Health & Well-being

Sexual Assault Survivors Support Group — Starts Tuesday 9/22

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The Sexual Assault Survivors Support Group for female-identified survivors will be held on Tuesdays beginning September 22th-December 8th from 5:30-6:45PM. Meetings will follow an open support group format and participants determine group topics each week.

Contact Alysha B. Warren, LPC, Therapist/Sexual Violence Resource Coordinator (awarren@wesleyan.edu) to sign up no later than Thursday, September 17th. Reference “Tuesday Support Group” in subject line of email.

Dates: Tuesdays, September 22nd-December 8th Time: 5:30-6:45PM

Recovery@Lunch — Fri., May 1 at noon

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Recovery@ Lunch

An informal lunch meeting where members of the Wesleyan community who are either in or seeking recovery can come together and share their experience, strength, and hope in order to support one another.  We will gather for fellowship, discussion and lunch on 5/1 at 12 noon.  This is a closed lunch, only for those in or seeking recovery from alcohol and other drugs.  Please email recovery@wesleyan.edu for more information and location.

 

Drugs, Harm & the Campus: “Drug Policy, Regional and National–The Policy Debate” April 28, 8 p.m.

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Drug Policy, Regional and National–The Policy Debate:  What is to be done?

The last of the three drug panels inspired by the Molly incident and arrests will take place April 28, 8PM, in Shanklin 107.  This panel focuses on regional and national policy, and panelists are very significant people in the field:

Ethan Nadelmann,  founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the war on drugs.  Described by Rolling Stone as “the point man” for drug policy reform efforts and “the real drug czar,” Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of drug policy reform both in the United States and abroad.

Susan O’Connor, Program Director of Phoenix House Outpatient Services in Springfield, MA.  O’Connor is the author of a widely-read piece on Wesleyan, “Missing the Point with Molly” http://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/missing-the-point-with-molly/?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=tweet&utm_campaign=social.

Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning. Lawlor is among the most influential members of Governor Malloy’s staff regarding drug policies in Connecticut.

Moderator:  Rob Rosenthal, Director, Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life

Second Panel on “Drugs, Harm and the Campus:” “The Physiology of Drugs” — Tonight, April 15, 8 p.m.

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THE PHYSIOLOGY OF DRUGS

Wednesday, April 15, 8 p.m., Memorial Chapel

What is actually happening inside your body?

Mike Robinson, Assistant Professor of Psychology and of Neuroscience & Behavior

Stefanie Jones, Drug Policy Alliance

Mark Neavyn, M.D., Director, Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital

Moderator: Ishita Mukerji, Dean of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Lecture: “From Restraints to Recognition: Thriving with Mental Illness” — Melody Moezzi ’01 — April 7

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Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is joining with the Muslim Student Association and Active Minds to bring Melody Moezzi for a talk today, Tuesday, April 7th. Melody is a 2001 Wesleyan grad, who does a lot of speaking and activism around stigma reduction.  She wrote a book called War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims and her new memoir is called Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life.  She is excited to come to Wes to speak about living with mental illness, cultural barriers to help-seeking, and living with stigma.

The talk will take place at 7 PM on Tuesday April 7th in the Daniel Family Commons. Copies of her new book will be available, and light refreshments will be served.

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Panels on “Drugs, Harm and the Campus”: First panel today at 4:30 p.m.

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To the Wesleyan Community:
The Allbritton Center For The Study Of Public Life is presenting three linked panels in its Right Now! Series titled “Drugs, Harm, and the Campus.” Please join us and contribute to these important discussions.

 

Drug Use @ Wes

Tuesday, April 7, 4:30 p.m., PAC 002

What are we doing about drugs at Wes and why? A panel discussion on education, support and policies at Wes

Tanya Purdy, Director of Health Education (WesWELL)

Beth DeRicco, Higher Education Outreach, Caron Treatment Centers

Ashley Fine ’15

moderator: Mike Whaley, Vice President for Student Affairs

 

The Physiology of Drugs

Wednesday, April 15, 8 p.m., Memorial Chapel

What is actually happening inside your body?

Mike Robinson, Assistant Professor of Psychology and of Neuroscience & Behavior

Stefanie Jones, Drug Policy Alliance

Mark Neavyn, M.D., Director, Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital

moderator: Ishita Mukerji, Dean of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics

 

Drug Policy, Regional and National

Tuesday, April 28, 8 p.m., Kerr Lecture Hall (Shanklin 107)

The policy debate: What is to be done?

Ethan Nadelmann, Founder and Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance

Susan O’Connor, Program Director, Phoenix House

Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning in the State Office of Policy and Management

moderator: Rob Rosenthal, Director, Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life

Stress Relief Practicum — Wednesdays beginning March 25

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Stress Relief Practicum

Connect with others who are seeking healthy ways to handle stress.

Learn new skills and tools to manage stress and take care of yourself.  

Wednesdays beginning

March 25th –April 22nd from 5-6PM

Meetings will follow an exploratory workshop format and participants will learn and practice different stress relief techniques each week.

Contact Tanya Purdy, MPH MCHES Director of Health Education

for more information or to sign up.

 

Positive Psychology Strategies Workshop Series — Sign up by March 30 for April 2 start date

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Positive Psychology Strategies Workshop Series

Thursdays 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

41 Wyllys Room 110

1st session Thursday April 2nd 

 

Hey Wesleyan –

CAPS is happy to announce the first positive psychology strategies workshop series!  Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s “Oh, Happy Day!” event, we have developed this workshop to help students integrate positive psychology research and strategies into daily life.  The workshop will consist of 5 meetings, and it will incorporate a little lecture, a lot of discussion, and weekly homework assignments.  The series will be led by Dr. Jen D’Andrea.  If you are interested in participating, please contact her at jdandrea@wesleyan.edu by Monday March 30th, 2015.

 

 

 

We Speak We Stand: Bystander Intervention Training–Register by Feb. 20 for Feb. 23; also March session

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Become an active bystander!

Register for bystander intervention training!

Empowered bystanders make the campus community safer by standing up and speaking out when they witness situations that could potentially harm the health and safety of others.

Intervening with peers can be difficult for a number of reasons and training will provide you with the skills to move from inaction to action and intervene safely and effectively. The training features two distinct and separate tracks:

sexual violence prevention and alcohol use intervention.
Register by Friday, February 20th!    Contact CAPS or WesWell.
Dinner included!