By Carrie Seidman for the Herald-Tribune Vincent Academy will offer vocational training, job placement and support SARASOTA COUNTY — More than 10 years ago, Joan Geyer was forced to close the Palm Club, a fledgling nonprofit she’d started almost single-handedly in a tiny two-bedroom bungalow to help individuals with mental illness recover and reintegrate in more »
Read MoreBy Gene Johnson, Associated Press SEATTLE – The private studio of glass artist Dale Chihuly reflects his long obsession with collecting. Sheets of stamps cover one table; pocket knives are marshaled on another. Carnival-prize figurines from the first half of the 20th century line shelves that reach the ceiling. Amid the ordered clutter, some items hint more »
Read MoreDuring panel discussion, mental health experts home in on recovery By Carrie Seidman carrie.seidman@heraldtribune.com March 20, 2017 When Francine Nowotny’s illness was at its zenith, she had the delusion that by eating or drinking anything, she would be allowing “the devil to go inside of me.” After two weeks of taking in no food or more »
Read MorePatience and empathy are bedrock of programs By Zach Murdock zach.murdock@heraldtribune.com March 18, 2017 SARASOTA — Treating those with mental illness is incredibly complicated yet very, very simple, a panel of local experts agreed on Friday night. The tie that binds jail diversion programs to supportive housing to employment training to family counseling services is more »
Read MoreBy Elizabeth Djinis Herald-Tribune Staff Writer March 5, 2017 SARASOTA — For Robin Snuttjer, creating a self-portrait through her medium of glass beads was a chance to experiment. While 45-year-old Snuttjer typically creates beads overlaid with designs, a face was a new challenge for her. “I hadn’t done faces before,” Snuttjer said. “I had to more »
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