Speaker combats stigma of mental illness
By Avi Rutschman avi@theacorn.com
     All societies face double challenges when they battle a disease. On one hand, doctors must defeat the disease itself. And in the case of mental illness, for example, communities must learn to overcome the stigma associated with the disease.
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Westlake Village hosts disaster response drill
     PATRICK SHELBY/Acorn Newspapers DRESS REHEARSAL-Above, Garrison Terrusa, 16, of Thousand Oaks receives simulated first aid treatment during a Westlake Village Disaster Response Team (DRT) training drill at city hall last Saturday. Left, Chris Conteras, 8, of Simi Valley, and Christina Rincon, 9, and Rachel Valance, 10, both of Agoura Hills, are tended to during the drill. Team members implemented new strategies for providing mass care in a catastrophic situation. The DRT is an all-volunteer group. For more information call (818) 706-1613 or visit www.wlvdrt.org.
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Free seminar for seniors
     A free seminar for seniors and caregiver families on "Legal and medical-who can speak for you when you can%27t" is scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tues., March 14 at the Senior Concerns Adult Day Center, 401 Hodencamp Road, Thousand Oaks.
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