September

1
Dealing with the Difficult Adolescent: Trauma & Drama
SEMCA
25363 Eureka Rd
Taylor, MI 48180
9am-4pm
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4
4th Annual River Raisin BBQ Festival
Live music, BBQ all around town. Artists on the streets, classic cars, museums, galleries, shops, etc.! Join us for an awesome family day!
Monore, MI
noon-10pm
E-mail John Patterson at john@monroeinfo.com or call 734.457.1030 for more details.

9
Communicable Disease - Basic Knowledge
SEMCA
25363 Eureka Rd
Taylor, MI 48180
9am-noon
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9
Communicable Disease Level II Advanced Knowledge
SEMCA
25363 Eureka Rd
Taylor, MI 48180
1pm-4pm
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11
Taylor Back To School Fair
Century Square Apartments Clubhouse
Corner of Pardee and Northline
Taylor, MI 48180
10am-1pm
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12
Dawn Farm 37th Anniversary Jamboree
DESCRIPTION: When people want to have a great time while supporting a great cause, they head for the annual Dawn Farm Jamboree. The Jamboree is a family event with free admission and free activities for all ages, including great live music all day by a popular local band, hayrides, animals to pet, pony rides, lots of games and activities for children, a rock climbing wall, tours of the 74 acre farm, and live and silent auctions and a gift table with a variety of donated goods and services, many at bargain prices! Dawn Farm welcomes all to join us and share in celebrating our successes in helping addicts and alcoholics become part of the recovering community, and to celebrate the tremendous power of hope, recovery and community in the lives of individuals, families, and our entire community. Funds raised from this event will help defray treatment costs for individuals who have no other resources.
LOCATION: Dawn Farm, 6633 Stoney Creek Road
Ypsilanti Michigan 48197-6609
TIMES: 1PM to 6PM
CONTACT: Nancy Thom (events coordinator) 734/485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org.
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/jamboree.html

14
Celebrate Recovery X
Louis Adado Park
300 North Grand Ave.
Lansing, MI
11am-4pm
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14
5th Annual Suicide Prevention Vigil
First Street Pavilion
(corner of East First and Washington Streets)
Monroe, MI
5:30pmm-7pm
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16
A Dose of Knowledge: Prescription Drug & Opiate Abuse by Youth
Macomb Intermediate School District
44001 Garfield Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038
Room 100 A, B & C
Located on the west side of Garfield,
South of Hall Road (M-59)
8:30am-1:30pm
Content Questions? Call 586.541.0033 ext. 212
Registration Questions? Call 586.228.3547
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17
Women's Mental Health and Children's Response to Parental Mental Illness
SEMCA
25363 Eureka Rd
Taylor, MI 48180
9am-3pm
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21
Addiction 101
DESCRIPTION: This program will examine the dynamics of drinking and drug use, review addiction as a brain disease and describe the process of recovery from chemical dependency. Participants will learn how individuals experience drinking and drug use, gain an understanding of the basic process and diagnosis of addiction, gain a basic understanding of how the brain functions in an addict, and become familiar with the tools utilized to treat addiction.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

27
Trendy Drugs and Paraphernalia
SEMCA
25363 Eureka Rd
Taylor, MI 48180
9am-noon
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28
For Family and Friends: How to Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction
DESCRIPTION: When pleading, threatening, encouraging, manipulating, and shaming have not worked - what does work when confronted with a loved one's addiction? What does not work? What can others do to help? What does not help? What role does an individual play in supporting another person's recovery process? These and other questions will be addressed in order to assist participants to find effective methods to successfully support another person's recovery and avoid enabling another person's addiction.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

October

5
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part I
DESCRIPTION: FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Presented by Ron Harrison. Cosponsored by Dawn Farm, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, and Livingston/Washtenaw Safe and Drug Free Schools Consortium.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9PM
CONTACT: 734/973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
WEB SITE: www.teensusingdrugs.org

12
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part II
DESCRIPTION: FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Presented by Ron Harrison. Cosponsored by Dawn Farm, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, and Livingston/Washtenaw Safe and Drug Free Schools Consortium.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9PM
CONTACT: 734/973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
WEB SITE: www.teensusingdrugs.org

19
Alcoholics Anonymous: A Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION: This program will present a short slide show and discussion of the history of Alcoholics Anonymous followed by a lively moderated panel discussion regarding addiction and alcoholism, personal recovery, and participation in 12 Step programs. The audience will hear personal recovery stories, gain an understanding of how A.A. helps alcoholics recover, and learn to become involved with A.A.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

20
18th Annual Parenting Awareness Michigan Conference
Keynote by Maggie Sprattmoran, Executive Director, Leelanau
Marquette, MI
Early registration is $49
For more information, call 1-800-968-4968 or visit their web site at www.preventionnetwork.org for more information.
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26
Al-Anon: A Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION: This program will present a lively moderated panel discussion with a unique individual perspective regarding Al-Anon Family Groups, a recovery program for family members and friends of alcoholics and addicts. The panel members will provide an overview of the Al-Anon program, an opportunity to experience Al-Anon members sharing their stories, and information on how to become involved with Al-Anon.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

November

12
Burning Issues in Prevention
Causeway Bay Inn (formerly Holiday Inn South)
6820 South Cedar Street
Lansing, MI 48911
9am-3pm
Early Bird Cost: $70 for MPA Members
$90 non MPA Members
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16
Intervention!
DESCRIPTION: This program will describe how the "Love First" process of Intervention can help chemically dependent people find recovery. Key elements of the "Love First" model for effective intervention with addicted individuals will be discussed. This program will bring PRACTICAL INFORMATION, HELP and HOPE to anyone who cares about a chemicallthe intervention process.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

19
18th Annual Parenting Awareness Michigan Conference
Keynote by Wendy Shepherd, Trainer, & Consultant
East Lansing, MI
Early registration is $49
For more information, call 1-800-968-4968 or visit their web site at www.preventionnetwork.org for more information.
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23
The Doctor's Opinion on Alcoholism
DESCRIPTION: This program will describe a physician's view of alcoholism, as presented in the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous and updated with the modern neurobiology of addictive illness. It will include a discussion of Dr. Silkworth's explanation of alcoholism as a twofold disease affecting mind and body, how Dr. Silkworth's opinion relates to the modern neurobiology of addictive illness, identification of therapy for alcoholism as promoted by Alcoholics Anonymous, and the relationship of this therapy to Dr. Silkworth's opinion.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

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Suicide and Recovery from Addiction
DESCRIPTION: This program will teach participants to be alert to the signs of suicidal thinking among individuals in recovery. It will help participants to recognize the signs of suicidal thinking, learn how to reach out and offer support, know how to reach out and ask for help when suicidal thoughts are present, and be aware of local and national suicide prevention and intervention resources and how to access these resources.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

December

January 2011

18
Trauma and Chemical Use and Addiction
DESCRIPTION: Current research highlights the relationship between chemical use, addition and trauma. This presentation by an award-winning trauma expert will review events involved with trauma exposure, trauma specific symptomology, the impact trauma has on the brain and on coping and subsequent substance use, and how to aid individuals struggling with trauma and addiction.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

25
Chemical Dependency and the Family
DESCRIPTION: This program will provide participants with a basic understanding of how addiction impacts each member of a family. The presenter will describe the roles and behaviors that family members often acquire when living with addiction, ways in which each family member is affected by addiction in the family, and options for family members to obtain help to cope with addiction in the family.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

February

15
The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse
DESCRIPTION: Domestic violence offender and survivor alcohol and other drug use/abuse will be central to this discussion. The audience will be provided with a primmer regarding batterer tactics, strategies, and core beliefs which hold the batterer accountable for his abusive behaviors while maintaining and promoting survivor safety. The program will help participants to recognize the critical importance of understanding domestic violence and alcohol/other drug use/abuse in order to safely and effectively intervene and/or interrupt the batterer's abusive behaviors.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

22
In the Doctor's Office: Recovery Friend or Foe?
DESCRIPTION: It's been said that the doctor's office is a dangerous place for people in recovery from addiction. It's also been said that recovering people are terrible patients. This program will discuss whether these statements are fair and why doctors and other healthcare providers are essential allies for long term recovery. We will describe in detail how rephysical health and how to recruit your health care providers as allies.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

March

15
Relapse Prevention
DESCRIPTION: The relapse process begins before alcohol/other drug use resumes. This program will discuss the dynamics of relapse, the warning signs that lead the chemically dependent person into a relapse, and strategies to prevent relapse and handle high-risk situations.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

22
Codependency
DESCRIPTION: This program will discuss the symptoms and progression of codependency and describe actions and resources that help codependent people to recover from codependency.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

22
Codependency
DESCRIPTION: This program will discuss the symptoms and progression of codependency and describe actions and resources that help codependent people to recover from codependency.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

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Spirituality and Recovery From Addiction
DESCRIPTION: This program will describe how spirituality relates to recover from chemical dependency, explore personal spiritual needs and life choices, and discuss the Twelve Steps as a spiritual program which can benefit anyone (recovering or not.)
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

April

5
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part I
DESCRIPTION: FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Presented by Ron Harrison. Cosponsored by Dawn Farm, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, and Livingston/Washtenaw Safe and Drug Free Schools Consortium.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9PM
CONTACT: 734/973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
WEB SITE: www.teensusingdrugs.org

19
A History of Alcoholics Anonymous
DESCRIPTION: This program will present a fascinating overview and slide show of the history and development of the Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) program, including its founding and growth. The discussion will include a brief overview of the Twelve Steps of A.A.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

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The Physiology of Addiction
DESCRIPTION: This program will explore the differences in neurochemistry between the addicted brain and the normal brain, the progression of physiological changes that occur in chemically dependent individuals, the mechanisms of physiologic tolerance and withdrawal, and the effects of treatment on the addicted brain.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

May

3
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part I
DESCRIPTION: FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Presented by Ron Harrison. Cosponsored by Dawn Farm, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, and Livingston/Washtenaw Safe and Drug Free Schools Consortium.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9PM
CONTACT: 734/973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com
WEB SITE: www.teensusingdrugs.org

17
Psychiatric Disorders in Chemically Dependent Individuals: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations
DESCRIPTION: This program will provide an overview of co-occurring addiction and psychiatric illness, including standard diagnostic criteria by which psychiatric, chemical dependency and substance-induced disorders are diagnosed; individual considerations for determining the appropriate course of treatment; available psycho-social and pharmacologic treatment interventions; and the perspectives of both the addict and the treatment provider on addiction and psychiatric illness.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

24
Grief and Loss in Addiction and Recovery
DESCRIPTION: This program will describe Worden's and Kubler-Ross' theories of grief and grief recovery, losses that the chemically dependent individual and his/her family experience throughout the addiction and recovery processes, and how recovery program tools can help individuals cope with grief and loss.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

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Transformation of the Culture of Recovery in America
DESCRIPTION: For almost three centuries, people recovering from severe alcohol and other drug problems have found ways to help each other initiate and sustain their recovery journeys. Today, recovering people, their fastigma, criminalization, and lack of appropriate medical care associated with severe alcohol and other drug problems by creating an unprecedented growth in new structures of recovery support. This presentation will explore recent recovery community building activities and the influence they will exert on the future of addiction treatment and recovery in America. William White is a Senior Research Consultant at Chestnut Health Systems / Lighthouse Institute and past-chair of the board of Recovery Communities United. He is one of the world's best-know and most influential advocates, authors and public speakers on the subject of recovery from addiction. He has authored or coauthored more than 350 articles and monographs and fifteen books, including "Let's Go Make Some History: Chronicles of the New Addiction Recovery Advocacy Movement," "Pathways From The Culture of Addiction to the Culture of Recovery," and "Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America" which received the McGovern Family Foundation Award for the best book on addiction recovery.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

June

21
Tobacco Cessation and Addiction Recovery
DESCRIPTION: This program will describe the prevalence of tobacco addiction among alcoholics and drug addicts, the relationship between tobacco use and recovery, and basic information about how to quit using tobacco.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

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Eating Disorders
DESCRIPTION: This program will examine the evidence that eating disorders are true biopsychosocial diseases, similar to chemical dependency. The program will define various eating disorders and their consequences, explore neurobiological theories of addiction, describe physiological consequences of eating disorders, discuss screening tools, and provide information on treatment options and resources for eating disorders.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
TIMES: 7:30pm to 9pm
CONTACT: Matt Statman, MSW, CAC-R; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html