Volunteers are covering their hotline shifts from home so there is always someone to speak with a caller in need.
By calling 800-877-8077 New Yorkers who are concerned about breast cancer can reach the Adelphi NY Statewide Hotline & Support Program.
The women answering the phones are all breast cancer survivors trained to provide emotional support and information to callers.
鈥淲e have been providing this help for 40 years,鈥� said Executive Director Reyna Machado. 鈥淎nd we鈥檙e here for anyone who has been touched by breast cancer 鈥� be it the patient or their loved ones.鈥�
Volunteers are covering their hotline shifts from home so there is always someone to speak with a caller in need 鈥� call the toll-free hotline at听1-800-877-8077.
A six-week听Paths To Wellness Online Series started on March 31 can be watched anytime on the website or the Youtube channel AUbreastcancer.
The bilingual social workers continue to provide telephonic counseling sessions, facilitate transportation assistance for patients, and make referrals for concrete services for NUMC patients. Licensed social workers and interns are conducting individual and group sessions with clients. Contact听Licensed Clinical Social Worker Erin Nau via email at听enau@adelphi.edu听or leave a message at听516-877-4314.听
A four-week听Art Therapy Support Group听will be launched in May where participants will use听art to explore feelings, increase self-awareness and cope with life鈥檚 challenges. To register, call听516-877-4329听or via email at听apapalia@adelphi.edu.
The state Cancer Services Program is still open and provides free or low-cost cancer screening services. If you or someone you know feels a lump or a mass, call 516-877-4331听or via email at听amedina@adelphi.edu.听
The hotline is a program of the 91吃瓜网 School of Social Work.
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For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications Director听
p 鈥� 516.237.8634
e 鈥� twilson@adelphi.edu