The Lund Report, March 19, 2014 FolkTime is nearly 30 years old – but the idea of offering peer-provided services to people with mental health issues, which the organization has done since 1986, is starting to gain traction in policy discussions. “Intentional peer support was not fully articulated 28 years ago,” said new executive director […]
By Nigel Duara, The Associated Press, on WSB-TV2 Atlanta, Sept. 28, 2013 Six months ago, Ashley Slocki was on her husband’s employer-provided health insurance, and it came with dental, vision and low prescription co-pays. Slocki, now 27 and divorced, opened her mail one day in July to learn her so-called Cadillac plan was going away. […]
Information provided by FolkTime Forward this invitation to a friend This Wednesday FolkTime will host a delicious breakfast with valuable healthcare information from our Keynote Speakers. If you haven’t already registered at FolkTime.org, please do so today! This event is free of charge, so bring your friends and colleagues. We’ll have you out by 9am! […]
From The Lund Report, November 3, 2010 Just a few days shy of being re-elected to Oregon’s 3rd district Congressional seat, Earl Blumenauer told a group of 100 community members about the worst vote of his political career. “There’s a lot of competition for that,” he joked at the third annual breakfast for Folk-Time, Inc., […]
Folktime Mission: FolkTime’s mission is to provide opportunities for individuals facing the challenge of mental illness, to regain their sense of community, by providing a supportive environment which promotes peer support and self determination. Services: “Members” is Folktime’s term for people who attend whose physician has made a DSM IV Axis I diagnosis for them. […]
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