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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can be isolating. If you don’t know where to turn after suffering a blood clot, these social networks can help. “A support system is crucial to help those who experience a ...

The local organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, will host peer recovery support groups starting in January. The NAMI Connection Peer Recovery Support Group is a ...

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Much of life went virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic — work, school and even some doctor's appointments. So did many support groups for people with alcohol use disorder. But people who attended ...

TAUNTON – “We haven’t really had a treatment center like this around here. It fills a need in the community,” said Beth Burnham, a recovering addict for the last 15 years, and member of the Taunton ...