Page 10 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021 Senior Social planned for Sept. 15 M ayor Carlo DeMaria and the Council on Aging have planned the monthly Senior Social for Wednesday, September 15 at Anthony’s Restaurant (105 Canal St. in Malden). The event begins at 11:45 a.m. and will be a pizza party. The planned menu is as follows: minestrone soup, antipasto salad, pizza, coffee and dessert. You will also enjoy dancing to the song stylings of Ray Cavicchio. Ticket sales for this event are September 2, 3, 7, 9 and 10 between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon. For additional information please call 617-394-2323 or 617-394-2260. Foundation Trust awards grant to Eliot Center T he Foundation Trust recently awarded a grant to the Eliot Center in Everett to enhance their trauma-focused mental health services for low-resource, high-risk clients. The grant establishes the Trauma Recovery Fund at the Eliot Services Everett outpatient clinic, and it allows for the expansion of the Adjunctive Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Program. EMDR is an innovative, evidence-based therapy to help people process distressing memories of past traumatic experiences and strengthen their internal coping resources. The new Trauma Recovery Fund will make this specialized treatment approach available to people who might not have been able to access it before, as EMDR sessions are 90 minutes in length and often not covered by Medicaid or third-party insurance. “This award has made it possible to offer extended-length EMDR sessions to clients, train staff in advanced EMDR protocols, and provide the books and equipment needed to provide the best care. We are excited to be able to broaden our scope of treatment to include complex trauma, OCD, phobias, panic disorders, and early trauma experiences,” said Eliot’s Outpatient Clinical Supervisor, Julie Foss. “Exposure to trauma, abuse, and violence are pervasive, and affect people of all ages ELIOT CENTER | SEE PAGE 16
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