Jonathan Burke
Brushstroke by brushstroke
The brush in his hand, the art paper taped to a backing on his easel, the palette of paints and the water ready to...
Lifting the veil
The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) planted a seed of hope on the Island nearly a dozen years ago when it offered the...
Growing together at Daybreak
— Members of the Daybreak Clubhouse of M.V. Community Services — a program for adults with mental illness — flourish day in and day out...
Mental Illness: The attack, and the PTSD that followed
We opened this series on mental illness with Hermine Hull’s touching piece about her struggles with depression (bit.ly/HHDepression). Last month, Martha’s Vineyard Times contributor...
Mental Illness on Martha’s Vineyard: In the bunker
We opened this series on mental illness with Hermine Hull’s touching piece about her struggles with depression (bit.ly/HHDepression). Martha’s Vineyard Times contributor Jonathan Burke,...
Mental Illness on Martha’s Vineyard
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) was taught to a group of about 20 at the Oak Bluffs Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 23. MHFA...
Mental illness on Martha’s Vineyard: Life and death with severe bipolar disorder
The Times has run several stories on Vineyarders suffering with mental illness. For others, see: bit.ly/MVMentalillness Leslie’s husband suffered from bipolar disorder — a mental...
An anxiety story: He just doesn’t talk
Sam is 23 years old, and does not speak. He has an anxiety disorder called selective mutism (SM). He understands language, but he is...
Mental Illness on Martha’s Vineyard: On the run with schizophrenia
In his book, “People and Predicaments,” Dr. Milton Mazer described the study he conducted on Martha’s Vineyard beginning in 1961, which showed that incidences...
Mental illness on Martha’s Vineyard: Losing one’s life to food
In his book, “People and Predicaments,” Dr. Milton Mazer described the study he conducted on Martha’s Vineyard beginning in 1961, which showed that incidences...
Families help families cope with mental illness
Families struggling to cope when loved ones have serious mental illness say they find the help they need through the Island's Family-to-Family (F2F) class. “Family...