If you have been diagnosed, psychiatric illness is keeping you from achieving your dreams... if you want to make serious changes in your life -- whether it be work, education, health, social or family life -- Clubhouse of Suffolk's and Synergy Center's programs and services can help.

 Keep up with the latest news and views from Clubhouse of Suffolk in Clubnotes, Clubhouse's monthly update.

  Check out Clubhouse of Suffolk's Clubhouse Voice , written by the members of Clubhouse-Ronkonkoma.


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June 20th will see the 2nd Annual Long Island Kayakathon. Come participate in this fun and beneficial event. Find more information here.

View pictures of the 2008 Kayak

View pictures of the 2009 Kayak

 Save the Date: MIA Day 2009 is coming on October 16 at the Huntington Hilton!

  Photos/Clips from MIA Day 2006, MIA Day 2007 and MIA Day 2008

 DVDs of MIA Day Speakers available : For a DVD of this or past years' speakers, click here.

Long Island Employers : Discover how you can get a highly-motivated employee who comes with his/her own HR team!!. Hiring a person with a disability is a Win/Win/Win proposition!!

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Nearly 75% of individuals with serious mental illness smoke cigarettes, as compared with 20.6% of the general population. Smokers with mental illness and addiction consume nearly half (44%) of all cigarettes sold in the US. Individuals with mental illness die 25 years younger than the general population largely from conditions caused or worsened by smoking. However, smokers with mental illness has less access to cessation services and traditional treatment services are less effective in this population.

In October 2003, Clubhouse of Suffolk, a non-profit provider of psychiatric rehabilitation services, developed a comprehensive model to address the biological, psychological and social aspects of tobacco dependence in individuals with serious mental illness. The Healthy Body Healthy Mind model, which was implemented at Clubhouse, resulted in compelling evidence that individuals with mental illness do respond to tailored interventions which address their specific needs, and are able to quit smoking.

Clubhouse's Smoking Cessation and Wellness Project is changing lives and health care systems to think: "Healthy Body…Healthy Mind".

This Project produced a video call "Smoke Alarm" which discusses the disparate impact of smoking on the lives of people with psychiatric disabilities. The video features Clubhouse members who have reduced or quit smoking.


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