Motivating Veterans to Engage in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Motivating Veterans to Engage in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 9:30AM PST – 10:30AM MT – 12:30PM EST Location: Virtual Presentation Presented By: Alice Maynor, LCSW Description: Veterans are a unique population to treat for substance use and mental illness due to their background in the military. After ears of having strict […]

Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a 1.5 day hybrid (virtual and in-person) public workshop on Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans on April 21 and April 22, 2023 to explore the current landscape for mental health care services in the United States, including the use of telehealth […]

Crisis in a Post-Pandemic World: Back to Basics

Over the past few years, we have all witnessed significant changes in our health, economy, politics, social justice and challenges just getting through our daily lives. Crisis services have increasingly been asked to respond to a myriad of new challenges in how individuals relate to themselves and others. Communities are being wracked by violent events […]

Building a Bridge to Veterans: Trust Centered Programs, Mental Health & Moral Injury

Building a Bridge to Veterans: Trust Centered Programs, Mental Health & Moral Injury Wednesday April 26th, 2023 12:00-2:00PM EST (11am CST • 10am MT • 9am PST) Location: Virtual Presentation Presented By: Alia Schenck MA, MSW, LCSW-A Description: A look at service delivery, important principles of relational building and cultural awareness for Veterans and family […]

Cooking For Your Mind: Nutrition & Mental Health for Women Veterans

Join Adagio Health in collaboration with Northwest Pennsylvania Veteran Suicide Prevention Program for Cooking For Your Mind: Nutrition & Mental Health for Women Veterans. Hear from registered dietitians and a licensed therapist about ways to support mental health and overall well-being, including cooking demonstrations with recipes and take-home bags of fresh food. Cooking For Your […]

Delivering Hope Through Building Connections

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 8:30 am – 3:30 pm EST Location: Soldiers & Sailors, Third Floor Ballroom 4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA Presented By: Melissa Jenkins-Fernández, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist & USAF Veteran Catherine Markosky, CEO & Founder, STAT, Inc. Emily Benjamin, MS, Residential Addiction Counselor, St. Joseph Institute Making personal connections is key to […]

10th Annual PA Cares Training Summit

10th Annual PA Cares Training Summit June 7, 2023, 8AM – ½ day virtual program Targeted audiences include, but are not limited to community mental health and substance abuse agencies, social workers, professional counselors, nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, clergy/pastoral or spiritual practitioners, and the staff of PA Veteran Centers. For questions or to register for this […]

LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare in Erie: A Panel Discussion

June 14, 2023 11:30 AM - 1 PM Blasco Library: 160 E Front St, Erie, PA 16507 Contact us at (814) 454-0843 or sfrigon@eriecommunityfoundation.org Register online This is a free event provided by UPMC Safe Harbor Behavioral Health, The LGBT Funds of The Erie Community Foundation, Mercyhurst University and The Hamot Health Foundation. Historically, the LGBTQ+ […]