About this Event
Community members, caregivers, students, and professionals are invited to this important discussion on topics that are traditionally considered as “taboo” for disabled individuals.
For info on future events or free United Spinal membership, contact Peter Gagliardo: 845-786-4950 or [email protected]. Visit USHV online: unitedspinalhudsonvalley.org.
All proceeds will benefit the Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation and its mission to provide programs and services at Helen Hayes Hospital.org.
With featured speakers
Janet Sliva, LMHC
Rockland County Department of Mental Health, Coordinator of Substance Abuse Services
Disability & Substance Abuse: The impact of substance abuse disorders, neurobiological pathways of substance abuse disorders, identifying risk factors and red flags of opioid addiction, & more.
Dara Richter, CPS-P
BRiDGES, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Depression & Suicide: Current statistical suicide trends, risk assessment for people at risk of suicide, the history of the peer movement in recovery, & more.
Krystle Allen
Blind Model, Owner, Eyes Like Mine, Inc.
Body Image & Self-love: The ties between self-love and healthy living, methods of assessing self-esteem, modes of encouraging healthy body image, & more.