Team Newsletter 8-31-15

Team Wellness Center’s Monthly Newsletter
TeamWellnessCenter.com
August 2015
TRIUMPH!
Annual Golf Outing Benefits
Team Cares, Inc.
A Fun Day on the Course Helps Feed and Clothe People
with Mental Illness and Addiction All Year Long
313-396-5300
EMPLOYEES
OF THE MONTH
The First Annual Golf
Tournament & Benefit for
Team Cares, Inc. was a
huge success!
On Monday, August 3,
2015, 25 teams of golfers
enjoyed
a
beautiful
summer day at the
picturesque TPC Golf
Resort
in
Dearborn,
Michigan.
Then they
enjoyed
a
delicious
dinner of salmon, pasta,
chicken, vegetables, and
cakes.
TENEISHA MELTON
Customer Service Representative
Southgate Clinic
“It was a beautiful
summer day on a topnotch
course
and
everyone had a great
time together,” says
Jim Rein of the Detroit
Sports
Broadcasters
Association.
After golfing for a
great
cause,
participants left with
prizes for the winning
teams and, including a
See Golf Outing on Page 5
DESMOND BRITTON
Security Guard
Eastern Market Clinic
See Employees on page 6
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Team Wellness Center’s Monthly Newsletter
August 2015
Expansion & Innovation Invigorate the Eastern Market Clinic
Exciting changes at the
Eastern Market Clinic reflect
expansion and innovation that
enable Team Wellness Center
to better serve its 7,000
members.
occupied by the Doctors’
Wing, is dedicated to treating
Substance Use Disorder. This
enables an expansion of
services that include our new
Opioid
Clinic,
which
prescribes Suboxone for
The Doctors’ Wing has moved members.
into the much larger space that
The Opioid Clinic treats
housed
Pathways
for
members who are not
Supportive Employment and
mentally ill but who need
Housing.
treatment for Substance Use
Construction to accommodate
Pathways’ relocation to the
second floor, in the former
Restoration Chapel, is nearly
complete.
Disorder.
“These changes help Team
Wellness Center provide the
most effective, convenient
services for our members,”
says TWC Chief Information
The new Recovery Wing,
Officer Michael Hunter.
located in the space once
Hungry? Watch for Volunteer Store
Manager Sophia Gray, who wheels
around the Clinic with her cart
stocked with beverages, chips and
crackers, Greek yogurt, hot dogs and
much more – all for low prices! Fresh
fruit and smoothies are coming soon!
Health and Wellness are Flourishing at the Southgate Clinic
Yoga, faith-based therapy, holistic health
coaches and now, a vegetable garden, are
helping to make the Southgate Clinic a mecca
for health and wellness!
“Our members help harvest food from our
garden, then we create all kinds of fresh,
healthy salads,” says Executive Director Sara
Shields, RN, MA.
“It’s a great learning
experience and gardening is very soothing.”
Lead Gardener and Integrated Health Team
Coordinator Jessica Newsome, RN, says the
garden is sprouting kale, brussel sprouts, bok
choy, broccoli, romaine lettuce, red leaf lettuce,
red cabbage, tomatoes, basil and peppers.
Peer Support Specialist Karen Robinson
proudly displays freshly picked lettuce
grown in the Southgate garden.
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Thank you to the gardening team: Chris Fields,
William Hatcher, Karen Robinson, Gary Graham
and Veronica Craddock.
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September 2015
Billboards like these are letting
drivers across Metro Detroit know
that MI Healthy Mind is the TV show
that’s tackling taboo topics every
Sunday at noon on Detroit’s TV20.
The
billboards
are
grabbing
attention at locations such as I-696
and I-75, the Lodge and Oakman
Boulevard, and the Southfield
Freeway at Paul.
Some of the signs are viewed by
more than 500,000 people each
week!
MI Healthy Mind Makes News, Billboards, and Social Media
MI Healthy Mind Co-Hosts Michael Hunter and
Elizabeth Atkins are making a multimedia splash
with MI Healthy Mind TV Show.
Billboards are letting folks across Metro Detroit
know that it’s the show to watch to shatter stigmas
about mental illness, addiction and much more.
The pair recently took their message to the
airways on WCHB 1200 AM with Host Cliff
Russell, during two interviews that spanned
topics as suicide, addiction, and race.
“What you’re doing is very important,” says
Detroit radio veteran Cliff Russell. “Your mission
can help a lot of people who are afraid to talk
about the tough issues that affect our health.”
Hunter and Atkins were also featured in The
Michigan Chronicle, after reporter Donald James
and photographer Martez Miller visited a taping of
MI Healthy Mind.
Watch the MI Healthy Mind YouTube Channel,
follow the show on Instagram, Twitter and
Facebook, and visit MIHealthyMind.com.
MICHIGAN’S DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVES AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH NICK LYON TOURS EASTERN MARKET CLINIC
The Doctors’ Wing, the MI Healthy Mind
set, and the Call Center all made a great
impression on Nick Lyon, Director of the
Michigan Department of Community
Health (MDCH) and Interim Director of
the Michigan Department of Human
Services (DHS).
“I’m pleased to see how Team Wellness
Center is helping people heal, recover
and become contributing citizens,” he
said during a recent visit. “You’ve
created a great model that’s working.”
Interim DHS and
MDCH Director
Nick Lyon meets
TWC
Clinical
Therapist Sanna
Dakhlallah
during a tour with
Team leadership
to learn how
Detroiters
are
getting treatment
for mental illness
and addiction.
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Clothing Closet, Food Pantry and Shower
Facility Enable Team Cares, Inc. to Feed,
Clothe and Help People in Eastern Market
August 2015
Did You Know…
Our Housing Program can help you
find an apartment with furniture,
and learn the skills to pay your
bills, follow a budget, and stay in
your home permanently. Just call
313-396-5300.
Our Employment Program can help
you get a job and keep it. Call 313396-5300.
Our Crisis Line at 313-258-3842 can
help you 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
Team Cares, Inc. is open to help people in a colorful,
friendly space near the Eastern Market Clinic.
Walk into the Clothing Closet at 2539 Russell Street and
you’ll find clothing for men, women and children,
including donated shoes, coats and accessories.
“We really need men’s pants, shirts, dress shoes and
belts,” says former Clothing Manager Karen Baines. “A
lot of men need clothes for job interviews, but we don’t
have enough sizes or inventory to help them. We want
to help these gentlemen dress for success so they can
get jobs, but we need help.”
Please call 313-396-5300 to arrange a donation to Team
Cares, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
In September, the Food Pantry will provide groceries for
people in need, thanks to a new collaboration with
Gleaners Food Bank. TWC Marketing Assistant Suzy
Williams, who’s been working hard to make it happen,
says, “We’ll have fresh fruits and vegetables, and
canned goods. We’re excited to provide good nutrition
for people who really need it.”
Team Cares also offers a free shower stocked with soap,
shampoo and women’s hygiene products.
Team Cares is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Our Eastern Market clinic is open
Saturdays and our Southgate clinic
is open 7 days a week!
We treat adult ADHD and we have a
Suboxone clinic.
You can make an appointment for
primary care services by calling
313-396-5300.
CALL US!
313-396-5300
VISIT
TeamWellnessCenter.com
On-site pharmacies in the lobbies
at both clinics provide quick,
convenient service for you.
Faith-based therapy can help you
incorporate your spiritual beliefs
into your healing and recovery.
And our Holistic Health Coaches
can help you achieve wellness in
mind, body and spirit.
Our TV show “MI Healthy Mind”
shatters stigmas around taboo
topics!
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September 2015
Team Wellness Center Staff and Team Cares, Inc. Raise Funds, Sponsor
Events and Volunteer to Help Mentally Ill, Addicted and People in Need
Golf Outing, Clothing Closet, Food Pantry, NAMI Walk and Food Bank Volunteers Make a Difference
GOLF OUTING continued from page 1
TV, golf clubs, gift baskets, tickets to
local sporting events, and more.
Team Wellness Center Volunteers
at Gleaners Food Bank Help Feed
People in Southeast Michigan
THANK YOU to our media sponsor, The
Michigan Chronicle / Real Times
Media, our sponsors and participants
for their generous support:
GOLD SPONSORS: Behavioral Health
Professionals, Inc. (BHPI), Infiniti
Labs, and the National Alliance on
Mental Illness (NAMI).
SILVER SPONSORS:
Stonecrest
Psychiatric Hospital, Advanced Care
Pharmacy, Liberty Pharmacy, and The
White House Team of Berkshire.
Bagging 6,000 pounds of Michigan
apples… loading gallon-jugs of milk into
crates… and packaging boxed foods onto
pallets. This was just some of the work that
dozens of Team Wellness Center staff
members contributed for four consecutive
Wednesday mornings at Gleaners Food
Bank in Detroit.
CART SPONSORS: Infiniti Labs, Aflac
Insurance, Big League Brews, The
White House Team of Berkshire,
Refractory Sales, Behavioral Health
Professionals, Inc., Ultra Marketing,
and
Is-Care
Community
Living
Services.
“It was really fun!” says Marketing
Coordinator Elizabeth Atkins. “We loved
working alongside teams from GM, Ford,
Quicken Loans and other companies to
help feed people in our community.”
“We are so grateful to our supporters
who helped make our Golf Outing a
huge success,” says Team Wellness
Center President Pamela Lamb. “Next
year’s event will be even better!”
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Celebrations at
Team Wellness Center
August 2015
EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
Continued from Page 1
DESMOND BRITTON
Eastern Market staff surprised Clinical
Therapist Kellee Negussie with a baby
shower, just days before her bundle of
joy came into the world.
The celebration included baby gifts
and a delicious cake. Now Kellee is
home enjoying the baby with her
family. Congratulations, Kellee!
is Team Wellness
Center’s Employee of the Month at the
Eastern Market Clinic. He was celebrated at
a reception with EM staff, and awarded with a
plaque and a reserved parking space.
“I thought my work went unnoticed
because what we do in security is
confidential,” says Britton, 24, a member of
the U.S. Army’s National Guard who aspires
to become a federal agent. “I feel honored
that I’m making a difference and helping
people.”
That’s why Team Clinical Therapist
Destiny Sims nominated him. “Desmond
goes over and beyond the call of duty and
embodies what it means to be a team player,”
she says. “He doesn’t set his bar at just
enough; he completely removes the bar.”
Congratulations, Desmond! You make
us proud!
TENEISHA MELTON
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is Team Wellness
Center’s Employee of the Month at the
Southgate Clinic. At a staff celebration, she
received flowers, a plaque and a reserved
parking space.
“I appreciate that they recognized how
I learn fast and work hard,” says Melton, who
joined Team seven months ago. “My coworkers are really nice and easy to build
relationships with, and I enjoy helping
people.”
Southgate Executive Director Sara
Shields says Melton goes above and beyond.
“She is fantastic! She has really good
customer service and she’s really helpful to
all of the employees. She’s really smart and
flexible. Everybody wanted her to be the
Employee of the Month.”
Congratulations, Teneisha! You make
us proud!
Team Wellness Center’s Monthly Newsletter
September 2015
Earn a Recruiting Bonus!
Team Wellness Center is offering a Recruiting Bonus for any
staff member who recommends a BSW Care Coordinator for
employment at Team.
Once the candidate is hired and meets the required length of
employment, the recruiter will receive a $400 bonus. If a
former BSW (must have been gone for a minimum of six
months), who left in good standing, is recruited back, and
meets the required length of employment, the recruiter will
receive a $300 bonus.
Please refer candidates to Human Resources Director Amalia
South at Amalia.South@t-mhs.com
“This is a very competitive field,“ says Team President Pamela
Lamb, “so we’re aggressively recruiting outstanding people to
join our Team and make a difference in our members’ lives. “
SOUTHGATE
DIRECTOR
ATTENDS
CONFERENCE
ON HOLISITIC TREATMENTS
Did you know that the scent of
lavender can help calm people in
ways that facilitate their healing
and recovery?
“Aromatherapy is a big trend in
behavioral health care,” says
Sara Shields, RN, MA, Executive
Director of the Southgate Clinic.
“Movement, including dance,
can be another compliment to
medication.”
Shields will soon implement
some techniques learned while
attending the American Holistic
Nurses Conference in Branson,
Missouri. “Some therapists are
using aromatherapy Playdoh to
combat stress,” she says. “I’ve
used
lavender
and
it’s
scientifically proven to create
calm and relaxation.”
Team Wellness Center Offers National
Loan Forgiveness Programs
Are you worried about student loan debt? Ease your
mind when you work for Team Wellness Center!
As a Team employee, you’re eligible to participate in
our Internal and External Loan Forgiveness
Programs. Here’s a quick synopsis:
Internal:
-Must be employed with company for at least 1 year
-Employee is reimbursed for any out-of-pocket costs
not exceeding $1,750.00 for one year
-Must provide documentation outlined in syllabus
External:
-Federally funded NHSC (National Hire Service
Corps)
-Loan Repayment program provides scholarships and
school loan repayment assistance to licensed primary
care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral
health providers who make a commitment to serve in
communities with limited access to health care
-Up to $50,000 Bi-Annually
For more information, contact Antonio Harris, Human
Resources Generalist, at Antonio.Harris@t-mhs.com.
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Team Wellness Center’s Monthly Newsletter
August 2015
Help Us Raise Money for the NAMI Walk on September 26!
Team Wellness Center is on a mission to raise the most money for the 12th Annual Walk
of the Minds, which supports the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
We’re selling t-shirts for $25 each and engaging in other fundraising endeavors so that
our team can be the biggest fundraiser for this great organization whose mission helps
our members. And the person who raises the most money wins a PAID DAY OFF!
On Saturday, September 26, 2015, the 5K walk will begin with registration at 8 a.m. and
the walk starting at 10 a.m., rain or shine,
on Belle Isle Park in Detroit.
Join our Team!
Email TWC Team Captain Elizabeth.Atkins@t-mhs.com
The
NAMIWALK
is
a
nationwide
fundraising
and
mental
health awareness program that is being held in nearly 100 communities around the
country in 2015.
“Team Wellness Center is Your Integrated Health Home for Success in Mind, Body and Life!”
Team Wellness Center
Administrative Offices
921 Howard Street
Dearborn, MI 48124
EASTERN MARKET CLINIC
2925 Russell St.
Detroit, MI 48207
P: 313.396.5300
F: 313.396.5353
TTY: 313.396.4270
Crisis: 313.258.3842
SOUTHGATE CLINIC
14799 Dix-Toledo Rd.
Southgate, MI 48195
P: 734.324.8326
F: 734.324.8327
TTY: 734.324.8327
Crisis: 313.258.4758