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Wilmington University Open to invited mental health students and professionals only. 9am-12pm Family Support Workshop for students and their clinical advisors.  CEU’S will be available.  Speakers include DEGAC members Chris Cannon, Nina Bennett, Don Lipstein, Stephanie Traynor, and Stephanie Hamilton.

“Journey Toward Health and Wholeness: Mind, Body, and Spirit” Doubletree Hotel 700 King St., Wilmington, DE 19801 8:00am – 4:00pm Keynote Speaker Ihsan Hines is the founder of the suicide awareness organization, My Brother’s Keeper and is a motivational speaker … Continue reading →

Schwartz Center for the Arts 226 S State St., Dover, DE 19901 7:00 pm. Tickets for this event are free, but need to be reserved in advance. This concert will benefit Fisher House and “Families of the Fallen” at Dover … Continue reading →

Bear Public Library 101 Governors Pl., Bear, DE 19701 2:00pm-4:00pm Nina Bennett, author, and other writers will share their poems of loss.  Bennett is a healthcare professional with a subspecialty in bereavement issues and secondary traumatic stress. Her chapbook, Sound … Continue reading →

Nina Bennett, published author and Co-Chair of the Delaware Grief Awareness Consortium Steering Committee, will facilitate a discussion about the value of writing as part of the grief journey. Members of the TransCanal Writers will share their poetry of loss. … Continue reading →

Riverview Cemetery is the final resting place of over 900 Veterans. To honor these veterans, volunteers are needed to help raise sunken grave markers. For information contact drleeanderson@aol.com or visit www.riverviewcem.com. 3300 N. Market Street Wilmington, DE 19802 9:00am to … Continue reading →

Open to people experienced with or new to meditation; with plenty of time for discussion of personal experiences and stories of love, loss and grief. Discuss how meditation can guide us through the grief process, and practice techniques and guided meditation for people … Continue reading →

NAMI Delaware (National Alliance on Mental Illness)2400 W. 4th St., Wilmington, De Need to pre-register by calling 302-427-0787 x 114 or email Courtney Riches criches@namide.org      

Brandywine Valley Baptist Church 7 Mt Lebanon Rd, Wilmington, DE 7:30pm-8:30pm A faith based service to remember lost loved ones. There will be music, a time prayer and Remembrance. Amy Benton, the co-founder and Vice President of the Joy-Hope Foundation … Continue reading →

Latin American Community Center (LACC) Manuelita Olsen Building 301 N. Harrison Street., Wilmington, DE 19805 6:00pm Music, ritual, and food typical for Day of the Dead celebrations. Free and open to the public.