Pubdate: Fri, 29 Sep 2006
Source: Salem Times-Commoner (IL)
Copyright: 2006 Salem Times-Commoner
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4215
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SEMINAR TO ADDRESS EFFECTS OF METH ON WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN

Methamphetamine poses a very serious threat to the health and 
well-being of area children. Wherever meth is being made or used, 
there are children who are being harmed by meth makers, meth users, 
or the chemicals needed for or produced in the production of methamphetamine.

To address this problem, a workshop entitled "The Effects of 
Methamphetamine on Children" will be held on Thursday, November 2, at 
New Hope Church, 2210 North Raney in Effingham. The workshop is 
sponsored by the Helping Services Committee of the Fourth Judicial 
Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council.

Key Speaker for this workshop will be Dr. Deanna St. Germain, a 
family physician and child protection specialist. She received her 
undergraduate degree from St. Joseph's College of Maine and her 
medical degree from the University of New England College of 
Osteopathic Medicine. She is an assistant professor of clinical 
pediatrics and clinical assistant professor of family practice at 
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and University of 
Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. St. Germain is the medical 
director of the Children's Medical Resource Network, a medical 
resource for abused children and professionals in southern Illinois.

The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. Doors open at 8:30 
a.m. The registration fee of $25 includes breakfast and resource 
materials. Registration deadline is October 26. To register or for 
more information, call Brenda at (618) 283-1763.
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MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman