ptsd Conference For Women Veterans

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Conference for Women Veterans

Posted on June 04, 2009 by assteditor

Saturday June 27, 2009

Holyoke Community College

303 Homestead Avenue, Holyoke MA 01040

Holyoke, Massachusetts Get Directions

The first statewide Conference for Women Veterans will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Holyoke Community College. The Conference will provide information and networking for women veterans and their families. The day's agenda will include workshops, exhibits, lunch, and speakers.

To register for the conference go to http://www.mass.gov/vets/womensconference or call Panayiota Bertzikis at 617-210-5778. Admission is free but registration is required.8:30-9:00 AM Registration check-in

9:00-10:00 Opening ceremony including keynote address

10:00-10:45 Workshop session 1

11:00-11:45 Workshop session 2

12:00-1:00 PM Lunch, exhibits, networking

1:00-1:45 Workshop session 3

2:00-2:45 Workshop session 4

3:00-3:15 Closing remarks

Workshop Topics

The day's agenda will include four 45-minute workshop sessions.

Choose the VA for Healthcare

Employment, Job Placement, and Your One-Stop Career Center

Getting Involved, Giving Back, and Making Connections: Service Organizations

The Nation's Best State Veterans' Benefits: An Overview of Massachusetts State Benefits

Navigating Difficult Economic Times

Readjustment from Deployment

Show Me the Money: The New GI Bill

Two Sides of the VA House: Health and Benefits

Veterans on Campus

Welcoming a Soldier Home: Readjustment for Family Members

What Every Wartime Veteran Should Know

Yoga and PTSD

Website: http://www.mass.gov/vets/womensconference

http://www.veteranstoday.com/article7137.html

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I've been to similar conferences in Ohio and they were very informative, so for any woman vet living in MA...I would say it's a day well spent & hey.....it's free!