MLAC NEWS, EVENTS, & UPDATES
May is Mental Health Awareness Month!
MLAC featured events for May include:
Saturday, May 9, 2:00 PM at the Missoula Public Library (Blackfoot Room, 4th Floor),
"In Our Own Voices": Local authors Zan Bockes and Jack Shifflett will read from their poetry and short fiction; they will also discuss the impact of behavioral health issues on their writing and on their lives. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Tuesday, May 12, 6:00 PM at the Missoula Public Library (Cooper Room, 4th Floor),
MLAC Forum, "Your Community. Your Voice." Mayor Andrea Davis will issue the city's official proclamation of May as "Mental Health Awareness Month. Guest speakers will offer their perspectives on behavioral health issues in our community. Questions and comments from the audience will be welcome! FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Other Events:
Saturday, May 2 (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) “Serve 406” An interfaith event including worship, visits to project sites, and a Q&A lunch. RSVP to rob@serve406.org
Monday, May 4: Tamarack Grief Resource Center presenting SOS (Signs of Suicide) in Potomac Middle School
Wednesday, May 27 (5:30—7:00 pm): Open House at Tamarack Grief Resource Center. Come by, enjoy snacks, meet the folks at TGRC and see what they do!
Date TBD: “The Gabriel Plan,” book reading and presentation by Ginny Burton, recovery advocate/reformer
If your group or organization has an upcoming event, activity, or program related to behavioral health issues, please contact us so we can include it in our monthly listing: missoulalac@gmail.com / 406-317-1075
