Ongoing Support Groups

Weight Watchers
Each Saturday at the Health Initiative. First weigh-in begins at 8am, with a meeting at 8:30am. Second weigh-in begins at 9:30am, with a meeting at 10am. The Health Initiatiative is located at 1530 DeKalb Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.

Cancer Support Group
Meeting times are in transition. Call 404-688-2524 or e-mail us here for more information.

Lesbian Caregivers Support Group
Meeting times are in transition. Call 404-688-2524 or e-mail us here for more information

Fourth Tuesday Events

Fourth Tuesday chapter events may be found on the calendar for the Fourth Tuesday Atlanta Yahoo group. Click here to get to the calendar.

May 21 , 2009

WNBA Atlanta Dream Tickets

Please join us for one game or a package of three games to see the Atlanta Dream in their second year! The Dream has the WNBA #1 draft pick Angel McCoughtry from Louisville. They also acquired Chamique Holdsclaw and Michelle Snow from University of Tennessee plus the return of Ivory Latta from North Carolina.

A portion of each ticket sold for each of these 3 games will be donated to the Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative.

June 6, 7:00 p.m. vs. Indiana Fever
August 15, 7:00 p.m. vs. Seattle Storm
August 23, 3:00 p.m. vs. LA Sparks

Green Section- Section 117 - 1 game
- Indiana or Seattle $25 ($5 ALHI donation)
- Los Angeles $34

Green Section -3 game package $89 ($30 ALHI donation)

Club Level -Section 105 -1 game
- Indiana or Seattle $50 ($10 ALHI donation)
- Los Angeles $70

Club Level -3 game packages $165 ($35 ALHI donation)

To order tickets, contact Christopher Stephens 404-954-6658 or Christopher.Stephens@AtlantaDream.net

May is Mental Health Month

Mental health is critical for personal well-being at every stage of life. Mental illnesses are real, disabling health conditions that have an immense impact on individuals and families in the United States and internationally. Mental illnesses vary widely in type and severity. About 1 of 4 adults in the United States suffer from a diagnosable mental illness in a given year. Depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States for individuals aged 15-44 years.

Two-thirds of people with diagnosable mental disorders do not seek treatment. Treatment is individualized and might include counseling, psychotherapy, medication therapy, rehabilitation, and attention to other mental and psychosocial problems. (http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/activities/monthly/may_feature.htm)

Not so many years ago people with cancer were stigmatized and cancer was considered to be undiscussable. We can destigmatize mental illness. All it takes is a willingness to engage in healthy discussion whenever you have the opportunity. Together we can do this.

Spring Fling Thanks

Thank you very much to all who attended and helped to make the Spring Fling 2009 a wonderful event. Those who attended enjoyed wonderful food and drink, listened and danced to beautiful music and made their fortunes at the gaming tables. If you did not attend and would still like to make a donation, click here.