CONTACT: Ariel Ruggeri

Aigner/Prensky Marketing Group

677 -254-9500

For Immediate Release/July 19, 2017

Mount Auburn Hospital Presents

Family-Friends Support and Education Group to Address
the Impact of Alcohol, Drug or Gambling Addiction

WHAT: Are you being impacted by someone close to you who has an alcohol, drug or
gambling problem/addiction? Mount Auburn Hospital has developed a
support group to help. Beginning in Augus! the hospital will present the
Family-Friends Support and Education Group focusing on how addiction
impacts a family's finances, physical health and psychological wellbeing.
Participants will learn about options for support by understanding the short
and long term impact ofaddiction on the family system and identifr ongoing
community supports that are available to improve your quality of life.
The support group will be facilitated by Marianne paren! LMHC MA.

WHEN: will be held monthly on the second Thursday of each

The support group
month from 7pm-8pm on the following dates:
o Thursday, August 10, 2017
o Thursday, Sept. L4,2O77
o Thursda, October 72, ZOI7
o Thursday, November 9, 2017
o Thursday, December 14,2017
WHERE: Mount Auburn Hospital- Clark Building 1.t floor
330 Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA02138
COST:

Mount Auburn Hospitar was founded in 1gg6. A teaching

hospitar of Harvord Medicar Schoor,
its mission is to deriver hearthcare services in personaire,
a convenient and compassionate
mannet with respect for the dignity of patients and
their jamilies.
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