These two articles from Mother Jones detail more residual effects of heroin.
“Children of the Opioid Epidemic Are Flooding Foster Homes. America Is Turning a Blind Eye.”by Julia Lurie
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- March 17 - Wyomissing Public Library hosts its first Death Cafe | Coffee, cake and conversation. You can RSVP now!
- April 18 - Caregiver Lunch & Learn Series begins - then three more Wednesdays in May | RSVP now.
- May 03 - SAVE THE DATE | Vision Resource Center’s Vision & Hearing EXPO | Thursday, May 3, 2018 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Crowne Plaza, Reading
- May 09 - Circle of Life Death Cafe at The McGlinn Conference and Spirituality Center
- May 30 - Berks County Veterans’ EXPO and Job Fair
- June 08 - SAVE THE DATE | Community Mental Health Summit for Berks & Schuylkill Counties | the site will be announced
- September 7, 2018 – SAVE THE DATE | 6th Annual Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center Community Mental Health Summit
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- February 21 – Unique opportunity for Homeless Service Providers in Southcentral PA | “Super Utilizers” conversation
- February 26 - Hempfield Partners for Exceptional Children | an event for parents, children and community partners
- March 01 - Fly Tying Instruction (on the first and third Thursday of each month)
- March 08 - In York and at VAMC Lebanon | NAMI Family-to-Family Classes
- March 10 - It’s the second Death Cafe at The Long Community in Lancaster | Will we see you there? RSVP today!
- March 15 - “Cabinet in your community” at Elizabethtown College
- March 15 to April 26 - Seven week program, Coping Kids & Teens is a series for children, teens and adults who are coping with the death of a loved one. - Register by March 2.
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- February 19 - RESILIENT LEBANON trauma awareness & resilience training series (now through June)
- February 19 - SAFE LEBANON domestic violence mini-seminar training series (now through June)
- February 20 - Creative expression group for teens starts on Tuesday afternoons - next session: February 20 and weekly thereafter.
- February 21 - Unique opportunity for Homeless Service Providers in Southcentral PA | “Super Utilizers” conversation
- February 22 - Lebanon Community Support Program - note: the 2018 yearly calendar is shown here.
- February 23 & 24 - In time for the Perfect Prom: The 10th Annual Glass Slipper “gently used” Prom Dress Sale
- February 24 - A Death Cafe at the Lebanon Community Library | Join the conversation.
- February 26 - Managing Challenging Behaviors | a Pennsylvania Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition special training in Lebanon
- March 01 thru June 12 - UPMC Pinnacle’s better health programs “be healthy with UPMC Pinnacle.”
- March 02 - Lebanon County Link partners’ cross-training meeting | “Housing Opportunities do exist” - Jocelyn Grassley is the presenter.
- March 07 - Direct Caregiver Conference -“Caring for People Living with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Habilitation Training at Stone Ridge Poplar Run
- March 12, 13 & 14 - Certified Older Adult Peer Specialist Training
- March 15 (and the third Friday of each month) - MilitaryShare food distribution program at Palmyra VFW | a free food distribution program for military families in need
- March 23 - Monte Carlo Night | benefits SARCC | at the Lebanon Country Club
- April 08 - A FREE eight week W.R.A.P. program at Q.U.E.S.T.
- April 21 - FREE Community Shred Day at Q.U.E.S.T., Inc. in Lebanon
- April 21 - United Way of Lebanon County Day of Sharing.
- April 28 - SAVE THE DATE | Autism Awareness Walk at Northern Lebanon High School Stadium
- May 09 - 21st Annual 50+ Festival
- June 14 & 15 - FREE Wellness Recovery Action Planning sessions in Jonestown
- June 20 or June 25 - Register now for this unique training opportunity: “Understanding Dual Diagnosis: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health diagnoses (IDD and MH)
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