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Family Visions, LLC

Family Visions, LLC is a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP) that is opening in the Baltimore area. Family Visions, LLC's goal is to provide children and adults with the skills, tools and resources needed to live a healthy, constructive and successful life. Mental health professionals and staff work with children and adults to provide supports that may be lacking to the point that the individual is unable to progress to living a fulfilling life independently. Supports that are provided in efforts to build life skills, include guidance in securing employment, managing finances, obtaining education, as well as assisting individuals in developing strategies to effectively cope with identified stressors, anger management, behavior management, etc.

Family Visions, LLC is committed to working with one individual at a time to develop a healthier and more productive community. View Profile

Upcoming Baltimore Events

July 12, 2009	Happy Nappy Poets in the Park	Poetry/Spoken Word
July 19, 2009	Loc-N-Tology 2009 Tour	Seminar/Workshop
Sept 25-27, 2009	Baltimore Book Festival	Book Signing

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Legendary Soul Diva Chaka Khan Joins the Lineup at the 17th Annual Capital Jazz Fest

Hip Hop Press

Fiery Singer Gracefully Steps In to Relieve Her Friend Natalie Cole

Washington/Baltimore's Premier Contemporary Jazz & Soul Event just got a little funkier and jazzier with the addition of the one and only Chaka Khan, filling in for a recuperating Natalie Cole who in May had the good fortune to receive a much-needed kidney. Ms. Cole, who will hopefully return for Capital Jazz Fest 2009 (www.capitaljazz.com), shall recuperate while Chaka dazzles the crowd with four decades of hits, a generous helping of her jazzier material, plus songs from her acclaimed double-Grammy-winning latest CD, Funk This. read more...

Coloring Your Perception

3/7/09 Sonshine Communications

Few people realize how color influences their perception, but its affects are everywhere. Think about the inside of a typical buffet or fast food restaurant, with its bright lighting and bright pastel colors. Contrast that with a formal restaurant. They are usually darkly lit inside, with mostly black, gray or brown interior. They are designed that way for a reason. Bright lights and colors induce people to rapid eating and movement, so they are used in fast food restaurants. A dark interior has a relaxing, slowing effect, designed to extend a patron’s visit. read more...

Do Black Spending Habits Prevent Financial Freedom?

3/05/09 Sonshine Communications

In today’s society, financial freedom is becoming the new “American Dream.” Everyday thousands commit to developing a lifestyle that will propel them to this reality. Whether it’s forming a strict budget, cutting up credit cards or eating at restaurants less often, the reality of wise spending is finally setting in for some. However, at times it seems that Black America just doesn’t quite get “it!” read more...

Depression Doubles Negative Health Risks for African-American Men

2/11/09 PR.com

Death and Depression often go hand in hand in the African-American community. "Say It Loud! I'm Black and I'm Depressed," is a candid look at depression among black males in the United States and the author's story of his fight against the disease, after suffering a heart attack.

Six of the top ten causes of death in the African-American community, stroke, diabetes, cancer, murder, suicide and AIDS, are all made worse by depression. In 1999, the Surgeon General of the United States pointed out the black read more...

Real Talk About Relationships

Creating Something Out of Nothing

“Nothing' from nothin' leaves nothin'/ You gotta have somethin'/ If you wanna be with me” Billy Preston- “Nothing”

As I was brainstorming this month’s article, I started to think about the new things in my life, (i.e. a full time job) and how they take away from my personal time and began read more...