Hanley Foundation

Through a Child’s Eyes: Understanding Addiction and Recovery
2024-09-12 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
Many children face multiple challenges growing up in families hurt by addiction to drugs and alcohol. All too often, kids are the first hurt and the last helped. This workshop explores the healing stages for children and shares prevention strategies, key messages, and essential resources which can make a difference in their lives.
Join Hanley Foundation and the National Association for Children Impacted by Addiction (NACoA) on Thursday, September 12, in West Palm Beach, where we will discuss the Children’s Family Program coming to South Florida through the Hanley Foundation and explore Hanley’s immediate and long-term plans to provide healing support and services to children impacted by addiction.

Jerry Moe, MA, is the Senior Clinical Advisor at NACoA. He is the National Director of Children’s Programs, Emeritus, at Hazelden Betty Ford. Jerry is an author, speaker and consultant on issues for children and families hurt by addiction. He has spent over four decades working in the treatment and recovery worlds. Among his twenty books are Through a Child’s Eyes: Understanding Addiction and Recovery and the Beamer Series for kids. Jerry’s work is featured in the PBS documentary Lost Childhood and has contributed to Emmy Award winning programs on both Nickelodeon and Sesame Street.

Peggy McGillicuddy, MEd, CTSS, has worked in the field of mental health/addiction for over 20 years. With a focus on program development and service delivery, Peggy brings both clinical and administrative skills to NACoA and is currently the Director of Children’s Programs for the organization.

This event in-person only.

3rd Annual Boca Celebrity Cook-Off
2024-08-01 17:30 - 19:30 | Waterstone Resort & Marina, 999 E Camino Real, Boca Raton, 33432, United States
Join us for a Boca Chamber Festival Days event!
Join us at Waterstone Resort & Marina for a gourmet happy hour and Boca Celebrity Cook-Off benefiting Hanley Foundation! Enjoy complimentary appetizers, a signature cocktail or mocktail, a cash bar, raffles, and entertainment on Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 5:30-7:30pm. Our 2024 Boca celebrity chefs will be announced soon!
Tickets are $35 in advance and $50 at the door.
Emcee: Neil Saffer
Judge: Troy McLellan
Celebrity Chef Teams:
George Petrocelli & Dr. Nathan Nachlas
David Dweck & Bruce Spizler
Jan & Matt Savarick
Dean Naelys Luna & Dr. Katie Burke
Boca Chamber’s Festival Days will also serve as Hanley Foundation’s kickoff event for the upcoming Hanley Foundation’s 4th Annual Brice’s Makris Brunch held Sunday, December 15th. Hanley Foundation Board Member and Boca resident Michelle Makris and her husband John will chair the event that honors their son, Brice Makris, who passed away in March 2020 from a Fentanyl overdose. The benefit raises funds for prevention programming and recovery scholarships.
Tragically, overdose rates have skyrocketed, and many people in our community struggle with mental health issues and substance misuse. With the help of the Boca Chamber and the Makris family, Hanley Foundation is increasing awareness of substance use disorders in South Palm Beach County. With the proceeds of this Boca Chamber Festival Days event and Hanley Foundation’s Annual Brice Makris Brunch, we will be able to increase our prevention programming to stop substance use disorder before it begins and provide scholarship programs to provide resources for those who cannot afford the financial burden of recovery.
If you can’t make it but would like to donate, please click here.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training with Fire Watch and the VA
2024-05-22 09:00 - 12:00 | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
Hanley Foundation, Fire Watch, and the West Palm Beach Veteran’s Administration will partner to present QPR Suicide Prevention training from 9AM to 12PM on May 22 at the Hanley Resource Center in West Palm Beach, as part of May’s Mental Health Month events. Fire Watch and the VA will provide information on available resources for veterans in the area.

Workplace Wellness: Through the Eyes of Executive Women
2024-05-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
Join this incredible panel of executive women leading the charge at Hanley Foundation who will discuss how women in leadership can better support their employees while also investing time in themselves.
Moderated by Hanley’s Alli Jimenez, connect with others during this EWPB event and “Get Your Green On” in support of Mental Health Awareness and Trauma Informed Care Month.
There is no cost to attend this panel, lite bites will be served. Please register here.

National Fentanyl Awareness Day - Lunch and Narcan Training
2024-05-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
Last year, over 70,000 Americans fatally overdosed on illegally made Fentanyl. Fentanyl is now found in fake pills and many street drugs, but users are often unaware that their drugs contain the potent opioid. This is an urgent public health crisis that puts all of us, and our loved ones, at risk.
May 7th is National Fentanyl Awareness Day
Join us on Tuesday, May 7th, in honor of National Fentanyl Awareness Day, to learn the signs of an opioid overdose, what actions to take to save a life, and assist in preparing Naloxone (Narcan) kits that will be distributed throughout Palm Beach County. Lunch will be served. Registration below is required.
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Suicide Prevention - QPR Gatekeeper Training Boca Raton 4/25/24
2024-04-25 12:00 - 13:30 | West Boca Branch Library, 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, 33498, United States
Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis.
We will teach you to Question, Persuade, and Refer.
Any person can experience a suicide crisis at some point in their life. In 2020:
• 12.2 million adults seriously thought about suicide
• 3.2 million adults planned suicide
• 1.2 million adults attempted suicide
Learn how to become a certiﬁed QPR Gatekeeper at our in-person training in Boca Raton!

SPI Physician Training Series Event - Reducing Stigma: Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder
2024-03-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
Join us Tuesday, March 26, 2024 for a Physician Safe Prescribing Initiative Training on Reducing Stigma: Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder
Heather Howard, Ph.D., MSW, LICSW
Associate Professor of the Sandler School of Social Work at FAU
Heather Howard, Ph.D., MSW, LICSW is committed to educating graduate students to become social justice-based social workers. Her research and writing interests focus on gender-specific and trauma-informed care for women that reduces stigma and encourages health empowerment. Heather has been awarded several external grants for research involving women’s health issues and her publications emphasize the importance of shared decision-making for perinatal women who are opioid dependent.
Dinner will be provided and CMEs will be granted for physicians and nurse practitioners in attendance.

Suicide Prevention Training Boca Raton
2024-03-22 12:30 - 14:00 | West Boca Branch Library, 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, 33498, United States
Join us Friday, March 22, 2024 for QPR Gatekeeper Training at the West Boca Library.

Street Food, Cultures of Asia - Benefiting Hanley Foundation
2024-03-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Swank Specialty Produce, 14311 North Road, Loxahatchee, 33470, United States
Join Swank Table for a Family Style Dinner benefiting Hanley Foundation. Tickets are $180 per person, 21 and over.

SPI Physician Training Series Event - Opioid Use Disorder Among Adolescents
2024-02-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
Join us Tuesday, February 27, 2024 for a Physician Safe Prescribing Initiative Training on Opioid Use Disorder Among Adolescents.

Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Asim Nisar, MD
Dr. Nisar is a Triple Board-Certified Psychiatrist who graduated from Columbia University, New York. Dr. Nisar also has a psychodynamic psychotherapy fellowship from New York University. He has over ten years of experience and believes in treating his patients through care, compassion, and evidence-based modern medicine.
Dinner will be provided.

SPI Physician Training Series Event - Prescription Opioids, Counterfeit Pills, and Teens
2024-01-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
Join us Wednesday, January 31, 2024, for a Physician Safe Prescribing Initiative Training on Prescription Opioids, Counterfeit Pills, and Teens.
Dr. Jay Kuchera is a University Of Florida School Of Medicine graduate. He served his internship at the University of Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Kuchera is board-certified in Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine by the American Board of Pain Medicine. In addition, Dr. Kuchera is board-certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine and is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is also a member of the American Society of Anesthesiology and the American Academy of Pain Management.

Suicide Prevention - QPR Gatekeeper Training Boca Raton
2024-01-22 10:00 - 11:30 | West Boca Branch Library, 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, 33498, United States

Healthcare Professionals: Get Trained in QPR-T 12/14/2023
2023-12-14 09:00 - 15:00 | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
“Question, Persuade, Refer and Treat” QPR-T Roleplay Workshop 12/14/2023
Visit the QPR-T page for more information and to register.

Healthcare Professionals: Get Trained in QPR-T 11/16/2023
2023-11-16 09:00 - 15:30 | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
“Question, Persuade, Refer and Treat” QPR-T Roleplay Workshop 11/16/2023
Visit the QPR-T page for more information and to register.

The Dangers of Prescription Opioids to the Adolescent’s Developing Brain
2023-10-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Zimi Italian Restaurant, 4957 W Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, FL, 33445, United States
Teens and Prescription Opioids
Speakers: Dr. Aldo Morales, MD & Vanina Hochman, MA, LMFT
Dr. Aldo Morales, MD:
Dr. Aldo Morales hails from Havana, Cuba, and is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. He has practiced medicine in Palm Beach and Broward counties for over thirty years, promoting that substance use disorder is a treatable medical condition rather than a moral failing. Dr. Morales is a Charter Member of the American Board of Addiction Medicine, a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (A.S.A.M.), and a faculty member at the Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, where he has been instrumental in introducing the topic of substance use disorder into the curriculum and the residency training programs.

Vanina Hochman, MA, LMFT:
Vanina Hochman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has a Masters in Marriage and Family and has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for over a decade. Vanina Hochman is a valuable and respected professional excelling in treating patients affected by the intersecting worlds of behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment. Currently, Vanina is the Family Ambassador for Clinical Outreach at Family First Adolescent Services, where she fosters a supportive and non-judgmental environment to ensure that Palm Beach and Broward Counties’ youth can access the help they and their families need.

Family Picnic
2023-10-22 11:00 - 14:00 | Lake Pavilion, 101 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, 33401
Chairpersons: James Schneider & Taylor Schneider
Support a Life-Saving Cause:
To underscore the Foundation’s belief that “Family Time Is Time Well Spent,” the annual Family Picnic will include lunch, games, activities for children of all ages, and a kids’ silent auction. The picnic will benefit Hanley Foundation’s substance misuse prevention programming throughout Florida.
Contact our Event team at 561-268-2355 or Events@hanleyfoundation.org for more information and sponsorship details.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training
2023-09-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Lantana Road Branch Library, 4020 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FL, 33462, United States
Join us in-person at the Lantana Road Branch Library on September 30th and become a certified QPR Gatekeeper! Did you know that any person can experience a suicide crisis at some point in their life? In 2020, 12.2 million adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.2 million planned suicide, and 1.2 million attempted suicide. By learning how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis, you can help someone in crisis and save lives. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, you can make a difference too. Sign up for our QPR training and learn how to be a gatekeeper to prevent suicide.

National Recovery Month Panel
2023-09-19 11:30 - 13:00 | Hanley Resource Auditorium, 933 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, United States
PROGRAM INCLUDES
In honor of National Recovery Month this September, we are hosting a lunch and learn with a diverse group of community experts in the field of addiction treatment and recovery. Join us for lunch and networking and stay for this informative panel discussion. A brief Q&A session will follow.

Register Here

24th Annual Golf Classic
2023-06-30 21:11 | Bear Lakes Country Club, 1901 Village Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, 33409, United States
Join Us and Enjoy:
• 18 Holes of Competitive Play
• Shamble Format
• Prizes Awarded for Gross and Net Division
• Food and Activities on the Course
• Silent Auction
Support a Life-Saving Cause:
This long-standing benefit will raise funds for addiction treatment scholarships. The event will begin with a shotgun start, followed by 18 holes of competitive play. A silent auction, lunch and awards presentation will follow.
In 2022, Hanley Foundation provided more than 300 individuals in need with scholarships for quality treatment and care. With your support of our Lifesaver Scholarship Program, dreams will be restored, families will be reunited and lives will be saved.
Contact our Event team at 561-268-2355 or Events@hanleyfoundation.org for more information and sponsorship details.
