Professor Victoria Raveis will address the psychosocial issues facing seriously ill adults and the health-related demands and challenges confronting families in aging during her discussion, “The Shared Journey: Chronic Illness & the Aging Family in the 21st Century,” Tuesday, June 16, 2009. The discussion will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Peters Hall on the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus. Raveis will share her research that has documented the diversity and contributions of the family caring unit, and how her research has informed the development of resources and programs to address family needs. Raveis is co-director of the Aging and Health Program and associate professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.