I get email updates from NAMI and through a reprint of an article, “Home on the Farm: Working Therapeutic Communities,” appearing in a recent issue of Schizophrenia Digest, I discovered a really cool farm in MI called Rose Hill Center.

Rose Hill Center is dedicated to the rehabilitation of those suffering from mental illnesses, focusing on schizophrenia and bipolar disorders and was founded by the parents of a young man named John who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his mid 20’s. While trying to find a group home for John, they became very disappointed in what kind of help was available for their son and through a visit with a farm in Connecticut, they began to raise funds to start a similar farm in MI. The farm encourages responsibility and independence by involving the residents in the running of the farm – from animal care to kitchen duty. The article is extremely well written and what they are doing on this farm is absolutely amazing. I realize it is not postpartum related but I had to share this story with you. I would LOVE to one day operate a farm similar to this one for women with postpartum struggles – the major reason the article caught my attention.