Friday, May 4th, 2012, At Pinkerton Academy

Online tickets www.stockbridgetheatre.com or call 603-437-5210

For more information click on News or call Laurie Ota, Community Relations Manager at 603-965-0754 or email jsantos@clmnh.org.

Mental Health Matters on Community TV

CLM is now hosting a community television program called Mental Health Matters. The half hour program has an interview format with guests from CLM’s staff addressing a variety of mental health issues as well as providing information about our services. The program is being produced by CLM in conjunction with Derry Community TV and is being distributed for viewing on several area community television channels including Salem and others towns in our region. Check your local community television listings for scheduled programs.

• Coping with a Loved One’s Suicide
  
  This peer support group meets every Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Hampstead Public Library. Anyone who has lost a family member or friend to suicide is welcome to join the group. It is free and peer –facilitated. Call first to confirm meeting on a specific week.
  
  Contact Dan Wells at (603) 329-5276 or for more information visit www.nhcopingwithsuicide.com.
  
  

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• Anger Management Group for Adults
  
  This is a twelve week group with a purpose of helping participants learn to manage anger effectively, stop violence or the threat of violence, develop self-control over thoughts and actions, and receive support from others. Participants must be willing to cooperate with group rules pertaining to safety, confidentiality, completion of home work assignments and attendance. Participants must attend a minimum of ten sessions in order to receive a certificate of completion.
  
  For more information or dates of the next scheduled group, please contact Carrie Winn, LCMHC, at 603-965-0642.
  
  CLM DWI Aftercare brochure, click here to download (.pdf format, 467k)
  
  

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• Pro-Social Skills Groups
  For Ages 7 – 9 years and Ages 10-12 years
  
  The group will consist of six one hour sessions, Topics covered will include: improving self-control, developing communication skills, learning to recognize and respond appropriately to social cues, initiating positive social interactions, learning to manage strong emotions such as anger and frustration, learning to accept and take responsibility for their actions, and learning to spot and manage themselves around bullying.
  
  For more information or dates of the next scheduled group, please contact Child and Adolescent Services at (603) 434-1577.
  
  

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• DBT Adolescent Skills Group
  For ages 13-15 or 15 -17 years
  
  This is a twelve week introductory skills based group for teens and parents. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a treatment designed to help emotionally sensitive individuals to develop skills to cope with life’s stressors. Participants come from a variety of backgrounds and struggle with different kinds of problems including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, obsessional thinking, relationship difficulties, self-harm, poor anger management, and attention deficit disorder. The main topics covered by the group include:

  • Interpersonal effectiveness: learning how to get what one want and needs in an interpersonal situation without sacrificing the relationship or one’s self-respect.
  • Emotion Regulation: focuses on enhancing control of emotions. These skills can be useful to people with emotional ups and downs, intense emotional reactions, chronic depression or anger problems.
  • Distress Tolerance: focuses on learning to tolerate distress and survive crises without engaging in impulsive behaviors such as drinking, drug use, or binge eating.

  
  For more information or dates of the next scheduled group, please contact Child and Adolescent Services at (603) 434-1577.
  
  

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• Self-Esteem Group
  For Females Age 12 to 17 years old, split between two age groups
  
  This supportive and empowering group helps teen girls to challenge the negative messages they receive from themselves and society with the goal of helping them recognize and build self esteem. The goal is to build self esteem through group activities, encouraging positive choices, improving connections with others, and learning to become strong role models for other females. Group members will learn the definition of self esteem, measure and learn ways to improve their self esteem, and learn how to monitor and measure their progress.
  
  For more information or dates of the next scheduled group, please contact Marissa Logan, MSW, at (603) 965-0709.
  
  

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• Child Impact Program
  
  These seminars are geared for couples and families going through divorce. Children First is required of all couples seeking a divorce in Rockingham County and serves to guide couples in ways to successfully navigate through custody, separation or divorce issues and resolve conflicts. Children First helps parents better understand the impact of divorce on their children.
  
  For more information regarding these seminars, please call (603) 434-1577.
  
  

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• NAMI Support Group
  
  Welcomes any concerned family member or friends of persons who suffer with mental illness or brain disorders. The group provides both support and educational information. No fee and participants may join at any time.
  

  • Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Kelley Library, Salem, NH

  
  For more information, please contact George Fisher, Family Support Coordinator with CLM's Adult Community Support Services at (603) 434-1577.
  

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