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Terry Real, prominent family therapist, trauma specialist and author of best-selling books about the association between relationships and health, delivers the keynote speech at the PEAR conference.

The Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency (PEAR) at McLean Hospital and Harvard University, hosts its 6th annual leadership conference. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Honorary Chair of the conference, set the agenda for the day with topics including working with youth in the community, education, mental health, family support, social service and criminal justice.

The PEAR conference is sponsored by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Partners HealthCare, the Red Sox Foundation and the Abrams Foundation.

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