Center For Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University

06/30/2024

Dr. Lisa Smith, Director of The Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University, is partnering with the Southern Smoke Foundation.

No program launch would be complete without a proper party, so we’re thrilled that SSF Chefs Karen Akunowicz, Stephanie Izard, and Jaimie Bissonnette are joining forces for a dinner celebrating the kickoff of our Behind You partnership with Boston University on July 15 at Bar Volpe!! 🎉⁠
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This dinner celebrates the expansion of our Behind You program to all of Massachusetts–that means SSF is providing access to no-cost counseling for MA F+B workers starting in July! For more information about the dinner and to purchase tickets, click on the link in our bio! Massachusetts F+B workers can apply to receive no cost counseling by visiting southernsmoke.org/mental-health/.

Media inquiries to: Dr. Lisa Smith at (617)353-9610 or [email protected]

Through our mental health program, Behind You, Southern Smoke provides access to no-cost counseling for food and beverage workers in California, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Texas, and beginning Summer 2024, Maine, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Those who l...

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