Optimae customers across the company have access to a newly revamped service that provides additional support for their recovery through goal-based work. Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation (IPR) is guided by the values of customer involvement, choice, self-determination and principles drawn from … [Continue reading...] about IPR takes root across Optimae
Optimae customer finds success at Brick Street
Wilmuth Luther, or Wilma as she likes to be called, greets Brick Street Bakery customers with a hug and smile. It’s something they’ve come to expect. For Wilma, everyone is family. At age 69, her body aches. She deals with an intellectual disability, although it hasn’t stopped her from finding … [Continue reading...] about Optimae customer finds success at Brick Street
Mental illness offers new opportunities
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting individuals’ journey with mental illness in an effort to educate others about the disease and fight the stigma attached to it during Mental Health Awareness Month.At age 20, Brent Deppe had his first mental break.Then a Central College sophomore, Deppe … [Continue reading...] about Mental illness offers new opportunities