Children with Autism and Asperger’s 13th Annual Training Event

Posted by Andy Alt on October 6th 2009

TinaMarie Lugo sent me the following: (I apologize for not getting it posted sooner; she sent it on Sep 24th)

Greater Minnesota Family Services

13th Annual Training Event

Children with Autism and Asperger’s Diagnoses

Presented by:

Dr. Elizabeth Reeve

May is Mental Health Month, Warm Line and Crisis Line

Posted by Andy Alt on May 1, 2009

On the South Central Community Based Initiative Message Board there is a recent post by the admin titled May is Mental Health Month. The question is:

What are you doing to observe May as Mental Health Month? Share with us, or give suggestions that someone else may want to do.

I don’t have an answer for this yet. If you do, please visit the links above.

Indirectly related, yesterday I noticed a wrong phone number for the Warm Line showing on the South Central Community Based Initiative web site. It was on a graphic displayed on the left-hand side of their site. This morning I saw it had been corrected.

Day of Feasting and Town Hall Meeting on Heroin and Opiate Use – April 19 2009

Press Release
Day of Feasting and Town Hall Meeting
Main Street Moravian Church
Sunday, April 19 3:00 to 6:15 Dinner at 6:30

The Main Street Moravian Church will host a Day of Feasting for the Mind and Body on Sunday, April 19. The entire event is FREE. A Town Hall Meeting on the topic of legal issues associated with heroin and opiate use in Northfield will begin at 3:00. The Town Hall meeting will host a panel of seven experts and two personal stories from parents of young people who have dealt with legal matters associated with addition. The panel will include the Honorable William A. Johnson, Chief Judge, 3rd Judicial District Court; Paul Beaumaster, Rice County Attorney; Jason Mullenbach Probation Officer, Rice County; Karen Duncan, Chief Public Defender, Third District; Benjamin Bejar, Assistant Rice County Attorney; Mark Taylor, Northfield Chief of Police; and Dr. Chris Richardson, Superintendent, Northfield Public Schools.

The Bill Sackter Story screening at St. Olaf College

St. Olaf Campus Map

Bill Sackter Story Promotional Movie Poster

The Department of Social Work and Family Studies, with Cedar House, Inc, brings a wonderful documentary film screening to campus to celebrate National Social Work Month: Purpose and Possibility

“A Friend Indeed–The Bill Sackter Story”
Thursday March 19th  6:30-8:00 PM (8-8:30: optional discussion with filmmaker and narrator)

St. Olaf College
Buntrock Commons (Ballroom)

Free and Open to the Public

“A Friend Indeed – The Bill Sackter Story” is a newly completed feature length documentary that explores the real life story of a mentally challenged man escaping the bonds of lifelong institutional confinement, who went on to lead a fulfilling life and influence historic changes in society’s perception of people with disability, with nothing more than a smile, a harmonica, and a warm cup of coffee.

Speaker: Dr. Charles Reznikoff, addiction medicine specialist

Update – January 9: I don’t know if I missed the date in the Northfield News or if it was mentioned, but according to the post Reminder – Opiate addiction specialist to discuss signs, symptoms, prevention on Monday evening on Northfield HCI’s web site the event takes place on Monday January 12, 2009. I’ve updated the calendar.

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The following is part of a news briefing from the weekend edition (Jan 3, 2009) of the Northfield News:

Dr. Charles Reznikoff, an addiction medicine specialist at the Northfield Hospital, talks about the nature of opiate addictions, addiction therapies and community prevention strategies at 7 p.m. Monday at the Northfield Hospital conference center. The meeting is free and open to the public. For further information, contact Nancy Moe at 646-1035 or Julie Bubser at 664-3554.

Free Christmas Eve Dinner and Community Christmas Day Dinner

northfield.org/content/free-christmas-dinner
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s will be hosting a free traditional Christmas dinner for those who would not otherwise be able to afford it. Dinner will be held at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s on Christmas Eve night beginning at 5p.m. We will serve until everyone

Mental Health News, Opinions, and Links

Depression program shows promise By Jeremy Olson (St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec 20 2008)

Mental illness on the rise among young adults (Minnesota Public Radio, Dec 19, 2008)

FDA adds suicide warning to epilepsy drugs (Associated Press, December 16, 2008)

The new warnings apply to 21 medications, including blockbuster products like GlaxoSmithKline’s Lamictal, Johnson & Johnson’s Topamax and Pfizer’s Lyrica.

Laura Baker Services Association Hosting Free Thanksgiving Dinner

Free Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by Laura Baker Services Association
Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 11 AM-1 PM., Millis Dining Hall (Laura
Baker Campus) 211 Oak St. (View map)
Everyone is invited to attend.

Source: Church of St. Dominic bulletin for November 16, 2008

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