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Community Happenings

Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL) will hold family support meetings at the AZ Women’s Recovery Center, to help parents and family members deal with the issues surrounding a loved one struggling with addiction by providing education, fellowship, and most importantly, hope.

Meetings offer an evidence-based curriculum to help parents and family members learn healthy ways to deal with addiction challenges and provide support to exchange ideas and suggestions. The meetings are led by trained volunteer facilitators who have experienced the issues first-hand. The PAL meetings are open to parents, spouses, grandparents, siblings, and close friends, as long as they are 18 and older.

• Thursday evenings, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. AZ Women’s Recovery Center, 5827 N. 35th Ave., Phoenix. For details, contact the group facilitator listed below. Learn more at www.palgroup.org Contact: Dr. Khadijia  Email: khadijia@palgroup.org

 

Courageous Survivors, a nonprofit with a mission of supporting adult survivors of sexual trauma, is having their 2nd Annual “Evening of Hope Gala” on September 28th from 6-9PM  This event will be an evening of fun, hope, inspiration and connection while the local community learns about what services they offer survivors. There is no fee for attending but they do ask that you RSVP and register at www.courageoussurvivors.org or by contacting janet@courageoussurvivors.org

 

The event will take place at Trilogy Verde River Event Center, in a truly stunning setting surrounded by the mountains with stunning views of Four Peaks. The address is: 29005 N Verde River Way E W, Rio Verde, AZ 85263

 

notMYkid and Meadows Behavioral Healthcare announced Dr. Bruce Perry, co-author with Oprah Winfrey, of the #1 NY Times best-selling book What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (2021) will be the keynote speaker for their Fall Breakfast on November 16th. Dr. Perry’s innovative research and therapeutic work has had significant global impact on youth mental health and well-being. Tickets are available for this important dialogue on the youth mental health crisis by one of the leading experts in the field. For more information, visit http://www.notmykid.org

 

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