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Grandparents as Parents Support Group

Third Tuesday of Each Month during the School Year,
October 17, November 21, December 19, January 16
6 pm – 7:30 pm, Saints campus, Second Floor Board Room, FREE

Are you a grandparent or family member raising a child? Join other caregivers to discuss challenges and joys, financial realities, legal and custody issues, health of grandparent and child, resources available, support and growth, and more. This is a drop-in group meets the third Tuesday of each month during the school year*; no registration required! For more information, visit the hospital’s website or contact Kate Elkins at ext. 87224 for more information.

Screening of “The S Word”

Time: 6-8pm
Location: Galvin Middle School, Auditorium, 525 Main Street, Wakefield
Cost: Free (registration required)
Register for Ticket Here

The S Word is an award winning film by Lisa Klein
“Viewers will leave informed, inspired, and uplifted” – a psychologist after viewing the film

Trauma, Parents and Substance Use Disorders: The Complexities of Intervention

Time: 9am-4pm
Location: Boston University, Charles River Campus
Cost: $110 (6 CECs)
Register here

Seminar hosted byRuth Paris, PhD, LICSW, Associate Proffeser and Chair of Clinical Practice Department BUSSW

“Parents with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) often have histories of multiple trauma exposures, elevated levels of psychological distress (Suchman, et al., 2005) and decreased capacities to understand and reflect upon their children’s development and emotional experience (RF, reflective functioning) (Levy, Truman, & Mayes, 2001).”

Samaritans of Merrimack Valley Walk For Hope

Registration: 8:30-9:15am
1.5 mile walk begins at 9:30am
Location: Willows Professional Park, 811 Turnpike St., N. Andover, MA
Register here
For additional information contact Anna Peicott at 978-327-6672