Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Location: Tewksbury High School, 320 Pleasant St, Tewksbury, MA, Room B204
Come in front door and upstairs. The library is on the left and the elevator is on the right. Glass windows directly in front of B203 Teachers Workroom. B204 is the second room on the left.
When there is evidence of alcoholism or drug use in a family, you can see the side effects on the other family members, especially young people. Alateen meetings provide mutual support for young people affected by someone else’s drinking or drug use. Come speak with teens who know exactly how you feel. The meetings are confidential and a safe place to:
– Share experiences, strength, and hope with each other
– Discuss difficulties
– Learn effective ways to cope with problems
– Encourage one another
– Help each other understand the principles of the Al-Anon program
Learn how to use the Twelve Steps and Alateen’s Twelve Traditions
www.al-anon.alateen.org/for-alateen
For more information please call Maria Ruggiero at 978-851-7373 x352
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Location: Tewksbury High School, 320 Pleasant St, Tewksbury, MA, Room B204
Come in front door and upstairs. The library is on the left and the elevator is on the right. Glass windows directly in front of B203 Teachers Workroom. B204 is the second room on the left.
When there is evidence of alcoholism or drug use in a family, you can see the side effects on the other family members, especially young people. Alateen meetings provide mutual support for young people affected by someone else’s drinking or drug use. Come speak with teens who know exactly how you feel. The meetings are confidential and a safe place to:
– Share experiences, strength, and hope with each other
– Discuss difficulties
– Learn effective ways to cope with problems
– Encourage one another
– Help each other understand the principles of the Al-Anon program
Learn how to use the Twelve Steps and Alateen’s Twelve Traditions
www.al-anon.alateen.org/for-alateen
For more information please call Maria Ruggiero at 978-851-7373 x352
Military Family Support Group
Second Tuesday of every month from 10am-12pm and 3-5pm
Location: Heywood Hospital, 242 Green St, Gardner, MA ,Dining Room B
The Military Support Group offers a safe place for family members of both active and former military members to share their experiences, struggles and hope in overcoming the invisible wounds of war that effect the entire family unit. Veterans and their loved ones can suffer from one or many of the following: survivors guilt, separation anxiety, emotional numbing, adrenaline seeking, depression, anxiety, insomnia, alcohol and substance abuse, PTSD and traumatic brain injury.
The group coaches and supports military family members to find healing, balance, and strategies for positive re-generation for military members with their family and society. They also connect families with local resources.
For more information please contact Crystal Bean at (978) 320-9804.
Have you seen the tremendous turnout of voters, citizens, and students at the offices of their Congresspersons, Senators, and local elected officials recently? They are listening! We’ll arm you with scripts and tools to arrange student and parent visits/calls to members of congress or your school board. Learn more here about how to express your support for Title IX protections and services for survivors of sexual assault and cyber harassment.
Join the Asian American Mental Health Forum on Wednesday, May 10th, to take part in a suicide prevention support group for Asian communities within the state of MA.
