Navigating the Intersection of Mental Illness and the Justice System: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Challenges and Solutions Tuesday, May 196:00 pm Dinner6:15 pm Meeting with talk to follow Avon Senior CenterSycamore Hills Park635 W Avon Rd | Avon, CT Free and open to the public NAMI Farmington Valley Annual Meeting Read more…
VIRTUAL SPEAKER EVENT:Supporting LGBTQ+ Teens LGBTQ+ teens face unique mental health challenges—and support matters. This event offers insight, guidance, and practical ways to better support LGBTQ+ youth. Monday, February 23rd at 7pmVirtual event Free and open to the public.Donations welcome. Please register in advance to receive the Zoom link. Guest Read more…
Navigating the Intersection of Mental Illness and the Justice System: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Challenges and Solutions Thursday, May 226:00 pm Dinner6:15 pm SpeakerMeeting to follow Avon Senior CenterSycamore Hills Park635 W Avon Rd | Avon, CT Free and open to the public About our Speaker Dr. Christine Shapter is Read more…
Cannabis in the Landscape of Mental Health and Addiction Treatments Wednesday, March 6, 20247:00pmAvon Free Public Library281 Country Club Road | Avon, CT Explore the complex relationship between cannabis and mental health/addiction treatments in our upcoming speaker program: “Weeding through the Evidence.” Join us for insightful discussions on this evolving Read more…
The Van Gogh Project Your Personality Type and What it Means for Your Mental Health Wednesday, October 11, 2023 7:00pm – 8:30pmFarmington Library, Jay Johnston Room6 Monteith Drive | Farmington, CT Paul Tieger will introduce a new paradigm for understanding children and adults based on their innate Personality Types. He’ll Read more…
This year’s NAMICON convention together for mental health was held in Minneapolis Minnesota this past week with over 1,500 people in attendance. There were more than 50+ sessions that talked about the latest research and best practices in mental health. There were therapy dogs and horses, a live performance from Read more…
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 7pm-8:30pm Avon Public Library Community Room281 Country Club Rd, Avon, CT 06001 Guest Speaker Paul Nyklicek, LMFT, LADC is a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed alcohol and drug counselor who presently practices in Farmington, Connecticut. He utilizes the IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapeutic model Read more…