Veterans of Foreign Wars

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Wednesday Febuary 15 2012

11:00 AM thru 2:30 PM

Third Annual Winter Wonderland Bash

Veterans Medical Center Northport

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FAMILY-TO-FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM What does the course include?

*Current information about PTSD, major depression, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder,

co-occurring brain and addictive disorders  

*Up-to-date information about medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence 

*Current research related to the biology of brain disorders and the evidence-based, most effective treatments to promote recovery

 *Gaining empathy by understanding the subjective, lived experience of a person with mental illness

*Learning in special workshops for problem solving, listening, and communication techniques

*Acquiring strategies for handling crises and relapse 

*Focusing on care for the caregiver: coping with worry, stress, and emotional overload

 *Guidance on locating appropriate supports and services within the community

 *Information on advocacy initiatives designed to improve and expand services

Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Northport, NY 11768

This is Free course and all materials are free, but it requires a commitment to attend all 12 weeks.

Pre Registration is required.

Educators: Nancy Hollinshead & Jeanne Bianco

To Register, or for more information, Call: Nancy Hollinshead 631-987-3063

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March of the Living

has brought over 150,000 people to march from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day every year. The 2012 March of the Living, which will take place on April 19th, bring together 12,000 people. It will feature Survivors and Their Liberators joining together with thousands of students from around the world. March of the Living is currently looking to contact liberators of concentration camps to be a part of the 2012 march so that they can be honored for the compassion and hope they brought to the inmates they liberated.

If you are a liberator, know of a liberator or want more information, please contact March of the Living by e-mailing

liberatorresearch@gmail.comor calling 516-796-2643.

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Please be advised that Calverton National Cemetery will be having our monthly memorial service