Help & support

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n Alcoholics anonymous: holds meetings daily throughout the Seacoast. For meeting or general information on N.H. Alcoholics Anonymous, call (800) 593-3330 or visit nhaa.net.

n AL-ANON/ALATEEN: — Visit nhal-anon.org, call (877) 825 2666. For meeting list and information locally, call 645-9518.

n new Alateen meeting: from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Fridays at Community Campus Library, 100 Campus Drive, Portsmouth. Visit nhal-anon.org

n CELEBRATE RECOVERY: A Christ-centered 12-step recovery program based on the Scripture and open to the public, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at Bethany Church, 500 Breakfast Hill Road, Greenland. E-mail , or come to a meeting.

n GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS: meets every Saturday at 9 a.m. at York Hospital, 16 Hospital Drive, York, in Hall House, the gray building next to the helicopter pad. The meeting is downstairs in the basement conference room.

n NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: For help information, call 645-4777, toll-free: (888) NA-HELP-U. For meeting information, visit gsana.org.

n Nicotine Anonymous: meets Mondays ,10-11 a.m., and Fridays, 7-8 p.m., at Triangle Club, 120 Broadway, Dover. 749-9803. Call 749-5657.

n BREASTCANCERSTORIES.COM: based in Portsmouth, provides breast cancer patients with a Web address for writing and uploading diary entries and photos, the ability to connect with other patients nationwide, resource links to hospitals and cancer centers, and information on breast cancer products, programs and events. Industry professionals wishing to learn more about BreastCancerStories.com can visit the Web site and/or contact Wendy McCoole at .

n BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: Group meets the third Monday of every month at the Ellis Conference Room of the York Hospital from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in York, Maine. Contact people are Jean Smith at (207) 646-1364 or Joann Noel at (207) 351-1324.

n breast cancer survivor group: support group meets the first Tuesday of the month, from noon to 1:30 p.m., and the third Tuesday of the month, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at PRH Oncology Clinic, 155 Borthwick Ave., 3rd. floor, Portsmouth. Call Rhonda at 433-5208.

n SEACOAST INTEGRATIVE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: meets at 6:30 p.m., every second Thursday, at Dover Herbal Path. Maya Bisson, a colon cancer survivor, is the facilitator and will share her story on how qi gong therapy was crucial to her recovery. Call 749-1575.

n THE SEACOAST PARKINSONIANS: a Parkinson’s disease support group, meets the first Thursday of each month, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Hilton Auditorium of the Rockingham County Nursing Home, 117 North Road, Brentwood. People with Parkinson’s and their caregivers are invited to participate in all activities of this group. Group reaches out to all communities in the Seacoast area: Portsmouth, Rye, the Hamptons, Exeter, Brentwood, Kensington, Newmarket, Stratham, and others. For information, contact Bob Hantman at 773-9901, or .

n ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 2 p.m., at 127 Parrott Avenue Place, Portsmouth. Free and open to the public. No referral or appointment necessary. Call 430-0070.

n CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: 7-9 p.m., the second Tuesday of the month, at the Fremont Public Library, on the corner of Route 107 (Main Street) and Jackie Bernier Drive. RSVP to The Independent Caregivers Group, Bettie Valentine at 300-6518.

n CATHOLIC CHARITIES: offers a Caregivers Support Group. The group will meet the second Tuesday of each month, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Eileen Daly Pastoral Center at St. James Church — Corpus Christi Parish, 2075 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth. Use the back entrance. Call Sr. Helene at Catholic Charities 332-7701.

n SEACOAST AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP: meets from 2 to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of every month, to provide support and networking opportunities to caregivers of individuals who have autism. Meetings are held in the Ellis Conference Room at York Hospital. (207) 363-2897.

n SEACOAST TRICHOTILLOMANIA (TTM) SUPPORT GROUP: meets at 6:30 p.m., on the second and fourth Monday of every month, in the board room of Portsmouth Community Campus, 100 Campus Drive, Portsmouth. The second Monday is open to teens and adults, and the fourth Monday is for adults only. E-mail: .

n Langdon Place of Dover: located at 60 Middle Road, Dover, offers the community a forum for family members and caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease to share their feelings, concerns, information, and support each other in a comfortable environment. This free support group will meet on the first Tuesday of each month and two sessions will be facilitated at 1 and 6:30 p.m. The support group will be facilitated by Mary Boucher, Solana Alzheimer’s program director, and Moe Ross, a family caregiver. Call Boucher at 743-4110. (Alzheimer’s Association).

n SEABROOK DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: 2nd Monday of every month, noon-12:30 p.m., Seabrook Recreation Center, 311 Lafayette Road. Seabrook. Join Brenda Oldak RN MS Certified Diabetes Educator for Rockingham VNA and Hospice. Seniors 60 and older who want to have lunch first should call Betty Ash at 474-2139 by the Thursday before the meeting. 1-800-540-2981.

n DIABETIC SUPPORT GROUP: meets at 6 p.m., on the third Wednesday of the month, at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation, 8 Hampton Road, Exeter. The group is open to all individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes. 778-0531, ext. 219.

n AIDS RESPONSE-SEACOAST: holds a free support group for HIV positive women, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the first and third Thursday of the month, in Portsmouth. Contact 433-5377 or e-mail .

n The Seacoast Post-Polio Group: meets the third Saturday of every month at 12:30 p.m. at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover. The group meets in the cafeteria for lunch at 12:30 p.m. and moves to the Salmon Falls Room at 1 p.m. for a meeting. The group meets March through November. For more information call Norman at 642-3069 or 770-4483.

n seacoast lyme-aid: meets at 6 p.m., first Monday of every month, at William Fogg Homestead, Old Road, off Route 103, Eliot, Maine. It is an organization dedicated to raising awareness of Lyme and other tick-borne infections. Call (207) 439-9437.

n NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION: HealthReach Support Group, meets monthly 7-8:30 p.m., the third Tuesday of each month in Exeter Hospital Conference Room 3 North. Call (800) 439-3837.

n CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE EDUCATION & SUPPORT GROUP: meets 11 a.m. to noon, on Tuesdays, at Heart Health Institute, 127 Long Sands Road, York, Maine. (207) 351-3700.

Domestic violence, sexual abuse support

n CARING UNLIMITED: York County’s domestic violence program services include a 24-hour hot-line offering support, advocacy, information and referral for victims of domestic violence and their children. All services are confidential and free. Hotline: (800) 239-7298; Kittery, Maine Outreach Office: (207) 439-8810, ext. 123; Sanford, Maine Office (207) 490-3227.

n SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT SERVICES: Program services include a 24-hour hotline, information and referrals, office walk-ins, support groups, professional training and prevention education. All services are free and confidential. Toll free hotline: (888) 747-7070. E-mail . Main office: 7 Junkins Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801, 436-4107. Outreach Office: 18 North Main St., Rochester, NH 332-0775. sassnh.org.

Families, relationships

n CHADD SUPPORT GROUP: (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the last Thursday of the month at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Middle Road, Brentwood. E-mail , chadd.org.

n FAMILY RECEPTION CENTER: a support group for families of prisoners, meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:45 a.m., at the Strafford County Jail. The county jail needs volunteers to provide validation, support and resources that lessen the impact of incarceration for families. Call Marilyn Allen at 749-3289.

n PARENTS OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS: support group run Tuesdays, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the United Methodist Church, 1026 Route 1, York/Ogunquit, Maine, for socializing and relaxing with others with similar interests. Speakers will be available for hints on how to enjoy quality time with the little ones. Call (207) 363-2749 or Marilyn Fyfe (207) 363-1452.

n MEN’S DISCUSSION GROUP: meets in the upstairs conference room at Wentworth Connections, 127 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. A donation will be accepted for coffee and light refreshments. Call 431-8677.

n MOMS Club of Portsmouth Area: meets at 3:30 p.m., the first Monday of every month, at Community Campus, Classroom 1, 100 Campus Drive, Portsmouth. This nonprofit support group offers playgroups and a variety of weekly and monthly activities for moms and their children to enjoy. E-mail .

n DOVER MOPS: (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 9:30 a.m. Free childcare is available. Get some fresh perspective, a little friendship, a little break from the normal everyday routine. Contact Dover Baptist Church 151 Washington St. Dover, 742-5452 or Michelle Launchbury, 755-3759, or Leah Roth at 335-3019, .

n SEACOAST POSTPARTUM ADJUSTMENT GROUP: Mother-to-Mother Support, meets at Whole Life Health Center, 100 Shattuck Way, Newington. (Off Woodbury Avenue, across from the Fox Run Mall). For women who have given birth within the last year, this ongoing peer support group provides a caring and nonjudgmental space to share stories and concerns. Led by women trained and experienced in birth and postpartum. Please note: Seacoast Postpartum Adjustment Group does not provide medical advice or treatment. Call Liz Gaudette at (207) 363-1379.

n SEACOAST AREA MOTHERS OF MULTIPLES: club meets the first Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at Portsmouth Community Campus in Portsmouth. Visit samomclub.org or e-mail .

n New Generation Inc.: a homeless shelter for pregnant and parenting women of infants, is holding a “Moms Like Me” peer support group for pregnant or newly parenting moms. This is open to all moms who would like to get together to share, support, learn, grow and have fun. This open house meeting will be held Tuesday, from 10 to 11 a.m., at New Generation, 568 Portsmouth Ave., Greenland. Call 436-4989. Light refreshments will be served.

Food-related meetings

n The Hampton chapter of TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): meets every Thursday evening at the Lang Library in Hampton. Weigh-in is from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The meeting follows until 6:30.

n TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Portsmouth Chapter, has its weigh-in at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesdays at Martin’s Point at 161 Corporate Drive at the Pease International Trade port. Call Phil or Cathy Schiavo at 436-4734.

n overeaters anonymous: meets from 10 to 11 a.m., Sundays, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Main entrance to classroom, near cafeteria. 433-5464, oaseacoast.org.

n overeaters anonymous: meets from 7 to 8 p.m., Mondays, at Stratham Community Church, Emery Lane (across from N.H. SPCA). Front entrance, upstairs in Room 207. 433-5464, oaseacoast.org.

n overeaters anonymous: meets from 7 to 8 p.m., on Tuesdays, at Christ Episcopal Church, 1035 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth. 433-5464 or oaseacoast.org.

n OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: is a fellowship of compulsive eaters who share experience, strength and hope. It meets at 7 p.m., Wednesdays, at South Berwick Medical Services Building, first-floor conference room, 57 Portland St., South Berwick, Maine. No weigh-ins, dues or fees. 433-5464.

n OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: meets from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays, in the basement of South Church, State Street, Portsmouth. To find locations, contact the 24-hour answering service at 433-5464 or visit oaseacoast.org.

n overeaters anonymous: meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Mondays, at York Hospital Medical Office Bldg., 16 Hospital Drive, York, Maine. 433-5464, oaseacoast.org.

n overeaters anonymous: meets from 10 to 11:15 a.m., Fridays, at First Parish Church, Parish House, York Street, York, Maine. 433-5464, oaseacoast.org.

n overeaters anonymous: meets from 8 to 8:50 a.m., Saturdays, at York Hospital, 15 Hospital Drive, in the Ellis Conference Room. Call 433-5464, oaseacoast.org.

n overeaters anonymous: meets from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Saturdays at York Hospital, 15 Hospital Drive, in the Ellis Conference Room. Call 433-5464, oaseacoast.org.

n SEACOAST CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP: meets at 6 p.m., the third Thursday of every other month, at Great Bay Services, 2061 Woodbury Ave., Newington, across from the Fox Run Mall. Meetings are free and open to the public. Call 778-1938, or 964-8921.

n SEACOAST FOOD ALLERGY GROUP: meets four times a year at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Borthwick Avenue, in Classroom 4. 430-9935 or .

n FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS: meets at 7 p.m. Mondays, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St., Portsmouth. Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Meetings are free and there are no weigh-ins. 778-1799, foodaddicts.org.

n NAMI CONNECTIONS SUPPORT GROUP: meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., at Eliot United Methodist Church, Route 236, Eliot, Maine. NAMI Connections is a recovery support group program for adults living with mental illness that is expanding in communities throughout the country. Meetings are free. (207) 363-2458.

n ANXIETY DISORDER SELF-HELP SUPPORT GROUP: for individuals experiencing anxiety symptoms, panic attacks, chronic worry, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, phobias, social anxiety and post-traumatic stress, will be held the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Community Campus (in the boardroom), 100 Campus Drive in Portsmouth. For information, e-mail Gina at , or call 431-1535.

n BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP: sponsored by Seacoast Mental Health Center, offers support to people with bipolar disorder, family members and friends. The group meets from 6:30 to 9 p.m., on the second Monday of the month, at the Community Campus in the lower level, Portsmouth. Call 431-6703.

n SEACOAST CHAPTER: FOR THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI): holds support and informational meetings, from 7 to 9 p.m., on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. The meetings are open to families of those suffering with schizophrenia, bipolar, schizo-affective and depression. Meetings are held in the library of the Community Campus at 100 Campus Drive in Portsmouth. Call (207) 703-0442 or 436-3264.

n SEACOAST APHASIA SUPPORT GROUP: meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the third Monday of the month, at the Community Campus, 100 Campus Drive in Portsmouth. Call Dave at 659-6161 or e-mail .

n DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP: greater Seacoast area, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m., each Friday, in conference room 1, third floor (opposite gift shop) at Exeter Hospital. This is a peer-led support group that welcomes anyone diagnosed with a mood disorder, or who has a family member or friend diagnosed, or who thinks he or she might have depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). There are now four Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance support groups in the greater N.H. Seacoast area which meet weekly as follows:

y Dover: 7-8:30 p.m., Monday, Wentworth-Douglass-Hospital.

y Hampstead: 7:30-9 p.m., Tuesday, Hampstead Congregational Church.

y EXEter: 1:30-3 p.m., Wednesday, Women’s Group, Seacoast Mental Health Center, Exeter.

y Exeter: 7-8:30 p.m., Friday, Exeter Hospital. Free parking available in hospital parking garage opposite the main entrance. For details, e-mail or call Brad at 734-4032.

n OVERCOMERS: a 12-step program with a specific Christian bent, is available to help those with old conflicts and emotional wounds. Group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m., every Thursday, on the second floor of New Creation Healing Center, 148 Plaistow Road (Route 125), Plaistow. Each week is a self-contained meeting. Call Judy at (978) 257-0382, or Bob at (978) 372-7945.

n SCHIZOPHRENIA SUPPORT GROUP: meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on the third Monday of every month at the Community Campus Board Room, 100 Campus Drive, Portsmouth. Call Diane Cyr at Seacoast Mental Health Center at 431-6703, ext. 3167.

n WOMEN’S DEPRESSION & BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP: (Affiliated with Greater N.H. Seacoast Area Chapter (DBSA), from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays at Seacoast Mental Health Center, 30 Prospect Ave., Exeter. Call 772-7769.

n PFLAG AND THE STRAIGHT SPOUSE NETWORK: meets from 7 to 9 p.m., on the first Tuesday of every month, at Stratham Community Church on Emery Lane, Stratham. PFLAG (Parents, Families and, Friends of Lesbians and Gays) offers support, education, and advocacy for the entire gay community and their families and friends. Visit pflag.org. The SSN offers confidential support to the heterosexual spouse/partner of a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender partner. Visit straightspouse.org.

n SEACOAST OUTRIGHT: and the N.H. Seacoast Chapter of PFLAG, will be joining together to create a new meeting for parents, teachers, friends and other adults who would like the opportunity to discuss issues around sexual orientation and gender identity. This meeting/support group is held from 7 to 9 p.m., the second Friday of the month, at Portsmouth Community Campus in the library on the ground floor, 100 Campus Drive, Portsmouth. 431-1013.

n RAINBOW HEARTS: a monthly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender spiritual forum, peer support and community action endeavour, meets from 1 to 3 p.m., the first Sunday of every month, at Tranquilities Tea Room and Gathering Center, in the center of downtown Dover, next to Dover Yoga Studio. 988-4281, e-mail: .

n SEACOAST BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP: meets at 7 p.m., on the first Tuesday of the month, at the North Hampton United Church of Christ. Call 659-5769.

n SEACOAST SPECIAL SPEAKERS: a support group for people who stutter, will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the first Tuesday of the month, at Rye Public Library. Call Mark at 828-7696 or e-mail .

n Seven Lessons: Spiritual Step Meeting For Everyone, will be held at the Community Church of Durham, 17 Main St., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Meetings focus on learning how to nourish souls and spirits by collectively sharing experiences and hope with each other, as well as through messages shared by weekly speakers. 674-0319.

n YORK HOSPITAL’S YOGA CENTER: located at the Heart Health Institute, offers yoga classes for people of all abilities. Seated yoga for those with limited mobility is offered as well. The Yoga Center at the Heart Health Institute is located at 127 Long Sands Road, York, Maine. Call (207) 351-3700 for registration information. For new participants, the first yoga class is free.

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Funeral service for Paterno held as thousands mourn

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1327753033 69 Funeral service for Paterno held as thousands mourn

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Quiet mourners lined the route of Joe Paterno’s funeral procession Wednesday, watching with grief and reverence as the electric-blue hearse carrying the Penn State coach’s casket slowly drove by.

Some took pictures with their cell phones, or waved to his widow. Others craned their necks hoping for a better glimpse through the crowd sometimes four deep or more.

The private funeral and burial service capped another emotional day for a campus and community pained over Paterno’s death from lung cancer Sunday at age 85, and over the way his stellar career ended — being fired by university trustees Nov. 9 in the wake of child sex-abuse charges against a former assistant.

Thousands of students, alumni and fans took to the streets in and around Penn State to say their last goodbyes to the football coach who grew into a beloved figure in Happy Valley, not only for his five undefeated seasons but for his love of the school and his generosity.

“He cared about the kids. He wanted to see us succeed. So for a lot of us, he became a grandfather-like figure,” Jordan Derk, a senior from York, said after the procession went past Beaver Stadium.

“He loved us and we loved him back,” Derk said. “So saying goodbye is very tough.”

Jay Paterno, the coach’s son and quarterbacks coach, sent a message to the mourners via Twitter.

“Thank you to all the people who turned out for my father’s procession,” he wrote. “Very moving.”

The elder Paterno won two national titles and a Division I record 409 games over 46 seasons as head coach. His cancer was disclosed just nine days after he was forced to leave the football program he had worked with since 1950.

But Wednesday was once again a salute to Paterno’s life and accomplishments. The service, a Roman Catholic Mass, was attended by a veritable who’s who of Penn State and Paterno connections.

Paterno’s family arrived about an hour before the funeral service on two blue school buses, the same kind the coach and his team rode to home games on fall Saturdays. His wife of nearly six decades, Sue, sat in the seat traditionally reserved for her husband and was first off the bus, followed by Jay.

Former defensive coordinator Tom Bradley walked to the service with NFL great Franco Harris. Also in attendance were other ex-NFL players including Matt Millen and Todd Blackledge, both now TV analysts. Nike founder Phil Knight and actor William Baldwin were there, too.

“Today’s Mass was a celebration. We laid to rest a great man,” Bradley said. “Not so much for the football victories … He meant so much to so many people.”

Charles Pittman, who played for Paterno in the 1960s, also was at the Mass.

“It really focused on the type of person Joe Paterno was — his devotion to his family, his wife, his grandkids,” said Pittman, a senior vice president for publishing at Schurz Communications Inc., an Indiana-based company that owns television and radio stations and newspapers, and a member of the Board of Directors of The Associated Press.

A family spokesman, Dan McGinn, said Paterno’s grandchildren escorted the casket down the aisle during the opening procession, and again at the end of the service. Jay Paterno and his brother, Scott, were among the pallbearers.

In between, during the service, all of Paterno’s children spoke except for Jay, who is scheduled to talk at a campus memorial service Thursday at the Jordan Center. Two of Paterno’s 17 grandchildren also talked and shared the favorite moments collected among the rest of the grandkids — including one instance when Paterno mistakenly drove over a bicycle after returning home from work.

Former defensive tackle Anthony Adams, who carried a program with a black-and-white picture of a smiling Paterno on the cover, said the service was befitting of his former coach, who loved to be surrounded by family and just talk.

On the other hand, Paterno also was notorious for trying to avoid the spotlight himself.

“He would’ve been embarrassed. He would’ve hated it,” Millen said. “He would’ve told us to shut up already. I guarantee it.”

Paterno didn’t focus on the scandal that led to his stunning ouster, Scott Paterno has said, and neither did mourners.

Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant coach at the center of the abuse scandal, has been charged with molesting 10 boys over a period of 15 years. He has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail, awaiting trial. Paterno was criticized in the days after Sandusky’s arrest for not going to authorities outside campus when he was told of an allegation against the retired assistant in 2002. Paterno did notify two of his superiors at Penn State.

Mike McQueary, the then-graduate assistant who told Paterno about the alleged assault, went both to the public viewing and the funeral. Also at the service was former athletic director Tim Curley, who along with former university official Gary Schultz, is charged with perjury and failure to notify authorities about the 2002 allegation.

They melted into the crowd on a day when Paterno was the center of attention.

“The things he did for athletes, the things he did for all students actually — that alone earns our respect to say one final goodbye,” said Alex Jimenez, a sophomore from Manapalan, N.J., standing directly across from Paterno Library. The procession went right past the library to which the Paterno family has donated millions of dollars.

And the procession rolled past Beaver Stadium, the 100,000-plus seat facility that Paterno helped turn into a college football landmark. Thousands watched in silence there until the convoy reached “Paternoville,” the makeshift campground outside the stadium used by students the week before games.

There, as the procession slowed nearly to a stop to negotiate a curve, someone in the throng screamed, “We are!”

“Penn State!” came the crowd’s reply.

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How can you help teachers facing an allegation? – Teacher Support Network

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

1327751831 25 How can you help teachers facing an allegation? Teacher Support Network

We know from the people who contact us that a false allegation not only causes severe emotional distress and anxiety, but also undermines confidence, has long-term mental health implications and may drive some teachers from the profession entirely.

These allegations do not only wreck careers, but also the lives of the teachers, their families and the reputation of the schools where they work.

Teacher Support Network is here, in association with the unions, to help teachers through this difficult process. We also know from the teachers who contact us that the sooner they call us after an allegation is made, the better emotionally prepared they are to deal with the process thanks to the support we give them.

We simply cannot continue with this work however without your help and I cannot stress enough what your money can mean for a teacher facing an allegation.

A one off gift of £25 will pay for one of the counselling sessions a teacher needs during the allegation process.

A regular gift of £2 per month will help us to give ongoing support for up to a year to help a teacher cleared of an allegation get back to work or to find a new job.

To donate click here or you can donate by text. Simply text your donation to TSNE11 (England) or TSCY11 (Wales) followed by the amount i.e. £10 to 70070. To find out the real and lasting impact of a false allegation on a teacher read the cover story of the new Supporter magazine by clicking here.

If you need help and support following a false allegation you can talk to our experienced coaches and counsellors. They understand the unique pressures and concerns that you might be facing during this time and they can help you find a way forward.

Call our confidential Support Line on 08000 562 561 (England), or 08000 855 088 (Wales).

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Syracuse pediatrician writes about challenges adolescents face

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

1327750632 69 Syracuse pediatrician writes about challenges adolescents faceDick Blume / The Post-StandardDr. Robert Michael Cavanaugh, Jr. examines patient Elizabeth Malinowski Jan. 9 at University Health Care Center at Presidential Plaza in Syracuse. In his book, “Dying to be Perfect,” Cavanaugh compares navigating adolescence to space flight and exploration.

Parents who are raising adolescents might feel like they are boldly going where no man has gone before, and when generations clash, the whole family could end up feeling lost in space.

Dr. Robert Michael Cavanaugh Jr., director of adolescent medicine and professor of pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University, likens navigating adolescence to space flight and exploration in his book, “Dying to be Perfect: How Teens Can Stay Happy, Healthy and Alive.” The paperback, self-published with authorHOUSE, offers guidance based on Cavanaugh’s 40 years’ experience as a pediatrician.

Cavanaugh recently spoke with The Post-Standard about his book, which is available at Barnes & Noble in DeWitt or online in paperback or e-reader form at dyingtobeperfect.com, amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com.

What led you to write the book?

Well, it evolved over a period of time. As a pediatrician, I started out really enjoying taking care of babies and young children. As time went on, I saw there was a great need for adolescents to have someone to talk to about their innermost concerns — a good listener who would care about their concerns — rather than just the physical aspect of their health care. So there was a tremendous unmet need for taking care of kids during adolescence. They’re not children, they’re not adults, they’re adolescents.

Throughout the book you compare adolescence to space flight and space exploration. How did you arrive at that comparison?

I’m not really sure exactly, but somewhere in the early’90s I started using the space flight analogy with the adolescent patients and their parents. The families and kids really relate to the three stages: launch, age 10 to 14; orbital phase, age 15 to 17, the essence of adolescence with the highest risk-taking behavior; and re-entry, age l8 to 21, when they ‘come back’ to their parents. They could be in any stage, it’s not necessarily chronological. For example, a 10-year-old could be going on 16 socially.

What’s the greatest challenge modern parents face in raising adolescents today?

I think the greatest challenge in this generation, compared to previous generations, is having a strong functional family that can protect the adolescents. The most important factor, as far as preventing many of the risks we talk about in the book – substance abuse, sexual activity, thoughts of suicide, cutting behaviors, self mutilation – would be having good parents.

In the book you say adolescent suicide has tripled over the past three decades and that for every death, there are 50 to 200 attempts. What has led to this increase?

Part of what we talk about in the book would be the pressures of our society to perform perfectly. Society tells them how to look, feel and act. To look good, they have to have a certain size waist; to feel good, they have to get high on drugs; to act right, they have to engage in sexual activity. Those are the messages that are given by our society to these kids through multiple channels. We have the media, computers, cell phone technology, the instant gratification. And you combine these messages with the normal challenges of adolescence – becoming independent, developing their identity, establishing interpersonal relationships, expanding their intellectual awareness — sometimes it’s very difficult for them to bear.

In the book you talk about the risky behaviors teens engage in and their feelings of invulnerability or immortality. Do teens realize how permanent suicide is?

No, in many cases, they don’t. It’s said that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. And I use those words over and over again. I just had a girl that I had talked to about that. She had some thoughts of suicide, and she’s actually doing quite well right now. One of the things that helped her was realizing that problems that lead to suicide are usually temporary. We try to help them make that connection and extend a lifeline while they’re working through these issues that are really burdening them.

What’s the best piece of advice you can give parents?

I would take thoughts of depression and self-harm very, very seriously. I would not brush them aside as attention-seeking behavior if a child or adolescent expresses that. I would tell them that these are issues are very real and very powerful and can lead to a great deal of emotional turmoil — things that can happen that you might not really anticipate. And then we talk about what could happen.

If they are suffering, I would hope that they would reach out and talk to someone they trust and get help, and that’s the importance of having a confidant. The confidant is a very important person in the life of a teenager who is depressed or anxious and thinking about suicide. Sometimes the confidant would be the practitioner – the physician, the nurse practitioner, the nurse — a church member, a teacher … it doesn’t have to be one person. If they feel comfortable in telling one person some things and another person other things, that’s fine too. What’s very difficult would be a kid who is struggling, and they don’t have anybody to confide in. They feel alone and for whatever reason are unable or unwilling to talk about their problem to others. They’re at very high risk.

You and your wife, Marilyn, have raised four teenagers. With your background and expertise, have you managed to escape the pitfalls that other parents and families have encountered?

Absolutely not, but they all got through it. They were a handful, a couple of them, but we stuck by them and I think that’s the point. It may not be perfect, but if you stick by them and don’t give up, good thing can happen.

Is there anything I didn’t ask you that you would like to talk about? I’d like to stress the importance of a medical home. Every adolescent should have a physician’s office that they can go to, that’s there for them, a medical home that will address comprehensive healthcare needs of that age group. For example, the well-known sports physicals were never designed to do that. They were only designed to meet the needs for sports participation. Families often think that’s adequate health care and then many of the most important things that cause significant harm, injury and death aren’t even addressed. And that would be automotive accidents, homicide, suicide, the 1 million adolescent pregnancies each year and the 3 million cases of sexually transmitted diseases.

And it’s important for parents to stay connected; always extending unconditional love, no matter what the circumstance, with no strings attached.

The HEADS FIRST Checklist, courtesy of Robert M. Cavanaugh, Jr., M.D., is designed to encourage adolescents to think and talk about what is going on in their lives and to help them avoid dangerous, risk-taking behavior.

Home: Separation, support, space to grow.Education: Expectations, study habits, achievement.Abuse: Emotional, verbal, physical, sexual.Drugs: Tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, others.Safety: Dangerous activities, seatbelts, helmets.

Friends: Confidant, peer pressure, interaction.Image: Self-esteem, looks, appearance.Recreation: Exercise, relaxation, TV, media games.Sexuality: Changes, feelings, experiences, identity.Threats: Harm to self or others, running away.

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Monessen, officer sued in riot

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

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The family of a Monessen juvenile allegedly involved in a riot two years ago at a Monessen basketball game is suing the city and a veteran police officer.

The civil complaint against the City of Monessen and Lt. Lloyd Aldrich was filed on Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The family is seeking in excess of $75,000 as well as court costs and attorney’s fees.

The suit alleges Aldrich used excessive, unreasonable and unjustified force against the youth Jan. 29, 2010, when he was subdued with a Taser during the melee at Monessen High School.

In filing the suit, Greensburg attorney Maria Spina Altobelli used only initials to identify her clients: B.T. and M.T., parents of M.T.

The incident stemmed from a fight between two teenage girls, which escalated into a riot at halftime of the Monessen-Washington boys’ basketball game.

The fight between the two girls began as the crowd was leaving the gymnasium at halftime.

After the initial altercation, a series of “mini-fights” erupted, first along the Monessen side of the basketball floor. Then, a group of Washington fans attempted to go after some Monessen players as they were leaving for the locker room.

District officials used video surveillance to file charges against those involved, including the Monessen juvenile whose family is now suing. He was 15 at the time.

Monessen police cited seven people with disorderly conduct in 2010, the Monessen juvenile; a Washington couple, Miguel Rivero and Lynn Miller-Rivero; Samone Stepoli, of Monessen; and two

Washington teens, Aujah Wade, then 18, and a then-17-year-old female, were found guilty in separate summary trials before District Judge Joseph Dalfonso.

Chancey Roilton, then 18, of Washington, pleaded guilty.

After the Monessen youth’s hearing in 2010, Spina Altobelli, said the school’s surveillance tapes “clearly showed my client was somewhat confused and was not acting in a threatening manner during the incident.”

She said the video showed Aldrich using the stun gun on the juvenile.

The lawsuit states the youth “did not have a weapon, nor did Aldrich have any reason to believe that the minor plaintiff was armed.”

The suit claims the juvenile was not acting aggressively toward officers and was in the process of leaving the scene when he was “stunned by the Taser.”

The youth was handcuffed and left unattended on the floor of the hallway, where he was in “great discomfort and pain,” according to the suit.

His family later took him to a hospital where an officer was called to remove the handcuffs.

The suit is claiming the “City of Monessen failed to properly supervise and train officers on the proper circumstances to use a Taser gun and/or the proper procedures as to how to use a Taser gun.”

The three-count lawsuit claims the youth’s Fourth and 14th amendment rights — under the U.S. Constitution — to protection from excessive force and unreasonable seizure; intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault and battery were violated.

The suit claims the juvenile suffered physical pain, suffering, fright, horror, shock, emotional trauma and suffering, and economic damage from medical and legal costs.

The suit claims the juvenile suffered physical injuries and trauma, nerve damage and tremors, and continues to suffer “great fear and apprehension of law enforcement personnel,” embarrassment and humiliation.

Contacted Thursday night, Monessen Mayor Jo Smith said she wasn’t aware the lawsuit had been filed.

She supported the police department’s handling of the situation.

“I saw the videos from the school cameras. I’m not a lawyer, but based on what I saw, (the juvenile) wasn’t listening to Mr. Wheeler or the police.”

Marlon Wheeler is Monessen School District’s dean of students.

The mayor said the police officers are trained to properly use Taser guns and pepper spray.

“We are mandated by law that they are properly trained,” she said.

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Piers Morgan: My Twitter battles with Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Mike Tyson

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

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By Piers Morgan

Last updated at 12:08 AM on 15th January 2012

Time for a belated new year quiz. Question: Who said, in 2010, that Twitter was ‘a pathetic, juvenile, pointless waste of time’? Answer: Erm, that would be me.

In a stunning transformation only rivalled by the aptly named Robbie Savage becoming a ballroom dancer, I’ve gone from Twitter’s most scornful enemy to a man so obsessed with it that virtually my every waking moment is now spent with a crafty eye on Blackberry alert for cyberspace attacks from all manner of sports stars, celebrities and members of the public.

(In fact, a large chunk of my sleep is consumed with it, too. I regularly wake up, in a cold sweat, having had absurd nightmares about someone breaking into my account and tweeting ‘I LOVE SPURS’ to my 1.7million followers.)

Banter: Wayne Rooney and Piers have clashed on Twitter

The reasons it’s so addictive are obvious: 1) It has become a fantastic primary news source. For journalists like me, I get almost all my breaking news from Twitter, as it floods in from all over the world on a second-by-second basis.

2) It’s a brilliant way for anyone remotely famous to control his or her own PR. An inaccurate story in the papers? Just stick a tweet out, correcting it. An abusive review? No problem, tweet a load of abuse back at the critics. They soon back off. No need for lawyers, publicists, or screaming matches with hard-bitten hacks.

3) Feuds. Real ones, surreal ones, joke ones. Oh the joy when I realised you could tweet Manchester United stars personally, ridiculing them for everything from their dodgy haircuts to offensive swimwear. And even more delicious when they began firing back like enraged Rambos on acid.

TWIT FEUD 1

Newcastle’s Joey Barton v Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere August 2011

Accused of getting Gervinho sent off after scrapping with him on the opening day, an angry Barton takes to the internet in an explosive debate

Barton: ‘If he [Gervinho] doesn’t dive then the incident doesn’t happen. Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten involved, but diving and trying to win a penalty is s***. Needs stamping out. If there’s contact, go down — but don’t blatantly try to con the ref. Refs have it hardenough.’

Wilshere: ‘@joey7barton was in thewrong. He should not have got involved and assaulted Gervinho like that.’

‘Maybe Gervinho should not havereacted like he did as two wrongsdon’t make a right but Barton wasunprofessional.’

Barton: ‘@JackWilshere hardlyassault??’

And then it’s Shearer’s turn…

‘Right off now to watch MOTD, it’swhat Saturday nights are all about.’

Barton: ‘Bad shirt, shoes andviews from Shearer again. Sortit out slaphead…’

If I’m honest, it’s this last category that appeals to me most. Winding up sportsmen or celebrities on Twitter has become my favourite hobby, one that is fabulously illuminating about the people involved.

Who’d have thought Joey Barton would turn out to be a sharp, funny, Orwell-quoting tweeting machine? Or that Michael Owen would be so overly sensitive when he reaches his bedtime? Or that Robin van Persie – my current footballing god – could make me do an impromptu conga just by sending me a surprise tweet saying he found me ‘funny’? Or that I’d become direct message (the secret way that Twitterers can talk to each other) pals with Mike Tyson?

Some sportsmen tweet the same way they play, especially the cricketers.

Take on Freddie Flintoff and he’ll belt you back into the cyber-stands so hard you wish you’ve never tangled with the Big Man. Kevin Pietersen has a good linguistic whack on him, too, and isn’t afraid to use it. One false move with him and he’ll reverse-sweep you into public humiliation.

Michael Vaughan is measured, intelligent, classy and amusing. Graeme Swann just winds everyone up. And Shane Warne tweets like he bowls: with boundless energy, passion, emotion, heartache, romance, ecstasy and a lot of chirping.

Boxer Lennox Lewis, unsurprisingly for a man who once beat me at chess 39 times in 40 games when we filmed Celebrity Apprentice USA together, is a crafty, quick, formidable opponent.

Though I always have the last laugh – since my record against him is one-for-none, as I constantly remind him. I won the Apprentice, knocking him out in the semi-final. Floyd Mayweather is nasty, confrontational and brutal, witness him calling out ‘punk’ Manny Pacquiao last week. But the most unlikely tweeter is Tyson, who is calm, reflective, humble and sincere.

Tweet that! Joey Barton gets stuck into Gervinho

A changed man, if ever there was one. In the end, though, it’s the footballers with whom I derive most satisfaction from doing Twitter battle. They tend to have the most followers, the biggest egos and the most reactionary styles. Rio Ferdinand thinks of himself as the selfappointed King of Twitter. I dubbed him ‘Sicknote’ and he responded by labelling me ‘Moobs’ – an unnecessarily cruel jibe about my torso, which unfortunately made me and everyone else laugh out loud. Mainly for its obvious accuracy. Truth hurts like nothing else on Twitter.

TWIT FEUD 2

Wayne Rooney Jan 2012

‘Funny how people think i got kompany sent off. Im not ref. i didnt give red card. But it was a clear red card. 2 footed tackle’

The United striker dismisses claims he got Vincent Kompany sent off in the FA Cup clash between Manchester United and Manchester City.

Rio’s problem, like all sportsmen, is that his Twitter power is very dependent on his form. When he got skinned repeatedly by Lionel Messi last season, I was able to drag out the ‘Messi-cre’ hashtag in tweets to him for about six months.

And I’ve noticed that his cocky, brash tweeting style has taken a definitely more measured tone since his recent performances have dropped. Hard to keep telling people to #stayonyourfeet if half the time you yourself are #stayingoffyourfeet as yet another striker nutmegs you.

There’s also, how can I put this delicately, a slight ‘intellectual tone’ barrier between us. When I once tweeted Rio with the words: ‘Even United fans are begging me to stop tormenting you, it’s like Einstein verbally jousting with a lobotomised amoeba’, he replied with: ‘You’re deluded, I’ve smashed you all over the twitterverse – now get your slippers out and concentrate on controlling your farts!’ Classy.

His colleague Owen is another I enjoy ‘bantering’ with. I quickly discovered his Achilles’ heel was any interaction of a humiliating nature after 11pm at night, when he seems to be more tired and emotional. When I first nicknamed him ‘Bench-warmer’, it was at just such a time, and I thought he’d explode with fury. But he’s learned not to tweet late at night and to stick it to me with just as much gusto as I stick it to him.

Of course, as in life itself, for every moment of ecstatic self-satisfaction, there are also indescribable lows. One of my least favourite Twitter moments came when Manchester United beat Arsenal 8-2 earlier this season. Our worst Premier League defeat ever, and a more depressing, agonising, tormenting result it would be hard to imagine any Gooner ever suffering.

TWIT FEUD 3

Rio Ferdinand Nov 2011

‘@SeppBlatter to say what you said about racism in football spoke volumes of your ignorance to the subject.’

The Manchester United defender piles the pressure on Sepp Blatter to quit as the FIFA president is engulfed in football’s racism storm.

Just when I thought my mood couldn’t get any worse, my mobile vibrated with a new tweet. It was from Wayne Rooney and read simply: ‘Hi mate, how r u?’ This was the only tweet Rooney sent all night. And he’d sent it within 15 minutes of the final whistle. I tried to picture the scene as the jubilant United players partied in their dressing room and their star striker suddenly remembered what his absolute No1 priority was – publicly teasing me. In a way, I was flattered. And for sheer simplicity, it was a magnificently effective tweet.

Caught out: Darren Bent on Twitter

Rooney, who I dub ‘Shrek’, is a good tweeter. When I once asked him as he attended an awards ceremony if he’d scooped the ‘Fastest Transfer U-Turn of the Year After Big Cheque Arrived’ award – he fired back: ‘Did you win 1 for most boring show of the year?’ My battles with Rooney usually prompt the most sustained outpourings of gloating abuse I have to endure, as United fans all over the globe race to endorse their talisman’s sentiments.

TWIT FEUD 4

Kenny Dalglish Dec 2011

‘Very disappointed with today’s verdict. This is the time when @luis16suarez needs our full support. Let’s not let him walk alone.’

The Liverpool manager responds to the Football Association banning and fining striker Luis Suarez for racial abuse.

Ah, the abuse. Let’s discuss. One thing that any famous person has to be endure on Twitter is endless verbal ‘banter’ – or rather, mindless verbal aggro. Unfortunately, there are many people out there who actually derive a vicarious thrill from posting unbelievable filth towards celebrities, and sportsmen in particular. I’ve got a pretty thick skin, so can laugh at it. Others are less immune. Lee Westwood actually quit Twitter for a few months, disgusted by the stuff people were tweeting him. And make no mistake, it is disgusting. The worst kind of terrace vitriol. I choose to ignore them, or retweet the ones who make spelling mistakes – thus exposing them to the very ridicule they seek to exact.

Lord Sugar has a more basic response mechanism, deploying the phrase ‘P*** off, you p****’ on an almost daily basis. Which never fails to make me chuckle. Either way, being famous on Twitter is not for the faint-hearted.

TWIT FEUD 5

Jose Enrique July 2011

‘The club is allowing all the major players of the team to go. Seriously, do you think it is the fault of the players? Andy [Carroll], Nobby [Kevin Nolan] etc etc.’

‘The [sic] give the money I have already. They lie all the time. But is no for money is because they don’t want spend in the club and bring quality players that’s why everybody go.’

The Spanish full-back, who had not signed a new contract, denies claims that he has been offered a big rise and prompts his exit from Newcastle.

A Twitter feed says a lot about a person, especially famous sportsmen. Before Twitter came along, I was one of the many who thought Joey Barton was a violent Neanderthal thug. Indeed, I wrote a whole column eviscerating him in these very pages to that effect.

Now, Barton’s no choirboy and I still wouldn’t want to bump into him in a McDonald’s at 4am. But his Twitter feed has revealed him to be a fascinatingly complex, surprisingly intelligent, very quickwitted and often breathtakingly honest man.

Whether he’s railing against his employers, insulting TOWIE ‘stars’, quoting Descartes, or moaning about his new son Cassius’s bowel movements, Barton is tweeting as everyone should tweet – fast, furiously and naturally. As a result, he can also be as reactionary, abusive, petulant, impetuous and aggressive as you’d imagine Joey Barton could be.

But I’ve definitely changed my view of him. And that’s the power of Twitter. It allows you to get inside the head of people like Barton and understand them better.

TWIT FEUD 6

‘Sadly injury meant I wasn’t able to dothat today. Gutted not to be involved. Never knew popping out would cause an issue and for that I apologise.’

The striker is forced to say sorry to Aston Villa fans after one posts a picture of him Christmas shopping while his team were losing 2-0 at home to Liverpool.

I’d enjoy going for a pint with him, something I’d have deemed unthinkable a year ago. Though he’d probably have another drink in mind. When I passed my one million followers mark,he tweeted: ‘Well done Piersy, Pimm’s all round on the croquet lawn?’

As a result, despite my furious protestations that I went to a comprehensive school like him, his army of followers (one million and rising) now religiously taunt me with cries of ‘Tally-ho!’ Very annoying. Like I said at the start of this article, I never used to ‘get’ Twitter. Now I do, and genuinely can’t imagine life without it. Which I guess, as my wife constantly says, makes me, officially, a gigantic twit.

 

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Mental Health Birmingham AL 

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

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The Critical Facts You must Know About Outpatient Mental Well being Services

Every 1 experiences tough times for the duration of their life. Even so, foe some people, those hard occasions can become so stressful and intensely emotional, they become significant threats to their state of thoughts. Nobody is fantastic and being string adequate to cope with all of the pitfalls in life with out stumbling when and awhile is impossible. In case you require a person to speak to about the curves life is throwing at you, perhaps it is actually time to consider outpatient mental well being services.

Your initial visit to a mental wellness clinic will consist of an assessment of you and what your dealing with. The purpose of this evaluation would be to see the amount of emotional pain you’re experiencing. It also assists to set you on a level that makes it less complicated about a choice for therapy. When you may just really need to just talk out some troubles, there, may well be the subsequent individual that absolutely wants to become hospitalized for extreme nervousness and anxiety.

The patient that is determined to have to have hospitalization is not a candidate for outpatient services. Having said that, the case of dealing with an excessive amount of strain or trying to live life just after losing a loved one will be the patient eligible for this treatment choice. Those persons involved inside your life may also grow to be a component of group therapy sessions. Producing confident to enable all of your family members and pals know you need their support is crucial to your healing.

Your appointments are most most likely covered under your insurance provider. Patients will ought to look after payment arrangements and insurance information ahead of obtaining started on therapy. In this way, you by no means need to be concerned about coping with this portion of remedy and appointments. Having the ability to concentrate on your healing could be the most important component of remedies. Taking care of monetary obligations to a clinic ahead of starting remedies will be the finest technique to keep money worries about it out from the picture.

The quantity of appointments you are going to have and how close they’re together will depend on the treatment course your physician chooses for you. You could only need a couple of appointments in a month even though an individual else may well will need a couple each week for several months. Your level of emotional difficulties will help specialists identify your appointment schedule also.

No one features a specific time set for when they may have a complete breakdown. You cannot strategy for this event and if something of this nature does occur when your physician or therapist is out from the workplace, you ordinarily have the selection of twenty four hours service. When you or perhaps a household member has contacted this line, your therapist or medical doctor will most likely be notified of one’s circumstances.

The assistance you will need is crucial. Emotional support is often a element of life that absolutely everyone needs from time to time regardless of their distinct situation. Nobody is meant to go alone via life fighting all of the stress and problems that occur to every and just about every person. You can study a lot about this type of support and how it can enable you to via the assistance groups your therapist or doctor recommends.

Taking the first step to positive healing can come from outpatient mental well being services. Check on line or within the telephone book for the clinics nearest to you. Quit fighting the pressures alone and you are going to be glad you did.

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Health Insurance Group news: talking therapies

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

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Welcome to our monthly health insurance industry news roundup from The Health Insurance Group. This month we’re taking a look at talking therapies, and how they can reduce workplace absence and its associated costs.The UK health insurance industry includes a wide range of companies and there are many offers available with competitive terms. Our monthly news roundup aims to help you find out more about health insurance in general. If you have any questions or would like more information on private medical insurance, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help.Patients not receiving the right amount of therapyA survey recently carried out by the Royal College of Psychiatrists – of people in therapy in England and Wales for anxiety and depression – found that 1 in 7 patients ‘waited more than three months for their first appointment’. Further, a 2011 investigation by Health Insurance magazine showed that among those awaiting person-centred therapy, 41% had to wait more than 3 months for counselling, while a quarter of those awaiting cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) also had a wait upwards of 3 months.On top of this, Health Insurance magazine points to data that strongly suggests some patients aren’t receiving the right amount of treatment in order to deal effectively with their respective conditions: 70% of ‘high intensity therapy’ patients weren’t getting the minimum amount of sessions as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).According to the Centre for mental Health, mental ill-health “accounts for a large proportion of sickness absence in the UK”, and approximately 20% of people suffer from mental health problems during their lifetime. The government’s ‘Improving Access to Psychological Services’ programme was set up in 2006 with the aim of reducing the number of sick notes and also encouraging more people to take up talking therapies.How The Health Insurance Group can helpWith the growing concern of talking therapies on the NHS not meeting NICE’s standards, employers will be looking for ways to demonstrate their duty of care towards their valued employees.

The Health Insurance Group can provide an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that not only delivers exceptional service and results, but also is the only Employee Assistance Programme to be fully endorsed by The Stress Management Society, the UK’s leading not-for-profit Stress Management organisation.

The NICE guidelines stipulate that a minimum of 4 sessions must be offered for solution focussed therapy (Counselling) with advancement onto further CBT Therapy sessions. With The Health Insurance Group’s EAP offering 8 sessions – plus unlimited Ad Hoc Telephone Counselling – employees will always have support at hand.

The Health Insurance Group’s EAP is provided by Health Assured, an independent external organisation. The EAP offers cover for the employee and their immediate family members who reside at the same address, including children in full-time education. The service provides access to:

• Stress helpline• Structured telephone counselling• Referral to face to face counselling• Tax advice• Legal advice (the EAP will not provide employment law advice)• Eldercare• Childcare• Medical information• Emotional support• Fitness advice (including video demonstrations)• Personal coaching tool• Health assessment

The hardships of today’s stressful world do not wait for convenience, which is why The Health Insurance Group EAP Support Line is always available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The support line is answered by fully trained, qualified counsellors who will provide initial emotional support.

Iain McMillan of The Health Insurance Group comments: “Like all responsible employers, we recognise the duty of care we have in ensuring our staff are healthy and happy. It is a key requirement that we address any issues relating to this by providing qualitative and immediate support when required”.McMillan also states that the EAP offered by The Health Insurance Group is “not only a solution we endorse and recommend to customers, but one we at The Health Insurance Group have in place to support our people 24/7”.

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Three Secrets to Good Health

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

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You may wonder what my background is that makes me knowledgeable to blog about health and fitness. Well just to set the record straight, I’m not a fitness consultant or registered nutritionist or dietitian. What gives me enough insight to write on health and fitness is that I’ve lived it. I’ve been the heavy, overweight girl and I’ve been the toned and fit marathon runner; two complete opposite extremes and everything in between. Which brings me to my blog topic for today — three secrets I’ve realized recently that have helped me rethink my approach to health.

Secret No. 1: Fat doesn’t always mean unfit

The first time I was at my current weight I had just finished giving birth to my son. I didn’t exercise much and I ate whatever I wanted, when I wanted. Eventually my disdain for those last 30 pounds of unwanted pregnancy weight pushed me in to running. I had never run distances of more than five kilometres so when I began increasing my mileage gradually up to 20 kilometres to train for my first half marathon, you can imagine how fast the pounds melted away.

Fast forward eight years and throw in a few of life’s curveballs and I’m back up to my post-pregnancy weight. However this time it feels much different. I’m still running and have been for more than eight years. My body has adapted to it and as a result, I’ve increased my level of cardiovascular health 10-fold over what it used to be. Once you’ve built up a base in a particular sport, it’s hard to lose it unless you stop completely. I may not be as speedy a runner as a I used to be at my lowest weight, but I’m way fitter at this weight the second time around than I was eight years ago not exercising at all. What I’m trying to say is even though I’m a bit overweight, I’m still  fit.

Recent studies have also shown that being a bit overweight and fit is healthier in the long term than being skinny and unfit. While piling on the pounds is not good for you, weight alone can no longer be the yardstick used to measure one’s health or fitness level. If you’re still not convinced, check out this recent article I read in the National Post: Fat not necessarily fatal, new studies find. It only reiterated what I’ve known all along.

Secret No. 2: Obesity is a symptom not just a disease

I’ve battled weight issues all my adult life. At my heaviest I was 230 pounds and at my lowest weight four years ago 159 lbs.  I’m not alone. Obesity is a health dilemma Canadians and Americans are struggling with in record numbers. According to a 2011 Statistics Canada study, one in four Canadians is overweight and one in three Americans is overweight. Even if you have all the money and resources in the world like Oprah, obesity is not easy to overcome — but it can be done. The key is to address the underlying and deeper reasons why we eat and whether it is for emotional reasons, stress, habit or merely out of boredom. If you don’t it will be hard to break food’s power over you.

In that way obesity is really just a symptom of a larger disease called addiction. People simply use food to fill the void to cover up deeper issues, emotional pain or childhood trauma. For example, I started emotionally eating when I was a teenager to compensate for my parent’s divorce and feelings of isolation and loneliness. Food became my friend and offered solace when there was no other way for it to be found. Between Grades 8 and 12 I gained 100 pounds. Looking back now I see how my weight and struggles with food pretty much robbed me of a happy teenage life. It wasn’t until I was in my mid-20s, that I got my weight somewhat under control, yet it’s still something I struggle with to this day.

Being addicted to food is not an easy addiction to overcome. Unlike alcohol, cigarettes or drugs, you need food to survive. One book that helped me see my relationship to food in a new light was Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth. Food doesn’t have as much emotional power over me as it used to and slowly I’m learning to eat healthier and recognize the triggers that lead me to use  food for reasons other than nourishment. Being a runner has also helped me to re-evaluate my relationship with food as a source of fuel for my body. There’s good fuel and there’s bad fuel.

Secret No. 3: Good health goes way beyond the physical

Want ripped abs in just six weeks? How to get in the best shape of your life! Lose 10 pounds in three easy weeks! The health and fitness industry is so geared toward how we physically look on the outside, how we feel on the inside gets grossly overlooked. The emphasis on strictly the physical leads us treading down dangerous waters by detracting us from what matters most; our self-esteem, self-worth, and the ability to live full happy lives. Maybe it’s why I’m learning to embrace my fuller-figured self right now.

The old me was obsessed with weight and my outward physical appearance to the point I hated on myself constantly. The media already berates women every day to be something unrealistic, unattainable and sometimes unhealthy. Why must we need to add fuel to the fire and berate ourselves even more? I’m tired of it. I want no part of it. I am determined  to end years of mental and emotional self-flagellation.

When you’re able to love yourself first (even the heavier version of you) weight loss becomes more attainable. Yes, taking care of your physical self is important but equally important is also taking care of the emotional you, the intellectual you, the mental you and the spiritual you. When you learn to feed and balance all these aspects of yourself  in a harmonious way, happiness and inner peace is more likely to arrive at your doorstep. It’s why there has been a real shift in the health field lately focusing on holistic health, personal happiness and well-being. It also explains the huge rise in interest in activities like yoga which embrace all these dimensions. So stop looking in the mirror in disgust and go feed your mind, body and soul with a nature walk, meditation, or a yoga class. Learn to love and accept the you that you are now!

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Art of Healing Energy: The Basics on How to Overcome Emotional Pain

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

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We suffer from emotional pain for certain reasons. It is the result of painful experiences we encounter such as the death or loss of a loved one. It arises from woefulness or depression, disappointment, guilt, fear, anxiety and tends to become worse when traumatic events in the past are recapitulated.

A lot of people had experienced psychological trauma during their childhood due to such events like loss of parent/s, abandonment, abuse and neglect. Though these happened years ago, the pain still remains in the person who had experienced such problems. And in this case, the pain stays longer. Emotional pain during adulthood may be resulted by retrenchment or loss of employment, being a victim or a witness of a crime, end of a relationship, loss of a loved one, and abuse.

Generally, when intense trauma is experienced, the person is haunted by nightmares and recurring thoughts. Some who undergo from emotional pain experience difficulty in ceasing the memories of hurts and sorrows. They find it hard to set the pain free and often don’t they realize that they are in a cycle of guilt and punishment.

Emotional pain is a counterpart for depression. People who experience depression are drowned with the feeling of hopelessness. Some don’t have the strength to face the pain that is why they just hide it by denial or pretending that they are happy even they are not. Though they are sometimes obvious, these people actually need help to cope up.

It is not that easy to deal with your emotions as well as letting the pain go. But don’t be afraid to show what you really feel. This can make you feel relieved and better. There are ways to overcome your emotional pain so don’t let the pain defeat you.

1. Cry. Crying doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means you are brave enough to show your emotions. Let your tears burst. That’s healthy. It cleanses the eyes and makes you feel better.

2. Talk to someone who understands you. Don’t be afraid to tell what you want and just show who you are and what you feel. Talk to someone you trust and comfortable to talk to. They may be your friends, family or lover.

3. Entertain yourself. Don’t just lie down or sit at one corner. Go out and let all your pain be erased even for a while. Watch a movie, eat all you can, try some sports and the like. If you find yourself enjoying, that will help you in coping through your emotional pain.

4. Keep a diary. Treat your diary as your best friend. Though it doesn’t reply, it still helps in letting you express your emotions.

5. Pray. Let Him give you the strength and the peace of mind.

If these can’t help, you can try these treatments or therapies.

- Spiritual therapy – Meditation – Counseling and psychotherapy – Cognitive behavioral therapy

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