Chemical dependency is a family illness...

Posted: Oct 26, 2012 at 2:06 PM [Oct 26, 2012]

Chemical dependency affects all members of the family, not just the person with the alcohol or other drug addiction. "Chemical Dependency and the Family" will be presented on Tuesday October 30, 2012, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Dr. Lynn Kleiman Malinoff, Ed.D. This program will provide participants with a basic understanding of how addiction impacts each member of a family. The presenter will describe the roles and behaviors that family members often acquire when living with addiction, ways in which each family member is affected by addiction in the family, and options for family members to obtain help to cope with addiction in the family. 

This program is part of the annual Dawn Farm Education Series.  All programs in the Education Series are FREE and open to anyone interested in attending – no registration is required. All programs will be presented from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center auditorium, at 5305 Elliott Drive in Ypsilanti. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information on this program and on upcoming programs, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series or contact Dawn Farm at 734-485-8725 or info@dawnfarm.org.