MENders - Men’s Support Group Now Meeting at Heywood Hospital

GARDNER, Mass. - June 5, 2014 - PRLog -- Gardner, MA – The Men’s Suicide Prevention Program at Heywood Hospital is now offering a support groups, specifically for men.

MENder’s brings together guys facing similar issues including illness, anger, stress, substance abuse, relationship problems or major life changes. By using a whole host of techniques, participants can develop the skills to deal with stressors. Members of support groups often share experiences and advice.

The MENders - Men’s Support Group takes place the first and third Wednesday of each month from 7  – 9 pm at Heywood Hospital’s Damon Building, 235 Green Street in Gardner, at the corner of Matthews Street. Participants may enter by the front entrance of the building.

There is ample parking in the Heywood lots located on both sides of the Damon Building. Please arrive a few minutes before the meeting if possible.  In the event of hazardous weather, or an unlikely cancellation of our meeting, please refer to the Heywood Hospital website, www.Heywood.org

For more information, please call (978) 630-6455 or email Michael.Ellis@heywood.org.

**Stipends may be available to eligible program participants. Applications are available by contacting Michael Ellis, Project Coordinator, by email at Michael.Ellis@Heywood.org  or by calling 978-630-6455.

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About Heywood Healthcare

Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system located in the North Central region of Massachusetts. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 135-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25 bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region; and four satellite facilities -Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon, West River Health Center in Orange and Heywood Rehabilitation Center in Gardner.

About Heywood Hospital

Part of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 153-bed acute care hospital in Gardner, MA, which provides a broad range of high quality medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include the Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center; and the Heywood Heart Center, an affiliate of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at UMass Memorial Health Care.