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SUMMARY:How Do I Know? Eliminating Stigma and Saving Lives
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nHow do I know if a loved one is struggling with substance use or addiction\, and what can I do about it?\nHow can I offer support to that person or my extended family?\nWhat should I do (or not do) when dealing with addiction?\nHow do I know if I am struggling with substance use?\n\nThis workshop will address these questions and more. We will discuss recognizing the signs and symptoms of substance misuse\, current drug trends\, understanding your role in supporting family members\, the rising occurrence of misuse of pain medications\, how you can get help\, and other critical issues. \nPresented by: Lianne Forman\, Executive Director of Communities Confronting Substance Use & Addiction\, and Sharon Darack\, Associate Director of Communities Confronting Substance Use & Addiction \nLianne Forman\, a 29+ year Teaneck resident and a corporate and employment lawyer by training\, is the Executive Director of Communities Confronting Substance Use & Addiction (CCSA)\, the organization she and her husband\, Etiel\, founded in 2018. Through their own family’s struggles\, they founded CCSA to create greater community awareness and education about substance misuse and addiction in the Jewish community. CCSA’s mission is to eliminate stigma around addiction in Jewish communities through awareness events and facilitating evidence-based educational programming in schools for students and parents. Visit www.JewishCCSA.org for more information. \nSharon Darack is a wife\, the mother of two boys\, and the Associate Director of Communities Confronting Substance Use & Addiction. Prior to joining CCSA\, Sharon served as the North American Director for OU Israel Free Spirit Birthright. She also worked at the Jewish Board’s JACS (Jewish Alcoholics\, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others) program for 15 years. As a graduate from Reading University in the United Kingdom in Social Work\, Sharon has over 22 years of experience counseling families\, and conducting educational programs in addiction and mental health\, and is a leading contributor to raising awareness about substance use in the Jewish community. \nClick HERE to register for the program. \n\n\n________________________________________________________________ \n\n\nWe have created a new SPIRIT website with archives and upcoming programs! Now you can watch all of the SPIRIT presentations-geared toward retirees- on subjects such as history to exercise to mental health\, all in one place!  \nCLICK HERE to enjoy past programs on-demand at your convenience! \n\nThe information provided by the OU SPIRIT program is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as advice on any legal/medical/nutritional/mental health/ financial/halachic or other subject matter.  You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of the information you learn during a SPIRIT program without seeking legal/medical/nutritional/mental health/financial/Rabbinic or other appropriate professional advice. \n\nPartnering Synagogues: \nAnshei Chesed Congregation\, Boynton Beach (FL)\nAnshei Emuna Congregation\, Delray Beach (FL)\nBeth David Synagogue\, West Hartford (CT) \nBialystoker Synagogue\, New York (NY)\nB’nai Israel-Ohev Zedek\, Philadelphia (PA) \nCongregation Agudath Sholom\, Stamford (CT)\nCongregation Ahavas Sholom\, Columbus (OH)\n Congregation Aitz Chaim\, West Palm Beach (FL)\nCongregation Anshe Sfard\, New Orleans (LA) \nCongregation Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah\, Glendale (WI)\nCongregation Beth Hamedrosh\, Wynnewood (PA) \nCongregation Beth Ora\, Montreal (QUE)\nCongregation Beth Sholom\, Providence (RI) \nCongregation Bnai Yeshurun\, Teaneck (NJ)\nCongregation Etz Chaim of Kew Gardens Hills (NY) \nCongregation Kehilath Jeshurun\, New York (NY)\nCongregation Ohav Zedek\, Wilkes-Barre (PA) \nCongregation Tiferet Israel\, Austin (TX)\nCongregation Torah Ohr\, Boca Raton (FL) \nCongregation Zvi Jacob\, Utica (NY)\nDarchei Noam\, Minneapolis (MN) \nEast Denver Orthodox Synagogue (EDOS)\, Denver (CO)\nFleetwood Synagogue\, Fleetwood (NY) \nJewish Center of Atlantic Beach (NY)\nKehillat New Hempstead (NY) \nKehillat Shaarei Torah of Toronto (ONT)\nKeneseth Beth Israel\, Richmond (VA) \nNer Tamid Greenspring Valley Synagogue\, Baltimore (MD)\nSuburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim\, Baltimore (MD)\nSuburban Torah\, Livingston (NJ) \nUnited Orthodox Synagogues\, Houston (TX)\nYoung Israel of Bal Harbour\, Surfside (FL)\n Young Israel of Brookline (MA)\nYoung Israel of Deerfield Beach (FL) \nYoung Israel of East Brunswick (NJ)\nYoung Israel of Elkins Park (PA) \nYoung Israel of Fort Lee (NJ)\nYoung Israel of Hillcrest (NY) \nYoung Israel of Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale (FL)\nYoung Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (NY) \nYoung Israel of New Hyde Park (NY)\nYoung Israel of Plainview (NY)\n Young Israel of Queens Valley (NY)\nYoung Israel of Southfield (MI)\n Young Israel of Stamford (CT)\nYoung Israel of West Hartford (CT) \n\nOU Privacy Policy For all questions or to become a Partnering Synagogue\, please contact Rebbetzin Judi Steinig\, steinigj@ou.org
URL:https://www.ou.org/event/how-do-i-know-eliminating-stigma-and-saving-lives/
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