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Hearts & Ears, Inc. Newsletter
10 West Biddle Street
Suite 1F
Baltimore, MD. 21201
For further information please contact our office at 410-528-0444
or email heartsandears@toast.net
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Who We Are
Hearts & Ears is a nonprofit organization for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people with mental health issues and concerns. We warmly welcome all sexual and gender minorities with mental illness, as people who are dually stigmatized with being LGBT and having a mental issue can have a difficult time finding full acceptance. Friends, family, and community members are encouraged to attend.
Delighted to Announce...
We are very proud to announce that our Drop-In-Center at 10 W. Biddle St, Suite 1F is now open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 4-9 p.m. Consumers are welcome to come by anytime during those hours to read a good book, watch TV, catch up on GLBT news, socialize, or just visit.
New and Improved website
As you can see, our website is new and improved with alot of information that will be helpful to consumers. The Board of Directors is committed to provide community peer-support services to GLBT individuals with mental health concerns, and we are currently seeking GLBTQ mental health consumers to join us on the Board.
Other Volunteer Activities
Hearts & Ears, Inc. is not only seeking committed volunteers to be on our Board of Directors, but also volunteers to assist with advocacy, public relations, fund raising, and special events. GLBTQ Mental health consumers are highly encouraged to apply
Mental Health Professionals Advisory Board. We welcome Alfred Forrester M.D. psychiatrist in private practice, as the first member of our Mental Health Professionals Advisory Board which began on 8/19/2006. We are fortunate to have such committed professionals within our GLBT community.
We now have Peer Discussion/Support and activity groups meeting at the Drop-In-Center on
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 and Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30
and a
games/movies night on Saturdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Specific support groups to be offered in the future:
DRADA--Depression and Related Affective Dissorders Association Support group
Double Trouble--Support group for people with addictions and/or behavioral compulsions and mental disorders.If there are volunteers who may be interested in facilitating these or other 12 step meetings please contact us either by email at heartsandears@toast.net or call our office at 410-528-0444.
Online Support
We are now offering and Online Consumer Peer Support listserv.(email group) Not everyone is able to get to face-to-face groups due to transportation issues, etc, or may want more regular support in addition to the weekly groups. GLBTQ mental health consumers are welcomed to join the listserv from the home page of our website. If you don't have Internet access where you live, remember that most libraries provide free Internet access nowadays.
GLBT Mental Health Consumer Directory of Services
We have created the 2006/2007 resouce book of services. Please come by or call the Drop-In Center to get a copy.
Other literature
The Center also has a number of pamphlets and brochures on mental health topics of interest to GLBT consumers
Partnerships
Hearts & Ears partners with a number of mental health advocacy and support organizations in Maryland like On Our Own, NAMI, and the Maryland Mental health Association. There are frequently conferences and workshops held in Maryland which can benefit GLBT mental health consumers. Our Program Director can keep you informed of these events if you call The Center at 410-528-0444
As Dorothy said, "There's no place like home". We look forward to meeting you at your GLBT "home away from home", the Hearts & Ears Drop-In-Center
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