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Daily Hampshire Gazette - 7/11/2017

Compiled by Debra Scherban. Please send items to dscherban@gazettenet.com. Info session on OCD and related disorders

ServiceNet clinicians will hold a free session about evidence-based approaches to treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, including hoarding, July 19 from 6 to 7 p.m.

The event will take place in the conference room located on the street level of the Nonotuck Mill, 296 Nonotuck St., Florence.

Working in partnership with national leaders in the field, ServiceNet has developed a program which is being offered by therapists in its Northampton, Greenfield, and Holyoke clinics.

Obsessive compulsive disorder can take many forms. In general, it includes unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, and sensations (obsessions) that drive people to do something to help alleviate the anxiety. The treatment for OCD can also be helpful for people who experience body dysmorphic disorder, excoriation (skin picking), trichotillomania (hair pulling), and other problems including phobias and social anxiety.

For more information call 587-7731. Craft fair to benefit cancer research

The third annual Indoor and Outdoor Vendor and Craft Fair for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Hampshire County will be held July 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Northampton Elks Lodge at 17 Spring St.

Food will be sold and DJ Nick Tanguay will provide music.

The fair, held rain or shine, will be hosted by the Henshaw Water Droplets, a team that participated in the recent relay at Look Memorial Park in Florence.

“Every penny raised goes directly to the American Cancer Society,” said Jennifer Hayden, a member of the Henshaw Water Droplets and the fair's coordinator.

Vendors and crafters interested in contributing to the fair are still welcome. Check out the event's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/waterdropletsrelay.

For more information or to donate, contact Hayden at tigereyes6905@netzero.com or 824-9998. New staff at opioid treatment centers

Health Care Resources Centers, which offers treatment for opioid addiction, has opened two new centers in Northampton, 441 Pleasant St., and in Westfield, 1125 N. Elm St., and added three new staff members.

Dr. Heidi Ginter, chief medical officer of Health Care Resource Centers, is a board-certified family physician and addiction medicine specialist who has been practicing for over 12 years. She became interested in treating addiction while providing care to incarcerated pregnant women at MCI-Framingham. She remains particularly focused on medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder in women.

Dr. Peter Kassis, assistant chief medical officer of Heath Care Resource Centers, is board-certified in family medicine and addiction medicine. He first became interested in the treatment of addiction while working at the Baystate-Brightwood Community Health Center in Springfield, where he recognized how medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder can positively impact the lives of individuals, families and their communities. He has been practicing as an addiction medicine specialist for the past four years.

Catherine Garwood, nurse practitioner, is a certified advance practice registered nurse who has worked in the field of addiction medicine for over 26 years. Garwood’s experience in treating substance use disorders includes inpatient detoxification, residential programs and outpatient medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.

The Northampton office of Health Care Resources Centers can be reached at 584-2404; Westfield at 485-0071.