Massachusetts Eating Disorder Association
www.medainc.org
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Tourette Syndrome Association
MA Chapter.
www.tsa-ma.org
New - Tourettes and OCD Support & Encouragement Group:
February 28, 2011, 7:30 p.m., Ashland, MA.
Guest Speaker will be Susan Marakovitz, Ph.D.,
Project Director, Psychiatric and Neurodevelop-
mental Genetics Unit. Goal of group is to provide parents and families with a venue to discuss the challenges and pportunities of raising a child with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and/or Tourette’s Syndrome. For more information call 508-309-3072.
National Tourette
Syndrome Association
718-224-2999
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Mental Health Child/Parent Help
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 Your Rights Under the Mental Health Parity Laws: February 7, 2012 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Y.O.U. Inc, Worcester, MA Massachusetts law and federal law require that most health insurance plans provide the same type of coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment as they provide for other medical and surgical care. Learn how these mental health parity laws protect you and your family, and how you can get the care that you need. Presented by Jenifer Bosco, Staff attorney Health law Advocates Don’t miss this free workshop. RSVP to 508-849-5600 ext. 260, or winslowf@youinc.org. Sponsored by the Y.O.U. Inc. Worcester Family Resource Center
Parents & Caregivers of Children & Teens with Behavioral, Mental Or Emotional Challenges.
- January 14 - February 18, 2012, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Leominster.
- February 11th, 18th and 25th, Waltham.
The NAMI Basics course offers current information about Attention Deficit Disorder, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Childhood Schizophrenia, and Substance Abuse Disorders, plus stages of emotional reactions of the family, including crisis, shock, denial, grief, and acceptance, behavior strategies, school and healthcare systems, support and services, etc. Registration for Leominster to klc82974@comcast.net at 978- 833-3680, or heatherjjolly@aol.com at 508-963-1721. For Waltham, 781-891-0556 x34 or judi_maguire@waysideyouth.org. Or visit www.nami.org/basics at NAMI of Massachusetts.
Free 12-week Family-to-Family course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses: Course covers: Current information about, bipolar disorder (manic depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and co-occurring brain disorders, addictive disorders schizophrenia, major depression,plus medications, effective treatments to promote recovery, strategies for problem solving, handling crises and relapse, care for the caregiver, supports and services within the community and more.
Winter/Spring 2012 dates and places include:
- Cambridge February 9, 2012: 914-960-9072 or email Sharon@nami-cambridgemiddlesex.org or 917-375-1980, or email carolyn@nami-cambridgemiddlesex.org
- Holyoke February 2, 2012: (413) 596-5059
- Jamaica Plain, 6 de Febrero 2012: Espanol (617)360-8628 Rosenbaum.Marcos@gmail.com
- Lexington, February 1, 2012: 617-816-5856 or janet_hodges@yahoo.com
- Pittsfield, January 21, 2012: the-morans@verizon.net
- Weymouth, March 21, 2012: 781-749-1541 or macsulli@verizon.net
- Woburn, March 1, 2012: 781-938-4048 email kgajera@namimass.org or janet_hodges@yahoo.com
More information about NAMI Mental Health Programs in Massachusetts can be found at NAMIMass or 781-938-4048 or kgajera@namimass.org.
Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, And The Enduring Mistreatment Of The Mentally Ill : December 8th, 2011, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Framingham, MA. Robert Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and author of Mad in America, which covers the various treatments and often harmful side effects for severe mental illness in the United States from colonial times until the present. Whitaker will discuss this book and the developments in contemporary mental health since his it was released a decade ago. ASL interpreters are confirmed. Registration is required at fsantoro@advocatesinc.org or 508.628.6442. Robert Whitaker has won the George Polk Award for Medical Writing and a National Association for Science Writers' Award for best magazine article. Mad In America was named by Discover Magazine as one of the best science books of 2002; the American Library Association named it one of the best history books of that year. For more information about this event, visit Advocates Inc.
Accessing Supports and Services for Children with Emotional or Behavioral Issues - Free. November 28th , 2011, 6:30 pm at Quincy High School. For parents/guardians of children with emotional/behavioral issues. Quincy Parent Advisory Council QPAC will host Senator John Keenan of Quincy, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. An informal discussion will address difficulty accessing mental health services, supports, or providers for your child, and concerns with the quality of care being provided to your child, and more. RSVP by November 26th to www.quincypac.org/rsvp.html or email jillgichuhi@gmail.com.
In Spanish... Overview of Mental Health Disorders in Children & Adolescents - Free: November 29, 2011, Worcester. Part of the CANDI Teas with MDs mental health speaker series. Presented by Dr. Ana Liso of the Multi Cultural Family Support Center. The Teas are informal events that incude a brief presentation by a Child Psychiatrist followed by lots of time for questions and answers. Teas with MDS are co-sponsored by The Autism Resource Center of Central Mass, Centro Las Americas , PPAL ( Parent Professional Advocacy League), Seven Hills Family Support Center of Worcester & CANDI (Child & Adolescent Neurodevelopment Initiative) at UMASS Medical School and UMASS Memorial Health Care. For more information, contact Celia.Brown@umassmed.edu or call 508.856.8569
Sexualized Behavior in Children: Normal or Abnormal? Free lecture, October 20, 2011, 12 noon – 1:30 p.m., North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA. Professionals and parents confronted by a child’s sexualized behavior require assistance is assessing the meaning of that behavior. When is it normal, and when is it pathological and/or an indicator of trauma? The speaker will be Edward N. Bailer, MD, FAAP, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and Chair of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children at the North Shore Medical Center. Registration is required for this event. Contact ithomson@partners.org or call 978-354-2670, or visit www.nsmcfamilyresourcenter.org
Massachusetts Mental Health Conference: NAMI MASS's 29th Annual State Convention, October 15, 2011, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Leominster, MA. Featuring Keynote Speaker Major Sam Cochran, Leading Authority on Crisis Intervention Teams & Other Forms of Jail Diversion. Plus workshops for persons in recovery, their families, treatment providers and friends. Topics include Training For Law Enforcement, Treatments for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Self Advocacy, Ask the Doctor, Treatment for Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Housing and Recovery, Health and Wellbeing, and more. Exhibitors Hall & Consumer Art Marketplace. For More Information call 800-370-9085, email info@namimass.org or visit www.namimass.org.
Trapped Inside the Beast of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – Free: September 15, 2011, 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Davenport 4, Board Room, Salem Hospital Presenter: Cathy Goldstein Mullin, LICSW, MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center will cover the internal world of an OCD sufferer, map out the varied terrain where OCD has footholds, how this disorder keeps its victims trapped, why those with OCD are compelled to engage in rituals and compulsions while wanting to resist and treatments that work, such as Exposure and Response Prevention, Jeffrey Schwartz's 4-Step approach, Cognitive Restructuring and more. Registration is required: Email ithomson@partners.org or call 978 354 2670.
Free Mental Health Education Classes: September 1st, 2011, to November, 2011 in Cambridge, Concord, Fitchburg, Gloucester and Lexington, MA. For family & friends of those affected by Brain Disorders and/or Mental Health Issues. These Family-to-Family classes are taught by trained NAMI volunteers and cover topics such as BiPolar Disorder, Major Depression, Obsessive Compulsive, Panic and/or Borderline Personality Disorders, Schizophrenia, handling crisis, relapse, communication, problem solving, limit setting, rehabilitation, self-care, medications, and community support. Contact 617-816-5856 or visit the NAMI Mass Family to Family Page.
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The Law: A Massachusetts law, effective July 1, 2009, adds four new conditions (eating disorders, PTSD, substance abuse, autism) to the list of “biologically-based" mental disorders that must be covered to the same extent as physical illnesses. For more information, visit the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC) website http://www.mass.gov/mhlac/
Family Voices www.familyvoices.org
Massachusetts Association for Mental Health:
www.mamh.org
Family Ties of Massachusetts www.massfamilyties.org
Parent / Professional Advocacy League (PAL):
617-542-7860 or www.ppal.net
PAL's Parent Resource Network
(PRN) Line: provides information
regarding child and adolescent
mental health issues;
staffed by trained family
advocates.
1-866-815-8122 Parental Stress Line:
24-hour hotline:
1-800-632-8188
www.parentshelpingparents.org
Parents Helping Parents:
1-800-882-1250 or
Massachusetts General Hospital Mood and Anxiety Resource Center/MADI
www.schoolpsychiatry.org
United Way Parent Line:
1-800-231-4377
The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF)
www.depressedteens.com
www.bpkids.org Mental Health Research Association
www.narsad.org
www.bazelon.org
617-778-1934 or
www.theguide@bostonbar.org
Wayside Youth and Family Support
Network Parent Partnership Program
www.waysideparentpartnership.org/
Assabet Valley Collaborative-Greater Marlborough
www.avcollaborative.org Family Success Partnership is a service to support the needs of children and families where the child or children demonstrate mental health needs that are beyond the services of the school and yet do not meet the eligibility requirements for state agency support. FSP strives to work with schools, community based agencies, families, and state agencies to link families to resources. Cathy Cummins, Executive Director ccummins@assabet.org
57 Orchard Street, Marlborough, MA 01752, 508-481-3611.
Western and Central Massachusetts: - Child & Family Services Of Pioneer Valley - Mental Health Clinic. Call Toll Free in Massachusetts: 1-800-232-0510. Licensed psychologists and Board certified psychiatrists may see clients in their offices or outreach services are available for those individuals with barriers to travel for issues such as marriage & family therapy, substance abuse counseling and mental health.
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