Free Community Event:

Drug and alcohol addiction are challenges families and the wider community have difficulty understanding. People subsumed by these dependencies face negative social judgement. Shame, humiliation and isolation haunt not only the addicted but also their families and friends. Blame is sometimes heaped on parents when what they need is help and support for their family and the family member who is addicted. Faced with the perceived stigma and the lack of community conversation around addiction, many families feel reluctant to reach out or are at a loss as to who to turn to for help and support. To try to make our community aware of the truths of addiction and the support services in the wider community for the addicted and their families and to build a circle of community understanding around those who may need it, Samford Health And Wellbeing Support (an initiative of Samford Lions) is holding an information evening on June 15 at the CWA Hall Samford.

Speakers at this event include:

Gai Lemon from Primary Health Network (PHN) North Brisbane, which runs programs and has networks dealing with alcohol and drug support, mental health and suicide prevention,

Chrissie Kelly of Family Drug Support, which runs programs to help families and friends of the addicted,

North Brisbane District Vulnerable Persons And Domestic Violence Unit of Queensland Police, which gives domestic, family violence & vulnerable persons support as well as educating fellow police officers,

Chemmart Samford, which gives information on prescribed drugs and help to those who need it,

Margie Riley and Kevin Doyle who will share their lived experience as parents trying to help their addicted children.

Event sponsor: Cliff Holden - Long Yard Larder https://www.longyardlarder.com...

For further information:

E: lionsdsg@gmail.com

Website: https://samford.qld.lions.org.au/

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P: 0408 772103 Alice