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Living with grief

teleconference

hosted by Hospice

The annual Hospice Foundation of America Living with Grief Teleconference will be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at the Niagara University campus in Dunleavy Hall room 127.

This free, live-via-satellite conference is presented in partnership with Niagara Hospice and the Niagara University Social Work Department.

The theme of this year's program will be "Living with Grief: Before and After the Death," and will explore the most current theoretical perspectives on loss and grief as experienced by people throughout a life-limiting illness and by survivors after the death.

The panel of ethicists, educators and hospice experts, moderated by Frank Sesno, professor of media and public affairs at The George Washington University and special correspondent with CNN, will focus on areas where understandings of grief have been challenged.

To register for the free conference or for more information, call Clementine Laverman at the Niagara University Social Work Department at 286-8520.

Continuing Education Credits will be available through the Hospice Foundation of America for a $25 online processing fee per certificate or a $35 processing fee by mail.

Each year, the HFA presents its teleconference to more than 125,000 viewers in 2,000 communities.

The HFA is a not-for-profit organization that acts as an advocate for the hospice concept of care through ongoing programs of professional education, public information and research on issues relating to illness, loss, grief and bereavement.

Mental Health Awareness Day Luncheon to be held

The Erie County Mental Health Awareness Day Luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 8 at the Buffalo Convention Center.

The Mental Health Awareness Day raises the awareness of children's mental health issues, demonstrates how children's mental health initiatives promote recovery and resilience and shows how these initiatives are an effective strategy for transforming the children's mental health service delivery systems across the country.

Erie County is one of 61 communities across the country involved in the initiative.

Those interested in purchasing a ticket or table for the luncheon or making a contribution should call 898-6134.

UB offers research clinic

People who have experienced a serious auto or motorcycle accident and are troubled by accident-related stress are welcome to participate in a research clinic through the University at Buffalo Psychology Center for Anxiety Research.

Accident-related stress symptoms may include anxiety about driving, nightmares, trouble concentrating, emotional problems and excessive fear.

Participants will receive free evaluation and possible treatment concentrating on alleviating signs and symptoms of posttrauma stress.

For more information, call 645-3650, extension 230.