For Immediate Release
August 28, 2019
Hear from the experts on Sep 28 at the Gilroy Library
The Eating Disorders Resource Center (EDRC) and Santa Clara County Library District are partnering to bring eating disorder experts to south county. This free event will be at the Gilroy Library on Saturday, September 28 at 4pm. The forum-style event will present a host of information from clinical experts and the opportunity to hear personal stories from others who have struggled with eating disorders. You are welcome to bring your questions and get feedback from the experts.
EDRC executive director Janice Bremis said, “Here at the EDRC, we get calls daily from people struggling and their loved ones wanting to know about treatment options, resources, and other information. Many of these are from South County, so we have decided to bring our experts to your community.”
The panel will consist of two licensed therapists who will answer your questions. Wendy Mosqueda is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in Eating Disorders and certified by the Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders in Family Based Treatment (FBT) for Anorexia Nervosa. Danielle Friedman is a licensed psychotherapist and a parent of a teenager in the process of recovery from an eating disorder. She is also involved in several parent-to-parent support communities and ED advocacy. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Recovery is possible with the right resources and treatment.
“Health and wellness are topics that concern everyone but not everyone has access to the same information,” said Nancy Howe, Community Librarian. “We are happy to work with EDRC to bring this important information about eating disorders to our South County residents.”
When: Saturday, Sep 28 at 4pm
Where: Gilroy Library, 350 W. 6th Street, Gilroy, CA 95020
The event is free and open to the public
ABOUT EDRC
The EDRC’s mission is to raise awareness through education of health care and the general public; promote recovery by providing resources for treatment; and advocate with related local, state and national groups to support mental health parity legislation and effective insurance coverage. Services include free support groups for suffers and family and friends. More information about the Eating Disorders Resource Center is available online www.edrcsv.org, or by contacting Executive Director Janice Bremis at (408) 356-1212.
About the Santa Clara County Library District
The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) promotes knowledge, ideas, and cultural enrichment. Its collection includes more than 2 million books, videos, CDs, DVDs, Audiobooks, eBooks and extensive online resources accessible from home or work. In 2014, SCCLD celebrated one hundred years of service to local residents. For the last eleven years, SCCLD has been consistently recognized as one of America’s Star Libraries by Library Journal. In 2018, SCCLD was ranked among the top ten large libraries in the United States in the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. In 2014 and 2015, SCCLD won Innovator Awards from the Urban Libraries Council.
SCCLD includes two bookmobiles, an online library, seven community libraries and one branch library serving Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Saratoga and the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. In 2018, SCCLD had nearly 370,000 library account holders and welcomed 3.3 million visitors who borrowed 9.85 million items.
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Contact:
Janice Bremis, Eating Disorders Resource Center
Phone: (408) 356-1212
Contact:
Nancy Howe/Diane Roche/Erik Sanjurjo
Santa Clara County Library District
(408) 293-2326 ext. 3001/3080/3047
