Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker’s Fight for Her Son by Mindy Greiling is being released this fall by University of Minnesota Press. Former Minnesota Rep. Mindy Greiling…
Day: October 1, 2020
Despite pandemic, direct support professionals continue to persevere
In the midst of the virus-centered environment which we all call home, I wanted to mention a bright spot that sometimes goes unnoticed in our communities. I’m referring to people…
Hadamar documentary is a haunting story of many lives lost needlessly
The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities presents a new documentary, Hadamar: The Forgotten Holocaust, detailing Hitler’s extermination of people with disabilities On September 1, 1939, World War II began…
DHS making major budget cuts
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is preparing to lay off staff and slash millions of dollars in spending on state-run programs that serve populations including elders and people…
Stolen therapy dog found
Earnest, a German shepherd therapy dog stolen from a St. Paul back yard, was found a week after he disappeared in September. The St. Paul Police Department hadn’t filed any…