Combat Trauma and the Trials of Coming Home
May 13-14, 2015
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Wednesday, May 13
Wells Conference Center, 8:00 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Building Resilience in the Community Annual Meeting of the Maine Military & Community Network (MMCN)
Welcome from Governor LePage (invited)
Morning Presentation by Dr. Shay
Panel Discussion
Lunch
The afternoon of the MMCN conference meets in two separate tracks:
- Behavioral Health Community
- Community Partners
For more information about the Building Resilience in Community meeting, please contact
Nathaniel Grace (Community Liaison, MMCN) at 207.735.8260, nathaniel.e.grace@mail.mil
Wells Conference Center, Room 3, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Veterans Book Group members explore the experience of military service through literature. MMCN and public discussion of poetry, organized and facilitated by the Maine Humanities Council.
Wells Conference Center , 6 p.m.
Public keynote lecture by Dr. Jonathan Shay.
“Combat Trauma and the Trials of Coming Home: An Evening with Dr. Jonathan Shay”
This public event is open free-of-charge thanks to our co-sponsors.
For information about the keynote lecture, please contact:
Liam Riordan
Director, UMaine Humanities Center
207.581.1913; riordan@umit.maine.edu
Thursday, May 14
Bangor Room, Memorial Student Union, 9-11 a.m.
Dr. Jonathan Shay will meet with local veterans for an informal discussion.
For information about this event, please contact members of the planning committee:
Doug Johnson
Director, Counseling Center, University of Maine
doug.johnson@umit.maine.edu
Joseph Miller
Veteran (Captain), US Army and History Ph.D. candidate
University of Maine,
iraqijoe47@me.com
Events sponsored by
- Maine Infantry Foundation
- Acadia Hospital
- Bangor Daily News
- Maine Military & Community Network
- University of Maine Humanities Center
- Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky Attorneys at Law
- Verrill Dana Attorneys at Law