught "Our counseling does not a crisis intervention service and listening skills — the ability to involve giving advice," Becky provides them with $2,700 look behind the caller's words said. "Oh, if a 14-year-old girl each year. and extract the emotions or called in about VD, we'd tell Grows dark and full of clouds motivations causing the her what to look for and what anxiety, depression or other And that old north wind begins to bbw she should do about it, but in emotional crisis. They save lives. They try to emphatic in explaining the function of the telephone crisis terms of making decisions like prevent tragedies. They help in Most of the agency's costs the right-now, immediate crises intervention center. 'should I break up with my are the rent on a second-floor Winter, spring, summer or fall that we all face sometime in boy friend' or 'should I drop All you have to do is call set of offices at 547 E. Grand our of school', callers have to our lives. River Ave. and telephone bills. The volunteers at the. And nothing, nothing is going right do it themselves. Close your eyes and think of me Although there areanumberof Listening Ear provide a crisis "Every person gives a double professionals on the Ear staff, intervention center for Lansing message. We focus on listening You just call out my name none is paid for the four horns residents— a "It's for a crisis. It's not an to both parts of the message— area phone And you know wherever / am of volunteer service each is number to call and on-going thing," Rita, one of the content and the feelings a person to expected to give every week. talk to when no one else is the 110-member staff, said. involved," Betsy said. "There "Our purpose is to intervene "We can't do therapy," she are some clues to there or can help. hearing the in a crisis so they (the callers) said. Keep your head together second message. We listen to The Listening Ear operates And call my name out loud the regain their functioning power voice tone and the on the assumption that at some When in a shorter period of time and non-verbal behavior and then you're down and troubled And you at the same coping level as they point in everyone's lives he A big white board in the reflect that to the person so need some loving care* faces a situation that— for the' would without us," Becky Ear's inner office lists the five that he realizes it's OK to have added. moment—leaves him unable to shifts and two or three those feeling and it's OK to cope with his emotions and counselors assigned for each talk about them." "We operate on a crisis theory problems. time period. Because more calls model," explained coordinator And soon 1 will he there come in the midnight to 8 a.m. Becky Hollingsworth. "If the normal way the caller copes To britfiten up even your dtrkest rugfit. I'll come running to see you a&mi shift, the Ear tries to have three staff members ready to And I'll be there. with things isn't working, we Winter, spring, summer or fall Ain't it good to know that The Ear is a referral service, answer the phones on that try to help him. We help him shift. you've got a friend? sort out what is going on and a helping hand at a trying time. Ear volunteers believe that But some people are not at that time people in trouble And usually there is one what he's feeling," should be able to receive some man and one woman per shift Betsy said the Ear also trains Volunteers at the Ear are cognizant of what the its staff members in clarifying kind of support to help them in case a caller expresses a skills. preference. Need a Solution? recognize the difficutly, their "We try to help the person feelings about it and the sort out what's going on alternatives open for its Soon you'll hear me knocking We have good people resolution. You at your door. Just call out my name without being judgemental," she said. Sometimes a caller will ask who'll talk with you about . All you have to do And I'll be there is call Ear volunteers are trained to the volunteer what he or she react to and help with almost would do in similar * drug problems "A really important thing any kind of situational or circumstances. The Ear staff is immediate emotional problem instructed to explain to the working here is not to get a person can experience. Each person that it's immaterial * pregnancy pulled under," Vic, a volunteer fall and spring, the Ear solicits what someone else might who joined the Ear staff this new applicants, screens them choose to do— that what is * depression fall, said. "It's not very helpful and selects about 60 to important is the caller's for us to get angry or depressed undergo an intensive 70-hour decision. * everyday hassles too. "We act as a backboard," he training program. explained. We Listen, We Care And you know wherever I am When people can be so cold I'll come running to see you They'll hurt you, and desert you You've got a friend. OPEN DOOR If the sky above you During volunteers their are training, lectured on "A person might want us to CRISIS INTERVENTION The become responsible for the Listening Ear is a suicide, loneliness, depression, 11840y2 S. LOGAN three-year-old operation problem pregnancy (although way he's feeling," Vic said. "It can be a flamboyant as a functioning on a $6,000 yearly there are 10 staff members budget, most of which is trained specifically for problem person saying 'give me one 484-5467 received through donations. pregnancy counseling), drugs good reason why I shouldn't phone or walk in The East Lansing City Council and adolesence. (continued on page 7) (Tlental health care covers The By Andrea Austin "What is really good," Anne De Rose said community they can handle their community padded wall and De Rose, program by professionals, bring the coordinator, support has been instrumental problems, they can function straightjacket have succumbed. mental health centers' services Mental health care, often community services, of the St. in creating an alternative to the with renewed confidence." to where the Lawrence Community Medical extremes of hospital bed and "I feel there is real merit people are, associated with the men in Friesen said. Health Center, said, "is the outpatient care for mentally that the Outpatient white with nets coming to initial concept of psychiatrist is a treatment in Charlotte, Mason continuity of ill persons. With the consultant take you away, is crawling out tricounty to a person," and St. Johns serves all ages care for the individual in a governments and Friesen continued. "He of those dark residents and a broad range of mental ages into the particular behind helps community, the mental health the patient light of advanced government develop strategies and emotional difficulties. regardless of the symptoms." board, programs have been to cope with stress." thinking and community "What is created to meet people's needs Programs for the retarded action. Social laboratories and unique here," Mental therapy varies from and the emotionally disturbed Friesen said, "is we have rather than bending patients to short home - town rap groups are - term crisis intervention make up a growing part of refused to have a traditional in fit part of comprehensive care. existing treatments for to group therapy to cooking community mental health care. - patient psychiatric ward. We psychiatric problems. groups. The Ingham County mental The Lincoln center program try to place psychiatric "We have a top - notch Group therapy is essentially health program is for children includes a primary a shining patients in general medical volunteer program," DeRose a social laboratory, reflection of the new ideal. Friesen prevention project to teach wards as anybody else." said. "It demonstrates ways the Lansing said, for relatively safe problem solving ability to - tricounty people "People have fantasies of with mental problems used to community citzenry can really exploration of self and others pupils, and encourage high be shipped off to the state plunging over a cliff into the be involved." in realistic situations. school vocational education home in Kalamazoo, a number abyss of mental illness," Community input is Patients who are treated at students for jobs in mental Friesen continued. When mandatory under mental the Kalamazoo of miles from home, home and health. breaking professionals respond to people health law, though details are return to the significant ties, Eugene W. in crisis by tricounty area The drug treatment putting them into left up to each center. Friesen, director of the Ingham may stay at the Ingham program offers a variety of wards of behaviour "We have Medical Hospital Community* they define 22 different center's half - way house prior alternatives for various drug them as they are expected to assignments," DeRose said. to Mental Health Center, said. reentering society. Patients - related problems. A behave. Patients with "They are not just paper Others were packed into relatively there live under supervision of methadone and minor mental illnesses then psychiatric wards. Length of shuffling." the mental health center in a detoxification program, a tend to perform along with the professional care averaged 30 All one has to do for setting in which people half - way house and a multi traditionally held concept of psychiatric help is call either normally relate. days. Clients remained on mental illness. - lodge residential unit center. Fees are assessed on Efforts to provide synthesize community waiting lists for six months to a The Ingham County Mental a n ability to pay basis, though decentralized mental health resources into year. Health Center is The revolution started with trying, Friesen most funds come from federal, care go far beyond the two comprehensive said, to serve as a catalyst to drug state and local governments. major centers in the three treatment the Community Mental Health opportunities. influence the system to carry Patients Centers Act of are encouraged to counties. In establishing 1963. on programs started by mental come to the center particularly programs to serve residents The Ingham county Legislation required that a health center groups. He cited in times of crisis. The centers from preschool mental health community psychiatric care age to program is recreation programs at strive to help people handle unit serve a maximum of geriatrics, the mental health fortunate. Most other apartments for the elderly as their own problems. board 200,000 people. Because brings comprehensive communities in the country an example where the center's "As people get more adept care to residents practically in suffer from lack of funds Clinton, Eaton and Ingham efforts have been carried on by at handling crisis, they need their neighborhbods. and counties numbered about the us community support. community. less and less," Friesen said. "If Satellite programs, staffed This area happens to have 375,000, they were divided into two catchment areas: one, the right combination of a columns are not printed and serving Clinton County and "Remember, the Sun cooperative government and important stories lack depth Newspapers are owned by one an educated public that rises Ingham County north of press Lansing, is centered at St. Lawrence Hospital; the second aj and perspective for lack of time, and news space is reduced that overhead costs man — his name is Herman Silverman — and he is in the from the myths of mental illness to lead to an serves Eaton and (continued from page 8) so newspaper business to make innovative, successful south of are stabilized. Lansing and is located at No matter money. I work for him." system of public psychiatric how hard To summarize, the State care. Ingham Medical Hospital. publishers and presidents might Journal and WJIM-TV - and To conclude, then, 1 don't With community mental Today, the goal of tricounty work at presenting "balanced their counterparts everywhere mental health is to make have any complaints about the health care that goes care views" in their respective manipulate public opinion — hospitilization media's coverage of my actions beyond hospital bed unnecessary, mediums, their first objective is for two reasons: politics and Friesen said. It and those of the council treatment to crisis strives to to show an annual profit. profits. intervention preserve most of a patient's Therefore, reporters generally. I merely have a and group are not In speaking before a high accustomed environment. strong sense of the reality of therapy, the community assigned to cover certain school class 11 years ago about the situation mental Programs now that I the health centers are are designed to meetings, editors "cut" stories, the am promote self newspapers which subject of the interview, rather more than just places for - help, and focus no matter what the on crisis intervention. employed me, I began with a than the one asking the treatment. TTiey are places consequence, interpretive c a ution ing remark: to questions. belong. "N women Ear gives a hand (continued from page 6) The biggest content and then (continued from page 8) men they married? single problem explaining kill myself.' We don't give him callers express is loneliness or the function of the drug. The graceful, good hostesses and I'm not implying that all of all-'round assets to their a reason. We let him know that depression. Closely following is service, like all the Ear's the women who ranked should he's the only one who can anxiety or hassles with school, services, is free. husbands. If you look closely, not have. 1 am saying that make the decision." work or personal relationships. you'll notice that the women some of them did not do so in the number 1, 2. 5 and 7 by AH you have to do is call themselves. But then, it was And take your soul if you let them However, many calls request .And I'll be there positions fit this description. women who decided the Oh, hut don't you let them. referrals—where to obtain legal You've got a friend. What have they done in their winners after deciding the advice, or draft counseling. own right? Are they on the list But suicide, The 10 staff members who values. It is the values that though Infrequently the Ear staff because of something that they ranked these women that must dramatic, is not a major part of member might answer the are specifically trained to have done or because of the the calls the counsel problem pregnancies change. Listening Ear phone expecting a caller with a receives. will make appointments for problem. There will be a In an average month women to come in to the Ear the problem at the other end, but Ear receives between 1,500 and office for help. it will by in the form of "how Problem pregnancy 2,000 calls— about one every do I make a pumpkin pie" or minorities 15 or 20 minutes. Only three "what's the Jewish word for counseling is the only long - y. per cent have attempted threatening suicide. Two-thirds or are candlestick." range counseling volunteers perform, however. the Ear (continued from page 8) but fear the economic control of the calls are from the Becky emphasized the role of the Listening Ear is not toward black women. that they have over black general community (as I'll come running to see you again Black women have Winter, spring, summer or fall therapy; that if extensive thought women. opposed to MSU or Lansing of themselves as counseling is required, the Ear being superior Black women are faced with Community College students) will refer the to white women because of two problems. First of n d there is an equal person to a all, the In addition to its telephone therapist or mental health their ability to handle the real struggle of the liberation of distribution between male and problems in the world black people as a female callers. counseling and referral services, clinic. and whole, and the Ear offers an anonymous function healthily in it. Black second, the liberation of black women envy the white women. If the first is drug analysis program. The Ear *Courtesy of Screen Gems - achieved, You just call out my name will take the responsibility for Columbia Music, Inc. woman's easy life and the the second And you know wherever I am may not be having any drug analyzed for Words and music by Carole King attention they get from me, necessary.