February

7
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part I
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

14
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part II
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

17
Tx Planning Intervention/Methadone
SEMCA administrative offices
25363 Eureka Rd.
Taylor, MI
9am-4pm
Register on-line.

21
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.
PRESENTER: Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D.; Addictionologist
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

28
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.
PRESENTERS: Janice Firn, LMSW, Clinical Social Worker, University of Michigan Hospital; and Matthew Statman, LLMSW, CADC, Dawn Farm therapist and Education Series Coordinator
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

March

6
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part I
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

13
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part II
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

20
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.
PRESENTERS: Mark A. Weiner, MD; Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine; and Jason Schwartz, LMSW, CAADC; Dawn Farm Clinical Director.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

27
Relapse Prevention
Description: 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.
PRESENTERS: Robin Edison, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, CAADC; Coordinator, Dawn Farm Downtown program.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

28-29
Learning Activities Training
Hosted by: Oakwood Taylor Teen Health Center
Oakwood Taylor Teen Health Center
19275 Northline Rd.
Southgate, MI 48195
8:30am-3:30pm
Registration info: www.whytry.org
Click here to read the flyer
For more information, contact Bruce Bushnell or Jessica Warnick at 866-949-8791

April

3
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part I
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

10
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part II
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

17
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.
PRESENTERS: Barbara Niess May, MPH, MSW; Executive Director, SafeHouse Center; and David J.H. Garvin, LMSW; Director, Alternatives to Domestic Aggression, Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County.
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

24
Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction
Description: Does spirituality contribute to one's recovery? Does recovery contribute to one's spirituality? The combination of the values of recovery and the values of spirituality create a powerful environment that brings a healthy and meaningful life. The audience will gain an understanding of Jewish spirituality, the spirituality of recovery, the difference between religion and spirituality, and how to use both for their recovery.
PRESENTERS: Rabbi Yisrael Pinson; Director, Jewish Recovery International and Editor-In-Chief, JewishRecovery.org
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

29
The Dawn Farm Third Annual Ride for Recovery
Description: The Ride for Recovery is a family fun & fitness event & fundraiser for Dawn Farm. There will be 5k, 10k, 10 mi, 25 mi, 45 mi and 100 k bike rides; 5K and 10K runs/walks, and a "fun walk." Registration includes "Fun Day at the Farm" for participants and their families, with hot food, hayrides, tours of the working farm, kid's activities in the Dawn Farm Community Barn, and more! The Ride for Recovery also provides an opportunity to support a critical community service. All funds raised will help Dawn Farm keep vital addiction treatment and recovery support services available for those who need them most.
8 am to 3 pm
LOCATION: Dawn Farm, 6633 Stony Creek Road,
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197
CONTACT INFORMATION: Anna Byberg; Dawn Farm Project Manager
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: RideForRecovery@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/events/ride-for-recovery
COST/REGISTRATION: Registration fee is $25.00 until April 15, 2012; registration after April 15 will be $30.00. Registration includes participation in a ride/run/walk, a ride T-shirt, and a "Fun Day at the Farm" for riders/runners/walkers AND their families.
SPONSOR: Dawn Farm. Supported by Team MANA (a cycling team of Michigan nurse anesthetists who fundraise through biking.)

May

1
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part I
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

5
Bless Fest
Description: Free health screenings, dental services, job fair, workshops, Kids Zone and FREE GROCERIES!!!
Wayne County Community College District
South Campus
21000 Northline Rd.
Taylor, MI
For more information, visit: www.blessfest.info

8
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part II
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

15
How to Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction
Description: When all else has failed - what does work when confronted with a loved one's addiction? This and other questions will be addressed in order to assist participants to find effective methods to successfully support another person's recovery, avoid enabling another person's addiction, and maintain their own health and well-being.
PRESENTER: Charles F. Gehrke, MD, FACP, FASAM
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

16-17
Facilitator Training
Hosted by: Oakwood Taylor Teen Health Center
Oakwood Taylor Teen Health Center
19275 Northline Rd.
Southgate, MI 48195
8:30am-3:30pm
Registration info: www.whytry.org
Click here to read the flyer
For more information, contact Bruce Bushnell or Jessica Warnick at 866-949-8791

22
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; individual considerations for determining the appropriate treatment; available psycho-social and pharmacologic interventions; and the perspectives of both the person with addiction and the treatment provider on addiction and psychiatric illness.
PRESENTER: Patrick Gibbons, LMSW, DO; Adjunct Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at the University of Michigan; Medical Director of the WCHO Community Crisis Response Team; consultant with Pain Management Solutions in Ann Arbor; and Medical Director of Dawn Farm
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

29
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.
PRESENTER: James Balmer; President, Dawn Farm
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

June

5
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part I
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

12
Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do--Part II
Description: "Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a FREE, ongoing, two-part workshop series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 is presented on the first Tuesday of October, November, and January through June, provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem, and includes a short video. Part 2 is presented on the second Tuesday of each month from October through June, provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with an open talk by a teen speaker in recovery. The series is presented by a Dawn Farm therapist, and is co-sponsored by Dawn Farm, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Program Advisory Team, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center. All workshops are free and open to all. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome to attend! Registration is not required. A certificate to document attendance can be provided on request.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
For information, please contact us at (734) 973-7892 or teensusingdrugs@gmail.com, or see http://www.teensusingdrugs.org.

19
Tobacco Cessation and Addiction Recovery
Description: This program will describe the prevalence of tobacco addiction among people with alcohol and other drug addictions, the relationship between tobacco use and recovery, and basic information about how to quit using tobacco.
PRESENTER: Anna Byberg; Dawn Farm Project Manager
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

26
Eating Disorders
Description: This 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 people with eating disorders.
PRESENTERS: Carl Christensen, MD, Ph.D., Addictionologist; and Lori Perpich, LLP, MS Clinical Behavioral Psychology; Cognitive Behavior Therapist and EDEN Program Facilitator
LOCATION: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
7:30pm-9pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Statman, LLMSW, CADC; Dawn Farm Education Series Coordinator
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series
COST/REGISTRATION: All programs are free and open to anyone interested. Registration is not required. Anyone with a personal or professional interest is welcome.
SPONSOR: The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

September

9
Eating Disorders
Description: The Jamboree is a family event with free admission and free activities for all ages, including great live music all day by a popular 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 old friends and new friends celebrate the tremendous power of hope, recovery and community in the lives of individuals, families, and our entire society. Funds raised from the sales and auctions will help defray treatment costs for individuals who need help and lack resources.
LOCATION: Dawn Farm, 6633 Stony Creek Road,
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197
1 pm to 6 pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: Anna Byberg; Dawn Farm Project Manager
TELEPHONE: 734-485-8725
EMAIL: info@dawnfarm.org
WEB SITE: http://www.dawnfarm.org/events/jamboree
COST: Admission and activities are FREE.
SPONSOR: Dawn Farm