Join SVG/HBF Tonight at 8 pm EST to Learn About Dealing with Loneliness, Isolation, and Stress

SVG and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation invite you to join us today and tomorrow at 8 pm EST for one-hour zoom meetings designed to offer advice and tips for dealing with issues like loneliness, isolation, stress, and more. The “Win Back Your Life: Mental Health and Recovery Speaker Series” is free and doesn’t require any registration, making it as easy as possible to attend. Hosted by a Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation professional and featuring guest speakers, each call will be a chance to learn, ask questions, and more.

“These free online events are designed to give people in our industry a way to connect with leading experts who will offer advice for those looking to navigate these difficult times safely,” says Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services. “Participants will also be able to ask questions and we will also have celebrity guest speakers who will discuss their journey through the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Moira McGinley, Chief Development Officer at Hazelden Betty Ford, says HBF has seen an increased need for mental health and recovery services through the pandemic.

“We are pleased to be a resource for the SVG community,” she says. “This series offers the opportunity to learn how we and are families can remain or get healthy during these extraordinarily stressful times.”

Below is information on the two remaining sessions this week:

Wednesday, March 24 | 8:00 p.m. ET | ADD TO CALENDAR
Co-Occurring Considerations: Loneliness, Isolation, and Stress
Featuring:
Harold Owens, MusiCares, Senior Director
Princess Drake, M.S. PSY.D. and Hazelden Betty Ford Mental Health Practitioner
Ms. Drake specializes in co-occurring disorders, trauma, psychosis, diversity/identity issues, and personality disorders and will share her thoughts on how the pandemic is exacerbating those issues, making them more difficult to identify, and how families and individuals can find the support they need.
To attend, CLICK HERE or use Zoom Meeting ID 873 8833 0879

Thursday, March 25 | 8:00 p.m. ET | ADD TO CALENDAR
Children and Families: Coping in a Stressful World
Featuring:
Jerry Moe, Executive Director National Children’s Program
Mr. Moe, the industry’s foremost authority on how addiction can impact children and their families, will offer insights into coping mechanisms and resiliency tools that parents and caregivers can utilize and implement. A key advisor to “Sesame Street” on its Parental Addiction Initiative, his latest book is “Through a Child’s Eyes: Understanding Addiction and Recovery.”
To attend, CLICK HERE or use Zoom Meeting ID 873 8833 0879