LGBTQ Sub- Committee: The 2013 Greater Lowell Community Health Needs Assessments highlighted that members of the LGBTQ community are at great risk. The report stated that members who are isolated or without family support are at risk for developing issues surrounding mental health and substance abuse. There is a lack of sensitivity to this community by many healthcare professionals, a lack of outreach, as well as a lack of awareness of transgender individuals.
The LGBTQ Subcommittee is a group of professionals and community members committed to addressing these issues, raising awareness, and ensuring that ALL members of the Greater Lowell community have access to culturally competent, inclusive, and high quality services and support. The Sub- committee also aims to build a network of resources and individuals in the community who can provide affinity and support to one another.
For more information, please contact co- chairs: Isa Woldeguiorguis or Heather Hilbert
Date: February 11, 2016
Time: 12- 1:30 pm
Location: Center for Hope and Healing, 144 Merrimack St., Suite 304, Lowell MA
Drop-in Support Group for Survivors of Sexual Assault, ages 18-22
Meets the last Thursday of every month
Time: 5:30pm-7pm
Location: The Center for Hope and Healing
144 Merrimack Street, Suite 304, Lowell, MA
Meetings are the first Saturday of every month, From noon-3pm
144 Merrimack Street, Suite 304, Lowell, MA
For more information, email Camila or call 978-452-YASS (9277)
24-hr Hotline: 800-542-5212 Flyer
Survivor Support Group for Teen Survivors of Sexual Abuse
*Meeting the last Tuesday of every Month, 3pm-4:30pm
Drop-In Support Group Confidential Space Topics Include: healing, communications, boundaries, healthy relationships
Teen Survivor Support Group
Time: Wednesdays 5:30-7:00pm
Location: The Center for Hope and Healing, 144 Merrimack Street,
Suite 304, Lowell, MA
Men support Group Flyer Revised (3)
South Bay Early Childhood is now offering a welcoming space for pregnant moms, new moms, and parenting moms to connect, share, and learn.
Time: 1:30-2:30 pm (Tuesdays)
Location: 148 Warren St, Lowell, MA
Please contact a facilitator for more information:
Kelly Petravicz or Marcie Graham 978-452-1736
Moms Connected
Delaying The Second Pregnancy in Teen Mothers Project
The goals of the project are to help teen mothers to delay a second pregnancy, practice contraception correctly and consistently and to remain in and graduate from high school. An estimated one in five teenage mothers will get pregnant twice before reaching age 20 (Greer and Levin-Epstein, 1998). In 2002, 21% of all births to mothers under the age of 20 were births to youth who already had a child (Klerman, 2004). 31% of births to mothers aged 16 or younger are followed by a second pregnancy within 24 months.
Introduction and Training: Delaying the second pregnancy among teen mothers
Date: January 29, 2016
Time: 9- 11 am
Location: 110 Canal St., Umass Lowell Innovation Hub
Places are limited! to attend please RSVP to Ainat Koren
We work to decrease teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease transmission among Greater Lowell youth through information gathering and distribution, integration of services, and supporting effective initiatives. The next meeting will be on Thursday, December 3, 2015, 12:00pm-1:30pm,
Location: Family Planning Department, 2nd Floor, Lowell Community Health Center,
161 Jackson Street, Lowell, MA
For More Information Contact: Stephanie Buchholz
