Lisa has been invited to keynote this seminar designed for parents of school-aged children from late elementary through high school. Part of the Anne Arundel County Executive’s “Not MY Child” series, the evening is co-sponsored by Anne Arundel Medical Center’s Women and Children’s Health services, Behavioral Health services and the AAMC Foundation. The event is …
On the morning of Yom Kippur our rabbi says a prayer for children. He asks parents to stand with their sons and daughters, regardless of age. Parents place their hands on their child and repeat the threefold ancient blessing. May God bless and protect you; May God cause His face to shine upon you and …
Is a parent ever prepared to hear bad news about his or her child? When that first phone call came from Jacob’s teacher at the beginning of high school’s senior year, some sickly fear chilled our home, even on a warm late-August night. I wondered if he had the wrong child. I hoped he did. …
Addiction and overdose are among the most serious social and health issues facing our country today. Attorney General Jeff Sessions called drug overdose deaths “the top lethal issue†in the U.S. with preliminary data showing nearly 60,000 overdose deaths in 2016. With overdose deaths rising, and friends and loved ones battling addiction, it’s not uncommon …
Open to everyone, this event is targeted to faith-based leaders. Organized by Anne Arundel County as an extension of its “Not My Child†program. Lisa has been invited to be the keynote speaker. Event tales place at The Byzantium, 2747 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo courtesy of Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church.)
Write a book about a topic, and instantly you’re an expert. Or people think you are. I often am asked questions that are better directed to those far more knowledgeable. What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana? How about programs that give addicts medication? What about needle exchanges? My answer is, typically, I am neither …