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SUMMARY:Virtual Town Hall at NAMICon 2020
DESCRIPTION:Watch celebrity ambassadors\, youth\, filmmakers\, student reporters\, and mental health leaders come together (virtually) at NAMICon 2020 to urge the country towards a more thoughtful conversation about mental health conditions\, particularly for young people. \n\n\n\nAbout the Well Beings Virtual Town Hall\n\n\n\nA celebrity roster of actors\, athletes and musicians\, along with leaders in mental health from across the country\, joined WETA Washington\, D.C.\, the flagship public media station in the nation’s capital\, today to launch WELL BEINGS\, a major campaign from public media addressing the health needs of Americans.  The launch took place during the WELL BEINGS National Virtual Town Hall at NAMICon 2020\, showcasing powerful stories\, special performances\, exclusive campaign content\, and a panel discussion on youth mental health and society. \n\n\n\nThe campaign launch featured young people\, experts\, and notable personalities urging the country towards a more thoughtful conversation about mental health conditions\, particularly for young people. WELL BEINGS unveiled the YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT\, which features original broadcast and digital content\, a national tour of impactful community events\, social media campaigns\, interactive storytelling on WellBeings.org\, and information on mental health resources from project partners — all emphasizing the mental health needs\, lived experiences and voices of youth. \n\n\n\nThe event\, which was hosted in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) during NAMICon 2020\, NAMI’s annual convention and one of the largest community gatherings of mental health advocates in the United States\, included messages of support from Matthew McConaughey\, Kid Cudi\, Billy Porter\, Jewel\, Demi Moore\, Alanis Morissette\, Bill Pullman\, Ariel Winter\, LeVar Burton\, and more\, a slam poetry performance by Akeemjamal Rollins\, and music from Dear Evan Hansen. NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. opened the event with remarks on the importance of focusing on youth mental health. \n\n\n\nFrom all of us at WETA Well Beings (and NAMI)\, we thank you for joining us. If you were outside the USA and had any problems accessing this session\, it is available above in closed caption in English\, Spanish\, Mandarin and Japanese.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/virtual-town-hall-at-namicon-2020/
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SUMMARY:Supporting Youth Mental Health: Are Georgia Schools Ready
DESCRIPTION:Students\, parents\, and educators are worried about the return to school during the coronavirus pandemic. Join GPB News host Virginia Prescott for an interactive virtual Town Hall focused on youth mental health and going back to school. \n\n\n\nIf you joined us live or watched the stream of the GPB Virtual Discussion Event\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nIn partnership with Well Beings\, Call to Mind\, and Georgia-based community partners\, learn more about available resources to support Georgia’s youth and their mental health. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Well Beings Tour is a series of community-based outreach events hosted by local public media stations across the country to demystify and normalize mental health matters\, address discrimination and stigma\, and encourage compassion.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/supporting-youth-mental-health-are-georgia-schools-ready/
LOCATION:Georgia\, Georgia
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SUMMARY:Preventing Youth Suicide in Nebraska
DESCRIPTION:In Nebraska\, suicide is a leading cause of death among 10 to 24-year-olds. Well Beings teamed up with Nebraska Education Telecommunications (NET)\, Call to Mind\, and Nebraska-based partners for a live stream discussion to raise awareness of factors leading to youth suicide and ways to prevent it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you joined us live or watched the stream of the NET Virtual Discussion Event\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Well Beings Tour is a series of community-based outreach events hosted by local public media stations across the country to demystify and normalize mental health matters\, address discrimination and stigma\, and encourage compassion.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/preventing-youth-suicide-in-nebraska/
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SUMMARY:A Spotlight on Youth Mental Health: How to Help Loved Ones
DESCRIPTION:As a parent\, family member\, or friend\, seeing loved ones struggle can be extremely difficult. Well Beings teamed up with South Florida PBS to discuss how to help those living with mental health challenges such as depression and thoughts of suicide. Learn effective coping strategies for families\, including how to avoid burnout\, alternative treatment options\, how to keep your loved ones engaged during their recovery and much more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you joined us live or watched the stream of the Well Beings Tour: South Florida\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Well Beings Tour is a series of community-based outreach events hosted by local public media stations across the country to demystify and normalize mental health matters\, address discrimination and stigma\, and encourage compassion.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/a-spotlight-on-youth-mental-health-how-to-help-loved-ones/
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SUMMARY:Teens\, COVID\, and Coping
DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of America’s young people\, who now face uncertainty in almost every aspect of life and the constant stress of social isolation. To address some of the most pressing mental health issues youth are struggling\, Well Beings and PBS News Student Reporting Labs hosted Teens\, COVID and Coping\, a panel conversation featuring psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour\, the author of Under Pressure and Untangled and New York Times contributing columnist\, alongside teens and educators. Moderated by PBS NewsHour Senior National Correspondent Amna Nawaz\, the conversation will offer insight into how peers\, parents and teachers can help young people struggling.  \n\n\n\nWell Beings Survey Identifies Loneliness\, Anxiety\, Depression as Most Common Feelings Among Teens in 2020 \n\n\n\nThe majority of American teens believe that the COVID-19 Pandemic has disadvantaged their generation\, according to a new survey conducted for Well Beings and PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs. Over 70% of the teens surveyed believe the pandemic has disadvantaged their generation\, and 50% say the pandemic has worsened their mental health. \n\n\n\nThe national survey found that the pandemic has subjected American teens to unprecedented hardship\, worsening their mental health\, physical health and body image\, relationships with family members\, social lives\, education\, and future potential.  \n\n\n\nTeens reported widespread dissatisfaction with mental health\, with 67% reporting depression during the last year\, 22% saying they experienced serious depression. In fact\, mental health is the top-ranked concern among those surveyed\, followed by obtaining their desired education\, physical health\, and financial health. \n\n\n\n\nFull Report >\n\n\n\nHighlights from the Report >\n\n\n\nPress Release > 
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/teens-covid-and-coping/
LOCATION:National\, National
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SUMMARY:Impact of Inequity & COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Black Youth
DESCRIPTION:In 2020\, the threat to the physical and mental well-being of Black youth is especially high. COVID-19 and acts of police brutality nationwide have increased the stress and sense of social isolation young Black people experience. Additionally\, according to the Congressional Black Caucus\, the rate of suicide among Black youth is rising faster than any other racial/ethnic group. Together\, these factors put the mental health of Black youth particularly at risk. From parents and caregivers to educators and concerned citizens\, this is an issue that affects us all. Join us for a critical discussion on the state of mental health among Black youth to destigmatize mental illness and learn about available resources. \n\n\n\nIf you joined us live or watch the stream for Well Beings Tour: Central Florida\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\nSteve MortProducer\, NewsNightWUCF\, Central Florida’s Storyteller \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteve Mort is a producer and host of WUCF’s NewsNight program. He began his journalism career in the early 90s working for BBC local radio\, Britain’s ITN\, and London all-news station LBC\, covering stories including the death and funeral of Princess Diana\, and Tony Blair’s landslide election victory in 1997.In 2000\, Steve relocated to Washington and then New York\, before moving to Florida in 2005. He’s reported on nearly every major domestic news story of in the past two decades – including the final shuttle launches\, the tragedies at Pulse and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School\, Hurricane Katrina\, and the previous six presidential elections – for a variety of international broadcasters such as Voice of America\, Deutsche Welle\, and Channel NewsAsia.He’s also worked extensively with the PBS NewsHour as a producer\, videographer and editor\, and occasional on-air contributor.  Steve has traveled widely to report on stories including President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba\, earthquake recovery in Haiti\, elections in Brazil\, and Kofi Annan’s final tour of Africa as UN Secretary General. \n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\nCandice W. Jones\, MD\, FAAP\, Edgewater Pediatrics \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCandice W. Jones\, MD\, FAAP is a board-certified physician practicing as a general pediatrician in Orlando\, Fl. She provides a standard of care that enriches the lives of thousands of kids and parents each year. Dr. Candice is committed to the health and well-being of underserved children and adolescents in areas affected the greatest by health inequalities. Dr. Candice completed residency in Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore\, MD. She earned her Medical Doctorate at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta\, GA. She is a Spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)\, member of its’ Council on Communications and Media (COCM) and Florida Chapter (FCAAP).  \n\n\n\nDr. Candice steps out of the exam room to support various charitable organizations\, children health initiatives and to promote wellness in the community. For her efforts\, she was awarded in 2018 the Health Empowerment Award by the Central Florida Urban League and the Public Health Hero Award by the Department of Health Orange County. Dr. Candice has special interest in medical media because of its’ educational reach. In 2016\, she launched DrCandiceMD.com\, a website focused on kid health education. She also created a podcast\, KIDing Around with Dr. Candice where she discusses various pediatric and parenting topics with other experts. She has been featured on news-Fox 35\, News 13 and WFTV 9 ABC; on radio-90.7 WMFE\, News 96.5 WDBO\, SiriusXM Doctor Radio\, The Michael Baisden Show and The Tom Joyner Morning Show\, on various podcasts including the AAP’s Healthy Children Podcast; on many health panels and as a dynamic guest speaker. Learn more about Dr. Candice > \n\n\n\nDavia Knight\, Outpatient Telehealth Therapist\, IMPOWER \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavia Knight (RMHI) is a Telehealth Clinician at IMPOWER. Davia received her bachelor’s in Social Science from The Florida State University\, her master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University\, Sarasota. Davia began her career at Aspire Health Partners in Orlando\, FL where she counseled elementary students in one of the toughest/problem schools in Orlando creating an after school group that encouraged children to heal through a variety of therapeutic interventions. She then began counseling adolescents and adults including pretrial release clients\, substance abuse court ordered clients\, and dually diagnosed clients via psychosocial rehabilitation groups as well as working with clients individually utilizing trauma informed care. Davia began working at IMPOWER in 2019 at The Grove Youth Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program in which she facilitated psychosocial rehabilitation groups to adolescents. Davia then transitioned into the Telehealth Outpatient program and began work with the survivors of human trafficking as well as young single mother’s with a mental health diagnosis. She specializes in assisting adults and children\, with reaching their empowered selves by implementing techniques such as: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy\, Motivational Interviewing\, Expressive Arts\, Play Therapy\, and Reality Therapy with a focus on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder\, Major Depressive Disorder\, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder\, substance use/abuse\, grief and loss\, and other chronic illnesses.  \n\n\n\nJeffrey McCary\, Director of Operations and Research\, Outlook Mental Health Clinic & Mental Health Association of Central Florida \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey McCary is the Director of Operations and Research for the Outlook Mental Health Clinic\, Orlando’s only outpatient mental health clinic that offers free Psychiatric and Individual therapy for qualified uninsured residents of Central Florida. He also works for the Mental Health Association of Central Florida in advocating as well as spreading awareness for mental health needs in the community. As a Master’s level Social Worker\, Jeffrey has experience in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) with special interest in treating Anxiety\, Depression\, and PTSD. Also\, as an active board member for Peer Support Space\, Jeffrey is expanding his outreach of supportive networks to diverse communities in the Central Florida region to bridge the gaps in service delivery.  With nearly 10 years of experience in working with those in crisis\, Jeffrey’s passion to help people in need start’s with reducing stigma in order to lift mental barriers. \n\n\n\nTamia A. McEwen\, PhD\, Peer Professional\, Wellness Advocate\, Peer Support Space  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTamia A. McEwen\, Ph.D.\, Yoga & Wellness Instructor & Owner of Be Well Friends\, advocates for whole health and wellness through lifestyle change based on the pillars of caring for self\, relating to others\, and contributing to society. She began her career in public education and currently advocates for mental and physical wellness through local and national Peer Support Networks. She holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Curriculum & Instruction (C&I)\, Masters of Arts (MA) in Secondary Reading\, Yoga & Wellness Certification that includes Level 1 Qigong. She sees herself as a life learner\, space holder and advocates separating her wellness journey into three phases: 1) Having an initial psychotic episode at 23 years old as mental illness discovery 2) Managing a life of medication\, healthy living\, and advocacy during her wellness recovery phase 3) Adapting to a lifestyle as wellness after medication side effects & a uterine fibroids diagnosis to thrive beyond a traditional approach to mental health. Her desire is to provide tools for people to be able to do the good they desire to do without “dying on the vine” of advocacy. Intentional wellness is her means of creating space for mind-body balance\, showing up in the world as our best selves to do as much good as we can for as long as we can. She provides holistic wellness support through her company Be Well\, Friends LLC and can be contacted through info@macbewell.com or followed @dr_tamiamc. Learn more about Peer Support Space\, Peer Coalition of Florida\, and Be Well\, Friends LLC.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Well Beings Tour is a series of community-based outreach events hosted by local public media stations across the country to demystify and normalize mental health matters\, address discrimination and stigma\, and encourage compassion.
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SUMMARY:Preventing Youth Suicide in Alaska: There’s Hope\, There’s Help
DESCRIPTION:Alaska Public Media and Well Beings team up for a community conversation about preventing youth suicide in a state with one of the highest per-capita rates in the nation. Healing from the contributing factors facing young Alaskans is strengthened by attention. Focusing on innovations\, insights\, and deep listening to those who have struggled with and offer support for mental wellness\, this interactive event offers hope and help. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Preventing Youth Suicide in Alaska: There’s Hope\, There’s Help\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLori Townsend\n\n\n\nLori Townsend is the News Director for the Alaska Public Media. She got her start in broadcasting at the age of 12 as the park announcer for baseball games in Deer Park\, Wisconsin. She has worked in print and broadcast journalism for more than 27 years. Radio brought her to Alaska where she worked as a broadcast trainer for Native fellowship students at Koahnic Broadcasting. Following her work there\, she helped co-found the non-profit broadcast company Native Voice Communications. NVC created the award-winning Independent Native News as well as producing many other documentaries and productions. Through her freelance work\, she has produced news and feature stories nationally and internationally for Independent Native News\, National Native News\, NPR\, Pacifica\, Monitor Radio\, Radio Netherlands and AIROS. Townsend is the recipient of numerous awards for her work from the Alaska Press Club\, the Native American Journalists Association and a gold and a silver reel award from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelvin Pace\n\n\n\nKelvin Pace is a Licensed Professional Counselor and one of the four AASECT Certified Sex Therapists in Alaska. He graduated with a master’s in clinical psychology from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2009. Kelvin is a former medic and paratrooper with the United States Army and has lived in Alaska for over 20 years. Kelvin is the owner of KpaceCounseling\, LLC where he serves clients in private practice. He does contract work with Full Spectrum Health as a behavioral health clinician where he works with an integrated care team delivering evidenced based care to persons of the LGBTQ+ community. Kelvin has worked for a local non-profit delivering mental health services to children and young adults that have suffered from complex trauma. Learn more about Kelvin Pace’s work.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClaire Rhyneer\n\n\n\nClaire Rhyneer is a senior at West Anchorage High School. She joined MHATS (Mental Health Advocacy Through Storytelling) in fall of 2019 and has participated in three live storytelling events as a storyteller\, a facilitator in-training\, and a co-facilitator. MHATS offer two semester-long\, youth-led\, courses every year\, working to end stigma surrounding mental health. The MHATS program educates high school age students about mental health and helps members develop their stories of mental health triumph to be told live. As a co-facilitator\, Claire develops and teaches curriculum about mental health and storytelling\, leads weekly meetings\, story-coaches\, and plans live events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJustin Pendergrass\n\n\n\nJustin Pendergrass is the suicide Prevention Specialist for My House\, a local nonprofit organization that operates as a drop-in center for homeless teens in the Mat-su Valley.  In his short 28 years\, Justin has overcome some of life’s unwinnable circumstances. After becoming homeless at the age of 16\, his already neglected mental health spiraled out of control and into a world of self-medicated relief. Weeks before his 19th birthday\, Justin found himself fighting an all too familiar depression that threatened to take his life. Now he spends his time working with those who are still fighting to overcome the same adverse experiences that he had come up against all those years ago.  With some non traditional methods\, Justin has found success in teaching others how to grow through the pain to find a purpose.  Learn more about My House. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Erickson\n\n\n\nCynthia Erickson in Tanana\, Alaska created My Grandma’s House\, a nonprofit with a mission to expose the issues of child abuse and neglect that many Alaska Native children face. It raises funds to bring resources to fight against high rates of sex abuse and suicides in rural Alaska. Her journey started in 2013 when a string of suicides affected her. Learn more about My Grandma’s House. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Well Beings Tour is a series of community-based outreach events hosted by local public media stations across the country to demystify and normalize mental health matters\, address discrimination and stigma\, and encourage compassion
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SUMMARY:Black Youth Resilience in Minneapolis
DESCRIPTION:Black teens and young adults in Minnesota are challenged by the politicization of race\, the killing of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic\, all disproportionately affecting their communities. At the same time\, Black youth face inadequate access to well-being support and representative mental health providers. How are young Black people staying resilient amid persistent institutional racism? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCall to Mind correspondent Alisa Roth hosts an in-depth\, interactive virtual town hall discussion. The free event is co-produced by American Public Media’s Call to Mind and MPR News as part of the Well Beings Youth Mental Health Project and its Well Beings Tour\, presented by WETA. The discussion will be recorded for broadcast\, content may be used by Well Beings and its partners. \n\n\n\nIf you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Well Beings Tour: Black Youth Resilience in Minneapolis\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nIf you want to receive updates from MPR News on future events and initiatives focused around race\, identity\, social justice and reform\, sign up here. \n\n\n\nIf you have thoughts or questions about the topic\, check out the Well Beings Tour\, Call to Mind and the MPR News Ground Level project page for different ways to share your experience\, and to watch our previous conversations:  \n\n\n\n\nIn Focus: Racism in Housing Access\n\n\n\nIn Focus: Equity in Education\n\n\n\nSpotlight on the future of policing\n\n\n\nSpotlight on black trauma and policing\n\n\n\nWell Beings | Preventing Youth Suicide in Nebraska\n\n\n\nWell Beings | Supporting Youth Mental Health: Are Georgia Schools Ready\n\n\n\n\nFor updates on speakers and participants\, follow the Facebook event. \n\n\n\nWell Beings is a national campaign from public media\, in collaboration with a coalition of partners\, including PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs and their student journalists\, created to address America’s health needs. The campaign debuts with the Youth Mental Health Project\, emphasizing youth’s mental health and voices to raise awareness\, address stigma\, and encourage compassion. \n\n\n\nThe Well Beings Tour is making its way to 34 cities across the country\, 2020 – 2022\, in collaboration with public media stations\, local community organizations\, national sponsors\, and partners. Through resources\, panel discussions\, youth storytelling\, performances\, Mental Health First Aid Training\, and more\, the Well Beings Tour will convene and connect communities in a joint effort to address stigma and raise awareness about mental health and wellbeing. \n\n\n\nCall to Mind is American Public Media’s initiative to foster new conversations about mental health. Call to Mind is bringing mental health conversations into the open\, increasing public knowledge and engagement\, to empower people to find the support they want and need. \n\n\n\nMPR News’ In Focus is a series of convenings we are committed to leading over the next year on Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities. Through conversations with community leaders that are shaped by our curious\, engaged audience\, MPR hopes to encourage new connections and relationships that will help Minnesota communities make progress toward equity and inclusion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Well Beings Tour is a series of community-based outreach events hosted by local public media stations across the country to demystify and normalize mental health matters\, address discrimination and stigma\, and encourage compassion.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/black-youth-resilience-in-minneapolis/
LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minneapolis
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SUMMARY:Youth Mental Health: How You Can Help
DESCRIPTION:Watch Vegas PBS bring together mental health experts\, community leaders\, and youth to discover tools and techniques for helping loved ones facing mental health challenges. Watch to learn more about this growing issue and find resources available to support the mental health of Nevada’s youth. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKipp Ortenburger\, Vegas PBS Moderator \n\n\n\nKipp Ortenburger became the host of Nevada Week in 2019 & has been a part of the creative & development team since the show’s beginnings. Ortenburger has been part of the Vegas PBS team in various development & strategic roles for more than four years. He has worked in the nonprofit sector for various community-based organizations in similar roles for more than fifteen years. An All-American \n\n\n\nin Track & Field\, Ortenburger graduated from California State University in Fresno\, with a BA in English. An avid learner & world traveler\, Ortenburger has lived in Barcelona\, Spain & visited countries in South & Central America\, Europe\, Asia\, & more. Growing up in LA\, Ortenburger developed a strong connection with PBS by watching shows that gave a voice to local community leaders & a platform for important discussions. In this same spirit\, Ortenburger’s passion & commitment for balanced coverage of local issues\, makes him the perfect moderator. \n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\nValerie Almirola\, UNLV (University of Nevada\, Las Vegas) student\, and Teen Representative for Hope Means Nevada \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nValerie Almirola is currently a freshman at the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas. She is majoring in Psychology & minoring in Sociology. Valerie has a strong passion for helping people improve their mental health & discover their purpose in life. Having previously struggled with mental health\, Valerie now wants to spread the message that everyone has meaning & a reason for being alive. Despite the circumstances & despite the obstacles\, there is always hope. She works with Hope Means Nevada to raise awareness on mental health issues threatening teenagers & to erase the stigma around the topic. Valerie wants to encourage leadership in the youth community in order to cultivate a culture of love & communion. \n\n\n\nReggie Burton\, Founder/President The Avery Burton Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReggie Burton is founder of RB Group – Public Relations\, an author & public speaker. He is founder & president of the Avery Burton Foundation\, a non-profit 501c.3 dedicated to mental health outreach & advocacy. Mr. Burton is certified in Mental Health First Aid for adults assisting youth & adults. He speaks to schools\, colleges & organizations about the dangers of depression. R. Avery Burton is author of the book\, “This is Depression”\, (Amazon) a personal story about losing a son to depression. Proceeds from the sale of his book go towards the Avery Burton Excellence in Academics & Athletics Scholarship. Mr. Burton has hosted sold-out book signing events in Henderson\, NV\, San Jose\, CA & Torrance\, CA\, & his story has been featured in the San Jose Mercury News & on Fox TV’s Good Day LA. He lives in Henderson with his family. Visit thisisdepressionthebook.com\, averyburtonfoundation.org or reggieburton.com for more information. \n\n\n\nRichard Egan\, Suicide Prevention Training & Outreach Facilitator\, Nevada Department of Health & Human Services\, Division of Public & Behavioral Health \n\n\n\nRichard Egan is the Southern Nevada Suicide Prevention Training & Outreach Facilitator for Department of Health & Human Services. He brings to his position experience in administered leadership\, supervision\, & suicide prevention. Over 26 years in US Air Force Munitions Systems Technology Career Field\, AMMO. Thirty-three years’ experience & certified in facilitating training objectives. Twenty-four years’ experience preventing suicides utilizing awareness\, prevention\, & intervention certifications. Two years’ experience facilitating training objectives to the public for Clark County Department of Family Services. Richard Egan has directly supported or deployed in support of operations DESERT SHIELD/STORM\, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM\, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM\, CORAL RELIEF\, & NOBLE EAGLE. \n\n\n\nSheldon A. Jacobs\, PsyD\, LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) Vice-President-NAMI Southern Nevada \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSheldon Jacobs\, PsyD\, overcame adversity\, challenges\, and poor decisions\, turning his life around—earning his BA from Ohio State University & a Masters & Doctorate in Marriage & Family Therapy from Alliant International University. He has worked extensively over the past 19 years with individuals experiencing difficulties with various life transitions\, juvenile probationers\, severely emotionally disturbed children within the child welfare system\, chemical dependency populations\, professional athletes\, & individuals experiencing mild to severe mental health issues. He is a media consultant for local outlets & has taught psychology courses at institutions and served on several boards in the field. He went undercover as a homeless man for 48 hours to raise awareness for homelessness & mental health & wrote a memoir about it titled\, “48: An experiential memoir on homelessness.” Visit drsheldonjacobs.com/ for more information. \n\n\n\nThe Well Beings Tour is a series of community-based outreach events hosted by local public media stations across the country to demystify and normalize mental health matters\, address discrimination and stigma\, and encourage compassion.
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LOCATION:Las Vegas\, Las Vegas
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SUMMARY:Life’s Not On Hold: Teens Navigate Missed Milestones
DESCRIPTION:The coronavirus response has disrupted the lives of young people in many ways\, resulting in missed milestones and opportunities. Life is not “on hold” for teens this year\, it’s still moving forward. How are young people finding ways to cope with the disappointments and tangible setbacks? How are teens taking care of their well-being during the pandemic? \n\n\n\nColorado Public Radio’s Avery Lill hosts a discussion with and for teens to share their experiences\, as part of a live\, virtual event with licensed therapist and school counselor Feliz Fraser\, and Rosalind Wiseman\, a teen mental health advocate and author of Queen Bees and Wannabes\, to explore solutions for navigating these unprecedented losses. The event is co-produced by Call to Mind\, American Public Media’s initiative to foster new conversations about mental health and Colorado Public Radio as part of the Well Beings Campaign and The Youth Mental Health Project\, presented by WETA. \n\n\n\nIf you joined us for Call to Mind: Life’s On Hold —Teens Navigate Missed Moments\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nThe event is co-produced by Call to Mind\, American Public Media’s initiative to foster new conversations about mental health\, Colorado Public Radio as part of the Well Beings Campaign\, and The Youth Mental Health Project\, presented by WETA. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\nAvery Lill\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAvery Lill is a host and producer for Colorado Public Radio’s daily interview program “Colorado Matters.” She regularly reports on issues important to Coloradans\, from health and government to arts and culture. She focuses especially on Indigenous affairs and teen mental health. Before joining Colorado Public Radio in 2019\, Avery was news director at KDLG\, an NPR-member station in Dillingham\, AK. She traveled by boat\, bush plane\, dog sled\, ATV\, and snow machine to lead in-depth coverage of life in Bristol Bay. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\nRosalind Wiseman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRosalind Wiseman has had only one job since graduating from college: to foster civil dialogue and work with communities to build strength\, courage\, and purpose. Rosalind is the founder of Cultures of Dignity\, the author of the curriculum Owning Up: Empowering Adolescents to Confront Social Cruelty\, Bullying\, and Injustice\, and a multiple New York Times bestselling author including Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques\, Gossip\, Boyfriends\, and the New Realities of Girl World—the groundbreaking book that was the basis for the movie and Broadway musical Mean Girls. Among her most recent publications is Distance Learning Playbook for Parents: How to Support Your Child’s Academic\, Emotional and Social Learning in Any Setting. She lives in Boulder\, Colorado\, with her husband and two sons. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFelicidad (Feliz) Fraser\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFelicidad (Feliz) Fraseris a proud Native New Yorker loving and living in Colorado for the past 21 years and an LCSW.  She received her BS in Social Work from the Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2009 and her MS in Social Work from the University of Denver in 2010.   She is currently pursuing her EdD in Organizational Leadership from Northcentral University.   She is the past Board President of the NASW-CO\, a member and President of the Association of Black Social Workers (ABSW) CO Chapter and Give An Hour\, an organization that donates pro-bono mental health services to active and inactive members of the armed forces and their families.  If she (her/hers) had to label herself in one word\, it would be “ADVOCATE\,” though she prefers few\, if any\, labels at all.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNadia Rivera\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNadia Rivera\, 14\, moved recently from Los Angeles\, California\, to Aberdeen\, Maryland– a tough transition during the pandemic. She is an editorial advisor for Cultures of Dignity\, an organization founded by Rosalind Wiseman of Boulder that advocates for young people’s physical and emotional wellbeing. She is committed to using her platforms to advocate for human rights. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJak Rogoff\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJak Rogoff\, 16\, is a Junior from Lakewood\, Colorado. For three years\, he’s been a peer leader for the suicide prevention program Sources of Strength in his high school. The project focuses on building strong peer social networks and raising awareness about mental health. Jak struggled to find support when he faced bullying in middle school. Now he’s passionate about supporting other teens\, whether that’s making himself available to listen or connecting folks with mental health resources. Among his many extracurriculars\, he particularly enjoys marching band\, where he is the clarinet section leader. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKate Jordan Little\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKate Jordan Little\, 15\, lives in Denver\, CO. She’s a multi-sport athlete\, competing in golf\, gymnastics\, and cross-country. Her primary sport\, and the one she hopes to continue in college\, is swimming. Alongside athletics\, Kate combines her interest in graphic design\, mental\, and environmental sustainability in her blog “A Little Difference.”  
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LOCATION:Denver\, Denver
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SUMMARY:Utah’s Refugee Youth and Mental Health: A Welcome Exploration
DESCRIPTION:Join PBS Utah and programming partner\, Mental Healthy F.I.T.\, for an important discussion with refugee youth in Utah. Hear first-hand experiences from Salt Lake City’s newest neighbors and how mental health practices have become a welcome exploration as they make Utah their home.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Well Beings Tour: Utah’s Refugee Youth and Mental Health: A Welcome Exploration\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\nDawood Saleh\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDawood Saleh is the author of Walking Alone and Yazidi Genocide Survivor. He is currently serving as an Ambassador for Global Peace Chain. He has worked closely with Yazidi genocide survivors\, documenting stories of women and children who went through rape and torturing under ISIS. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\nMahmood Ahmad \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMahmood Ahmad is from Afghanistan. His family came to the US in 2017. He is a student at SLCC in his first year and plans to pursue a career in computer science. He is passionate about film and sharing different stories. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRock Douka Boulingui \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRock Douka Boulingui is from Congo. His family came to the US in 2012. He is attending post-high school with plans to attend SLCC after completion of the program. He cares about his family\, friends\, and is focused on helping others whenever he can. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Frost\, LCSW \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Frost\, LCSW\, is the Director of Youth and Family Services for the Refugee and Immigrant Center – Asian Association of Utah. Peter has been working in the mental health field as a therapist and program coordinator for 8 years. During his time with Asian Association of Utah Peter has had the chance to work on coalitions and committees designed to prevent future mental health issues in youth and adult populations while also providing more mental health education and services to refugee and immigrant populations.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrian Higgins \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrian Higgins is a Transmedia Storyteller hailing from Northern Ireland. Incorporating film\, stand up comedy\, visual arts and events to create community through creative communication. Using aspects of film and creative expression\, Higgins is the founder and creative director of Mental Healthy F.I.T. inspiring and motivating acceptance of mental health issues by making things better to help people. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalaa Hmeida \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalaa Hmeida is from Syria. Her family came to the US in 2016. She is a student at SLCC in her second year and plans to pursue a career in psychology.  She loves helping others to show and celebrate their uniqueness. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAziza Hussein \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAziza Hussein is originally from Kenya. She graduated from the University of Utah in 2018 majoring in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Nutrition. Her ambition in life is nursing with an emphasis in gerontology. She is the 2nd Runner up – Miss Africa Utah 2020 with a focus on Mental Health as her platform. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Well Beings Tour is a series of community-based outreach events hosted by local public media stations across the country to demystify and normalize mental health matters\, address discrimination and stigma\, and encourage compassion.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/utahs-refugee-youth-and-mental-health-a-welcome-exploration/
LOCATION:Salt Lake City\, Salt Lake City
CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events
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SUMMARY:Centering the Mental Health of Black Youth
DESCRIPTION:As a part of the national Well Beings initiative\, KCTS 9 has partnered with the WA Therapy Fund Foundation and The Root of Our Youth for a virtual event to address youth mental health and well-being. The event will center and support Black youth as they continue to build their power\, and the friends\, family and community that surround them. We’ll hear from national and local organizations and individuals who are addressing the mental health needs of Black youth every day. We will discuss barriers\, reducing stigma and successful strategies for mental health and well-being within the Black community\, featuring the testimony of teens and young adults with lived experience.  \n\n\n\nThe content of the virtual event is appropriate for ages 13 and up. \n\n\n\nIf you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Well Beings Tour Seattle: Centering the Mental Health of Black Youth\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the programming partners\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshley McGirt\, Founder & President\, Washington Therapy Fund Foundation \n\n\n\nAshley McGirt\, founder and President of the WA Therapy Fund\, is a psychotherapist\, TEDx international speaker\, and author. Ashley received a Masters of Social Work from the University of Washington and holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Ashley works as a hospice therapist and operates her own private practice. In her private practice she focuses primarily on racial trauma\, depression\, and anxiety. Ashley actively works toward de-stigmatizing mental illness\, and reducing high rates of recidivism in American prisons\, in an attempt to create a more socially just society for all. Ashley strives to help others find happiness and healing within themselves through unpacking their baggage\, resting\, reflecting\, and restoring themselves to be who they were intended to be on this earth. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFernell Miller\, Founder & CEO\, The Root of Us/The Root of Our Youth \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFernell is the founder and CEO of The Root Of Us\, a diversity\, equity and inclusion consultancy and its youth subcommittee\, The Root of Our Youth. She is also a Physical Educator in the public school system. As a 38th year veteran educator\, Fernell is an education activist and community organizer for social change. Her strong commitment to disrupting the White narrative led her to develop mentorship and leadership programs for Black youth and young adults to help build community and support Black Student Unions in middle and high schools. She and her family are longtime residents of the Kenmore community where she continues to share her experience and expertise with young people\, families and folks of all ages\, ethnicities\, races\, cultures\, genders and abilities.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\nDeaunte Damper\, Vice President of the WA Therapy Fund Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBorn in Seattle\, WA\, Damper has focused his work on bringing HIV awareness and LGBTQ-affirming education to marginalized communities throughout the City of Seattle. This started through his non-profit work at POCAAN as a Peer Navigator for the Department of Health. In April 2019\, Damper made History as the NAACP’S first LGBTQIA Chair\, the first in 110 years of the organization. In October 2019\, Damper began as a Transitional Specialist for the Washington State Department of Corrections. And as of November 2019\, he is Rainier Beach High School’s Black Student Union Advisor. He started a support group for young men of color\, B.R.O.T.H.A (Blacks Recovering Overcoming Trauma Health and Awareness). Deaunte was recently named the Incoming Board Chair for Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\nMia Dabney\, Cleveland High School Student\, NAACP Youth Council Member \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMia Dabney is a Junior at Cleveland High School and uses she/her pronouns. She is a member of the NAACP Youth Council. Ever since she was seven years old her goal in life was to leave this earth better than when she entered it. Getting the chance to speak about something so important to her\, like mental health specifically regarding Black youth is a passion of hers. She states it’s a great way to dive deeper into this important conversation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKendrick Glover\, Founder and the Executive Director of Glover EmpowerMentoring Program (G.E.M.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKendrick Glover is a Founder and Executive Director of Glover EmpowerMentoring Program (G.E.M.) serving males ages 13-21 with one-on-one and group mentoring in and around Kent\, Washington. Working with the City of Kent and other community based organizations\, G.E.M. seeks to provide mentoring\, academic tutoring\, and life skills. He holds a BA in Criminal Justice from Seattle University and a master’s in Education & Counseling from City University. He interned for Councilmember Larry Gossett and has worked as a mentor\, school counselor and program manager for Puget Sound College & Career Network for the Puget Sound Educational Service District. He is currently an adjunct instructor for City University of Seattle\, Albert School of Education-Masters of Education Program Guidance & Counseling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSirKeenan Hart\, O’Dea High School student\, program participant with G.E.M \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSirKeenan is a freshman at O’Dea High School and a member of the O’Dea Black Student Union. It’s been one of his goals to get into O’Dea High School since he was in the 5th grade\, and he is proud to be a member of the fighting Irish Class of 2024. His When he was in elementary\, his Dad told him that life is short\, and to stand for something or fall for anything. So when he wakes up every morning\, he makes sure he prioritizes his time\, and takes advantage of every minute. His goal is to be better than he was yesterday! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToni Williams\, Mental Health Therapist in Renton\, WA \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToni Williams is a black Christian therapist from Seattle\, WA who believes “Every life has value\, and everyone deserves to find their healing space.” Toni has a private practice in Renton\, Washington with over nine years of experience working with individuals from all walks of life. Toni graduated from Grambling State University with a BA in Psychology\, Sociology\, & Early Childhood Education. She received her Master’s in Counseling & Psychology from City University of Seattle\, specializing in Adult and Childhood Trauma; providing clients with tools and strategies to reclaim the trajectory of their lives. Toni uses Solution Based Therapy (SBT) and has worked in a variety of settings ranging from government\, non-profit\, K-12\, and with families of all backgrounds\, religions\, and cultures. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Local Organization Video Highlights:\n\n\n\nTayah Carlisle\, Program Coordinator\, Young Women Empowered \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTayah is the current Americorps Healthy Futures Program Coordinator at Young Women Empowered. She returned to her home\, Seattle\, after studying Sociology and Human Services at Loyola University Chicago. While in Chicago\, Tayah’s work off and on the university’s campus reflected her passion for working with marginalized communities while cultivating a safe and brave space for growth and healing. She spent 3 years contributing to an intergenerational Womxn of Color collective on Loyola’s campus\, facilitating workshops\, developing retreats and developing long lasting relationships. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaia Roundtree\, Poet & Powerful Voices program participant \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaia Roundtree has been writing poetry since the 1st grade\, and performing it since the 6th! It was her older brother\, Carlos\, who first inspired her to write because when with him\, she never felt excluded and always felt “big”. That soon led her to write about topics such as activism\, romance\, and self-love. While attending Lake Washington Girls Middle School\, Maia realized her passion for activism which led her to Powerful Voices. In fall of 2018\, Maia first joined the Powerful Voices program\, Activistas. During Activistas\, Maia\, and other participants worked on social justice topics and applied them to presentations! Maia currently is a sophomore at Franklin High school\, and enjoys writing\, sewing\, and being an instrument of service to those in her community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEridon Stewart\, Young Women Empowered program participant \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEridon Stewart is a 16 year old who just started her junior year of high school. She’s been a part of Y-WE Nature Connections for about 4 years. She loves filmmaking\, writing and drawing. She’s passionate about the things she cares about\, especially social justice. She doesn’t want to have to navigate a broken world\, and she doesn’t want future generations to have to do so\, either.
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LOCATION:Seattle\, Seattle
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SUMMARY:Healthy Connections: Teens\, Parents\, Educators\, & Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Well Beings Tour Pittsburgh: Healthy Connections: Teens\, Parents\, Educators\, & Mental Health\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nMost teenagers agree that expressing their emotions is difficult – especially in conversations with their parents. And when asked what most parents get wrong\, young people usually point to parents who minimalize the mental health experiences of their children. That disconnection can lead to delayed treatment\, worsening symptoms\, and emotional crises. \n\n\n\nSince the COVID-19 pandemic began\, more teens are now finding help in an unexpected way: through social media and similar platforms. Virtual therapy has become a lifeline – especially for teens whose parents are unable or unwilling to connect with them on the issue of mental health.  \n\n\n\nDuring these increased times of isolation\, join WQED for Healthy Connections: Teens\, Parents\, Educators\, and Mental Health. In this virtual discussion\, we’ll explore specific tools that will help parents and teens find common grounds and understanding\, while offering guidance to educators in recognizing signs of mental illness in students. \n\n\n\nWQED is collaborating on this project with NAMI Keystone PA\, the state organization in Pennsylvania for the National Alliance on Mental Illness\, and local school districts. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\nBeth Dolinar\, Documentary & Digital Content Producer\, WQED Multimedia  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeth Dolinar is a documentary and digital content producer at WQED Multimedia in Pittsburgh. Her Emmy award-winning work has explored social issues including opioid addiction\, mental illness\, childhood trauma and the challenges facing the families of incarcerated adults.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\nMichelle Decker\, Young Adult Outreach & Education Specialist\, NAMI Keystone\, PA  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichelle Decker is the Young Adult Outreach and Education Specialist at NAMI Keystone PA. Michelle uses her lived experiences to help spread awareness and stop the spread of mental health stigma through NAMI Educational Presentations\, as well as her own writing. In her spare time\, Michelle enjoys singing showtunes aggressively to her cat\, and counting down the days until theatre starts up again! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicholas Emeigh\, Director of Outreach & Development\, NAMI Bucks County\, PA  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicholas Emeigh is a mental health advocate and public speaker with 5 years of continuous recovery from mental illness\, substance use\, and is a survivor of 3 suicide attempts. He proudly serves the community as Director of Outreach and Development for NAMI Bucks County PA providing help\, hope\, awareness and opportunities to Bucks County’s 640\,000 residents. He speaks often at conferences\, schools\, and institutions of medicine and higher learning on the power of peer support\, about his own journey through an intense battle with mental illness\, and what he is doing now to help shatter the stigma so that no one feels alone on their journey to recovery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLemLem Gamble\, Student\, Washington and Jefferson College student \n\n\n\nLemLem Gamble is a third-year student at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington\, PA. She plays lacrosse and is majoring in Music with a concentration on Vocal Performance. She has worked to understand her own struggles with mental health\, and uses what she’s learned to help others.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElle Snyder\, Student\, Upper Saint Clair High School \n\n\n\nElle Snyder\, a founding member of the Upper St. Clair Student Wellness Steering Committee\, attends Upper St. Clair high school\, where she in her senior year and is a member of the soccer team. The Student Wellness Steering Committee works to raise mental health awareness at the high school. Elle organized the Upper St. Clair Student Wellness Steering Committee\, involved her soccer teammates in supporting NAMI through its outreach programs\, chaired the Children for Children charity event\, and received NAMI Keystone PA’s Youth Mental Health Leadership award in 2020 after speaking at their Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Interviews\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Gionfriddo\, President and CEO\, Mental Health America. \n\n\n\nPaul Gionfriddo\, President and CEO of Mental Health America (MHA)\, has worked in a variety of health and mental-health related positions during a career spanning forty years.  He joined MHA in 2014. His essay How I Helped Create a Flawed Mental Health System That’s Failed Millions – And My Son\, was published in Health Affairs in September 2012. His policy memoir\, Losing Tim: How Our Health and Education Systems Failed My Son with Schizophrenia\, was published by Columbia University Press in October 2014. From 2013-2017\, he served a four-year term on the National Advisory Council to the SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services.  He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1979 until 1990\, and he served as Mayor of Middletown\, CT from 1989-1991.
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LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pittsburgh
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SUMMARY:Preventing Teen Suicide in a Pandemic of Isolation
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Well Beings Tour Cincinnati: Preventing Teen Suicide in a Pandemic of Isolation\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nMany teens are still cut off from valuable connections and have been since the pandemic shut down schools. Friends and teachers have been less available. Remote learning has shifted reality pausing clubs\, sports and extracurricular activities that gave so many teens added purpose and connection. This new isolation is triggering feelings of anxiety\, depression and worse.   \n\n\n\nTeen suicide is a growing crisis in America. The CDC reports one in four young adults contemplated suicide during the pandemic. And\, suicide consistently ranks as the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10 to 24. What are the warning signs of suicide? And how can potentially at-risk youth be identified with time to intervene? Cincinnati Public Radio’s Michael Monks hosts Call to Mind Live: Preventing Teen Suicide in a Pandemic of Isolation\, a Well Beings Virtual Tour Event. Through an in-depth panel discussion\, Ohio teens and mental health experts share the complexities of teen suicide\, warning signs and specific things parents\, teachers\, and others can do to help. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Monks is host of WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition\, the station’s daily news and lifestyle talk show. He is also the editor and publisher of The River City News\, a daily digital newspaper that he founded in 2011 in Covington\, Kentucky. Michael is a graduate of Northern Kentucky University and Southern New Hampshire University\, with a bachelor’s degree in radio & television and a master’s degree in mass communication. In addition to nearly 20 years in professional local journalism\, Michael is also an accomplished theatre actor appearing on Cincinnati’s stages. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Courtney Cinko is a board-certified Physician in pediatrics\, general psychiatry\, and child and adolescent psychiatry. She attended medical school at Rush Medical College\, before moving to Cincinnati in 2010 for her combined\, triple board residency program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Dr. Cinko is on faculty at Cincinnati Children’s\, as an Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is Medical Director of the Partial Hospitalization Program. \n\n\n\nHer treatment philosophy is: the key to improving children’s mental health is properly assessing and treating the whole child. We often naturally treat their minds and bodies\, but it is also vital to treat their relationships and the environments which they are a part of. In order to do the best for a child\, that child must be understood in the context of their own world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJames Stallworth is 7th Grade Principal and Hope Squad Advisor at Princeton Community Middle School in Cincinnati\, Ohio. This is his 23rd year in education\, during which he has previously served as a high school mathematics teacher\, curriculum writer and National Honor Society Advisor. \n\n\n\nJames is a native Cincinnatian. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania and returned to the area for a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Mathematics from the University of Cincinnati. 
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LOCATION:Cincinnati\, Cincinnati
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SUMMARY:Please Listen... Students Talk About Mental Health and Suicide Awareness
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Well Beings Tour: Please Listen… Students Talk About Mental Health and Suicide Awareness\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nRates of suicide continue to rise across the demographic spectrum and certainly among school-age youth. For years\, suicide and mental health issues were subjects to be avoided\, hidden behind a veil of stigma or fear. Now\, hopefully we know differently. But in our conversations\, are we really hearing what students have to say about anxiety\, depression\, mental health or the pain their friends and peers are feeling. What do they want from teachers\, parents and the others in their lives? As part of the national Well Beings Tour\, Detroit Public TV is teaming with Kevin’s Song and other local organizations to create a virtual conversation addressing their vital\, often life-saving issues. We will listen to a diverse group of students who will talk about their lives\, their feelings and their concerns. And we will respond. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\nCynthia Canty\, Broadcast Journalist\, Michigan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Canty was the host of Stateside on NPR affiliate Michigan Radio since the weekday show began in 2012. She retired in December 2019. A lifelong resident of metro Detroit\, she was on television and radio in Southeast Michigan since 1979. She has served as a popular radio host\, television news anchor\, producer\, and as a general assignment\, medical\, and consumer reporter. Canty was a news anchor and morning show personality at Detroit radio stations WNIC-100.3 FM\, WDTX- 99.5 FM and WMGC-105.1 FM. Throughout the 1990s\, she was on WKBD-TV in the roles of news anchor\, reporter and public affairs host & producer. Her reporting and writing have earned her many awards\, including an Emmy and honors from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters\, the Associated Press and the Detroit Press Club. \n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\nNancy Buyle\, Student Assistance Consultant at the Macomb Intermediate School District \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNancy has worked at the MISD for 22 years providing leadership\, service and support to educators in Michigan. Areas of focus are: school safety\, crisis response\, suicide prevention\, social emotional learning and mental health promotion. She leads the county’s suicide prevention coalition and is a certified trainer in trauma interventions. She is co-chair of the Governor’s Commission on Suicide Prevention. Nancy facilitates the county’s Student Assistance Program Network (S.A.P.)\, a cohort of school counselors\, social workers and community agency personnel who meet bi-monthly to identify and address issues which prevent students from being successful in school. Nancy has a BA in Psychology and MA in Counseling from Oakland University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrank Jermaine Blackman Jr.\, Senior\, University of Detroit Jesuit High School  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEli Herrmann\, Junior\, Community High School \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSophia Meguid\, Junior\, Utica High School  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBailey Parker\, Junior\, Bloomfield Hills High School
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LOCATION:Detroit\, Detroit
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SUMMARY:How Child PovertyShapes Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:When basic needs aren’t met\, what happens to well-being? How does economic insecurity during childhood inform decision making into adulthood? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow Child Poverty Shapes Mental Health\n\n\n\nTexas has the highest number of children in poverty in the U.S. and scores in the bottom third of all states when it comes to child poverty in the U.S. — it ranks 37th of 50.(src)  When basic needs are unmet\, what happens to well-being? How are low-income kids in Texas faring during the COVID-19 pandemic? And how does economic insecurity during childhood inform decision-making into adulthood?  \n\n\n\nIn this insightful panel discussion\, KERA daily news host Syeda Hasan\, community members\, and experts explore how the mental health of children and teens is affected by poverty. These videos are an archive of the May 5\, 2020\,  live virtual event and panel discussion Call to Mind Live: How Child Poverty Shapes Mental Health presented as a part of KERA’s On Our Minds initiative. Please find information on upcoming live events on our Well Beings Tour page. \n\n\n\nIf you joined us for the live event or watched the archived panel discussion video\, please help us improve future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Host and Panelists\n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSyeda Hasan is the daily news editor at KERA. Before moving into that role\, she covered mental health at the station. A Houston native\, her journalism career has taken her to public radio newsrooms around Texas. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Participants \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarol Klocek is the CEO for Center for Transforming Lives\, which works alongside women and their children to disrupt the cycle of poverty by providing comprehensive intervention\, including homeless services\, early childhood education\, economic mobility services and clinical counseling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnu Partap\, MD\, MPH has been a pediatrician for over 20 years\, serving predominantly in safety net pediatric health care systems. Since 2020\, she has served as the medical director of health equity at Cook Children’s Health Care System. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGarica Sanford\, PsyD a passionate leader committed to social change and impact. Trained as a clinical child and family psychologist\, Dr. Sanford is a director at local non-profit organization in Dallas\, Texas. She also provides executive coaching to powerful\, high-achieving women leaders across varied sectors committed to impacting community and social change. Collaboration\, cultural responsiveness and continuous learning are foundational in all aspects of her practice as a coach\, psychologist and director.
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LOCATION:Dallas\, Dallas\, Texas
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SUMMARY:Lowering Barriers: Race\, Income & Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Well Beings Tour: Lowering Barriers: Race\, Income & Mental Health\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nPower shapes our well-being. Race and income can have a much greater impact on our health than medicine or doctors. For young people\, that means the systems and environments that surround them affect how they will view and access mental health support systems. With inequitable and discriminatory structures in place\, finding ways to destigmatize mental health and create pathways for access can be difficult to navigate. Join PBS SoCal and KCET as we explore how we can lower these barriers on an individual\, community\, and structural level.  \n\n\n\nAbout the Hosts\n\n\n\nCara Santa Maria\, Host\, SoCal Update   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCara Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy® and Knight Foundation Award-winning journalist\, science communicator\, television personality\, author\, and podcaster. She is the current host of PBS SoCal and KCET’s SoCal Update and former reporter/producer of KCET’s investigative news series SoCal Connected. She is the creator and host of the weekly podcast\, Talk Nerdy\, and co-host of The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe. Additional correspondent/co-starring credits include National Geographic’s Brain Games and Explorer\, Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves the World\, Al Jazeera America’s TechKnow\, and Fusion’s Real Future\, among many others. She holds a B.S. in Psychology\, M.S. in Neurobiology\, M.A. in Clinical Psychology and is currently working toward a Ph.D. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndre Tinoco\, Student Journalist \n\n\n\nAndre Tinoco is a current community college journalism student and is the Broadcast Editor for his school’s student-run digital news show\, SACATTACK TV. Andre plans to transfer to a four-year university to obtain his BA in broadcast journalism and believes education is the passport to a better future ahead. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\nRoshawn Davis\, Intermediate Typist Clerk/Student \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHi\, my name is Roshawn Davis. I recently entered the tricenarian decade of life. I don’t have many accomplishments that I can brag about yet; however\, I am a college student currently working towards my B.S in Psychology. A long-term educational goal of mine is to obtain my Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.  I currently work for the county of Los Angeles as an Intermediate Typist Clerk – A long term career goal I’m striving to achieve to become an entrepreneur and consultant. In addition to my daily hustle of making something out of myself\, I am a student of life. I have a wide array of life experiences. I like to talk about difficult topics that most people find hard to discuss\, such as mental health issues\, socioeconomic barriers\, and overall well-being.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanae Oliver\, Founder\, MindfulBeautyCollaborative \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanae Oliver is a native of Los Angeles with a passion for community engagement and an innate understanding of the intersection of race\, culture\, and health intervention. She is the founder of Mindful Beauty\, a public health intervention to address the signs and symptoms of depression in Black women. Recently\, she launched blaccinated\, a t-shirt brand and health education campaign to encourage more African Americans to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Janae started her career as an Americorps VISTA volunteer\, worked at the federal and local levels of government and is also currently a manager in the community health department of Kaiser Permanente and an adjunct professor of public health at CDU. She holds a B.A. in political science\, Master’s in Public Health\, and a Master’s in Public Administration.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Jorge Partida\, PsyD\, Chief of Psychology\, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Partida is a clinical and research psychologist\, specializing in addiction and trauma. He is an author\, consultant and national speaker integrating Native Ancestral Teachings with traditional Western psychotherapy. Born in Guadalajara\, Jalisco\, Mexico\, Dr. Partida immigrated to Chicago at nine and there\, obtained his Bachelors Degree in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University and his PsyD from The Illinois School of Professional Psychology (ISPP). Dr. Partida has been a consultant on many national and international projects designing and implementing clinical programs to address addiction\, education\, health\, community building\, diversity and spirituality. He has also worked with local and national governments to coordinate services for those most impacted by poverty\, war and displacement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Manuel Pastor\, Distinguished Professor\, Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity at USC; Director\, USC Equity Research Institute \n\n\n\nDr. Manuel Pastor is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. He currently directs the Equity Research Institute at USC. Pastor holds an economics Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, and is the inaugural holder of the Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change at USC. Pastor’s research has generally focused on issues of the economic\, environmental and social conditions facing low-income urban communities – and the social movements seeking to change those realities. Previously\, he served as Director at Program for Environmental and Regional Equity and the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatherine Yeom\, Executive Director\, Korean American Family Services \n\n\n\nKatherine Yeom has been with Korean American Family Services (KFAM) since 2009 and is currently the Executive Director. She is an active advocate for the needs of Korean and API communities. She currently serves on the board for Korean American United Foundation (KAUF).  Prior joining KFAM\, Katherine was a middle school and high school teacher in the Los Angeles school district and internationally at Gyeonggi International School in Paju\, South Korea. She received her BA in History and BS in Biological Sciences from UMBC and her MA in teaching from USC. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Featured Interviews\n\n\n\nThomas Insel\, M.D.\, Mental Health Czar of California; Co-Founder; Humanest Care  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Insel\, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist\, has been a national leader in mental health research\, policy\, and technology. From 2002-2015\, Dr. Insel served as Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). More recently\, he led the Mental Health Team at Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences). In 2017 he co-founded Mindstrong Health\, a Silicon Valley start-up building tools for people with serious mental illness. In 2020\, he co-founded Humanest Care\, a therapeutic online community for recovery. Since May 2019\, he has been a special advisor to the Governor of California Governor and Chair of the Board of the Steinberg Institute. Dr. Insel is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has received numerous national and international awards including honorary degrees in the U.S. and Europe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSasha Kumar\, Junior\, Glendora High School  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSasha is a senior at Glendora High School in Glendora\, California. Sasha’s interests include political science and history with a goal to become a lawmaker/policy maker. She is passionate about eradicating disparities in underserved communities and is committed to helping disenfranchised people access live-saving services such as mental and behavioral health. Sasha is inspired to be an advocate and leader in these efforts as she actively services in clubs on her high school campus which include The Democrats\, NAMI\, and Youth and Government\, where her team successfully led the passing of 3 bills to the youth governor. In her community\, she volunteers with her local Planned Parenthood and with her Sikh Temple preparing and delivering meals to healthcare workers and first responders.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSid Kumar\, M.D.\, Regional Chief of Psychiatry\, Southern California\, Kaiser Permanente \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOriginally\, from northern India\, after medical school there\, I moved to Australia and New Zealand\, where I obtained the Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry. Our family then moved to Chicago\, where I did my fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Northwestern University. Prior to moving to Los Angeles\, I worked at a large psychiatric hospital for many years. I worked with people with eating disorders\, teenagers with self-injury behaviors\, and kids with anxiety and social issues. I was also the medical director of an autism program. I see both adults and children in my practice\, but I enjoy working with teenagers the most. I feel that as a physician\, I have the opportunity to help them make the right choices in life and be there for them as their mentor if needed. 
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LOCATION:Los Angeles\, Los Angeles
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SUMMARY:Impacts of Homelessness on Youth Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:KPCC hosts Call to Mind Live: Impacts of Homelessness on Youth Mental Health\, a Well Beings Virtual Tour Event. Take Two’s A Martínez and special guests will explore the mental health effects on homeless youth and talk about the reasons why young people end up on the streets and what help is available – from finding secure housing to trauma therapy. This is an archived stream of the May 27\, 2021\, virtual livestream event and panel discussion. \n\n\n\nIf you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Call to Mind Live: Impacts of Homelessness on Youth Mental Health\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\nAbout 5\,000 young people are currently experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. The reasons vary from abuse or conflict at home to housing and economic insecurity experienced by families. Now\, after more than a year of a global pandemic\, many advocates worry those numbers could climb.  \n\n\n\nKPCC hosts Call to Mind Live: Impacts of Homelessness on Youth Mental Health\, a Well Beings Virtual Tour Event. Take Two’s A Martínez and special guests will explore the mental health effects on homeless youth and talk about the reasons why young people end up on the streets and what help is available – from finding secure housing to trauma therapy.  \n\n\n\nHosted by A Martínez\, Take Two is a daily magazine show that airs on KPCC 89.3 exploring news and culture through the lens of Southern California. \n\n\n\nRegistrants may be contacted by Southern California Public Radio\, Call to Mind and Well Beings about this and future events. \n\n\n\nCall to Mind is American Public Media’s initiative to foster new conversations about mental health. Call to Mind is bringing mental health conversations into the open\, increasing public knowledge and engagement\, to empower people to find the support they want and need. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Martínez is the host of Take Two and an L.A. native who grew up in Koreatown\, attended Daniel Murphy High School\, and played baseball at L.A. City College before getting a journalism degree at Cal State Northridge. \n\n\n\nA is well known to sports-talk radio listeners in Los Angeles as host of 710 KSPN’s “In the Zone.” He’s done pre and post game shows for most of L.A.’s major professional and college sports teams\, and is especially known as the long-time host of “Dodger Talk” and “Laker Line.” \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Ballin\, LCSW\, is the Director of Clinical Services at Covenant House California\, Hollywood.  As Director\, Daniel supervises a team of clinicians and provides individual and group therapy to the youth experiencing homelessness.  Daniel works with the entire Covenant House program and other community agencies to deliver comprehensive and trauma informed services to the Transitional Age Youth (TAY) population.  Prior to his work at Covenant House\, Daniel was a manager at the San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Services\, Inc.\, where he oversaw programs that worked directly with youth in the juvenile justice system. Daniel was also a manager at the Weingart Center Association (WCA) in Downtown Los Angeles where he oversaw a residential treatment program for over 130 homeless parolees. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErin Casey\, LCSW\, is the director of programs at My Friend’s Place in Hollywood\, CA and has 16 years experience creating and implementing trauma informed services and programs for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in a drop-in\, community healing setting.  Erin’s orientation to the work is based on principles of ARC (Attachment\, (Self) Regulation & Competency)\, SJYD (Social Justice Youth Development)\, harm reduction\, and object relations. In her direct youth work\, program development\, staff supervision and advocacy\, Erin centers the experience of homelessness as an issue of social\, racial and economic justice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Fay is a former foster youth who experienced homelessness. She is now a Campus Peer Navigator at Safe Place for Youth\, an organization practicing trauma-informed care for homeless youth through street outreach\, case management resources\, education and employment programs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Myers is a former foster youth who experienced homelessness. She’s currently an advocate for foster youth and the homeless population\, and enjoys supporting those who can’t advocate for themselves. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAngela M. Sanchez is the program officer for College Success at ECMC Foundation\, a national funder dedicated to postsecondary opportunities for students. Formerly one of the thousands of homeless students living in Los Angeles\, Angela completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UCLA\, and now serves on the Board of Directors for School on Wheels\, Inc.\, a Los Angeles–based nonprofit that provides academic support to K-12 students experiencing homelessness. Angela is also the author of Scruffy and the Egg\, a children’s picture book about family homelessness and single-parenthood. Angela has participated in KPCC’s programming including Take Two and Unheard LA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiane Tanaka\, MD is the Medical Director of the Teenage and Young Adult Health Center at the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. In addition\, Dr. Tanaka is the Medical Director of the Homeless Adolescent and Young Adult Wellness Clinic and the My Voice Adolescent Transition Program. The Homeless Adolescent and Young Adult Wellness Clinic provide medical care\, mental health services\, and case management of adolescents and young adults experiencing homelessness in the Hollywood area. The My VOICE Transition Program prepares adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions to move from child-centered to adult-oriented health care systems.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/impacts-of-homelessness-on-youth-mental-health/
LOCATION:Los Angeles\, Los Angeles
CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events
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SUMMARY:Living Life Online: The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Living Life Online: The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\n\n\nA virtual discussion on the impact – both negative and positive – of social media on the mental health of Wyoming’s youth with a focus on cyber-bullying\, the effects of social media on self-esteem\, anxiety and depression that is starting as early as 2nd grade. Experts as well as youth share experiences and resources to help navigate the complex digital world of social media. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\nCraig Blumenshine\, WyomingPBS Senior Public Affairs Producer   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCraig graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Computer Science.  Craig worked for School District 25\, the Wyoming Department of Health\, the City of Riverton\, and Brunton\, Inc. Simultaneously\, he and his wife Tracy owned and operated Teton Athletic Club in Riverton. He has written for the Riverton Ranger newspaper and gained several Wyoming Press Association awards. Craig is currently the Senior Public Affairs Producer for WyomingPBS where he produces Wyoming Chronicle and Capitol Outlook\, moderates candidate debates for state and federal office\, and assists with special projects for Wyoming’s only Public Television Network. \n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists \n\n\n\nScilla Andreen\, CEO & Co Founder of Indieflix \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScilla Andreen is an award-winning Producer\, Director\, Emmy nominated Costume Designer\, Author\, CEO & Co-Founder of iNDIEFLIX and founder of iNDIEFLIX Foundation. She has produced such films as The Empowerment Project\, Nevertheless\, Screenagers\, Angst\, LIKE\, The Upstanders and currently directing her latest project\, RACE a documentary about the effects of race and racism on our mental health. Scilla is on a mission to change the world with film. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Cossaboon\, Neuropsychologist/School Psychologist \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Cossaboon is a neuropsychologist and school psychologist at Cody High School (Park County School District#6).  He has been practicing within the school setting over the past 9 years and provides neuropsychological evaluations\, suicide risk evaluations\, suicide prevention training\, mental health treatment and consultation services for students and teachers.  He recently led an initiative to mandate suicide prevention training in all Wyoming classrooms grades 6-12.  He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Rowan University in 1997 and received his Doctorate of Psychology from Widener University in 2006.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nManny Fardella\, President\, Wyoming School Resource Officers Association \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nManny has been in law enforcement since 2001. In 2011\, he transferred from the Wyoming Police Department into the School Resource Officer specialty assignment program and served as a School Resource Officer at a Junior High and High School in Cheyenne. Manny obtained his National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Practitioner in 2014 and became a NASRO instructor a year later. Manny is currently the President of the Wyoming School Resource Officers Association. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMillie Peck\, College Student  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMillie Peck was born and raised in Jackson\, Wyoming.  She is an English and Psychology double major at Grinnell College.  As someone who has suffered from the effects of mental illness from a young age\, Millie has been vocal about and participated in different forums to destigmatize mental illness and prioritize mental health.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/living-life-online-the-impact-of-social-media-on-youth-mental-health/
LOCATION:Wyoming\, Wyoming
CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events
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SUMMARY:Youth Mental Health & Dismantling Racial Barriers
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Call to Mind Live: Youth Mental Health & Dismantling Racial Barriers\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nOn June 28\, WYPR will host Call to Mind Live: Youth Mental Health & Dismantling Racial Barriers\, a Well Beings Virtual Tour Event. The live\, virtual discussion will be hosted by Sarah Y. Kim\, WYPR’s Report For America Health and Housing Reporter\, Anthony Brandon Fellow\, and Farajii Muhammad\, Host of WEAA’s For The Culture with Farajii. The discussion will center around how evictions affect the mental health of children and youth in Baltimore City\, and how trauma from housing instability can span lifetimes and generations. Plus\, we talk to parents and mental health specialists about ways that Black parents can have conversations with their children about their humanity and value in the face of policing\, misappropriation of Black culture and what it means to be Black in America now. Along with how young leaders are helping their peers to restore their mental health after experiencing the crisis of violence. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Hosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Y. Kim: WYPR’s Health and Housing Reporter\, Report For America Corps Member and Anthony Brandon Fellow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarajii Muhammad: Former Host of WEAA’s “For The Culture with Farajii”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNonso Umunna: Director of Advocates for Children and Youth’s Research and is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of programs and policies for Maryland’s children and youth.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNia Jones: A consultant with the Black Mental Health Alliance for Education and Consultation\, Inc. and is responsible for leading the Youth and College Division as well as the co-host of BMHA’s Podcast Real Talk: Black Minds Matter.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Miller: A Ph.D. student in the School of Social Work at Morgan State University\, concentrating on Black fathers and families. He has received international acclaim for Dare to Be King: What If the Prince Lives. A Survival Workbook for African American Males\, a thought-provoking\, 52-week curriculum teaching adolescent males how to survive and thrive in toxic environments.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/youth-mental-health-dismantling-racial-barriers/
LOCATION:Baltimore\, Baltimore
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SUMMARY:Foster Youth\, Resilience\, & Mental Health Post-Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Foster Youth\, Resilience\, & Mental Health Post-Pandemic\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nAfter a year of managing life as a young person during a pandemic\, how checked-out are you? Myles Bess from Above the Noise hosts a panel of Bay Area youth and their advocates to address the need for mental health resources and solutions to get through the next year. For many teens — especially foster youth and others with limited support systems — the stress of readjusting to a range of social experiences\, uncertainty about school and activities\, mourning lost milestones\, and challenges accessing needed mental healthcare will require immense resilience. Through a range of lived experience and a data-dive into statistics about the mental health toll of the recently extended isolation among young people and effective responses\, the panel highlights tools to become your own best advocate and seek the support you need.   \n\n\n\nAbout the Host \n\n\n\nMyles Bess\, Host Above the Noise  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMyles Bess is a host and producer on the YouTube series “Above the Noise.” He works with PBS and KQED to make comprehensive videos that break down relevant topics for a Gen Z audience. A graduate of San Francisco State University’s Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts program\, Myles loves to learn new things and engage with young people in meaningful ways!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists \n\n\n\nNoel Anaya\, Media Maker   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNoel Anaya is a public speaker who focuses most of his energy to create awareness for people in the community. He uses multimedia as a medium to produce quality storytelling primarily about foster care and his own life. His Story “After 20 Years\, Young Man Leaves Foster Care On His Own Terms\,” as seen on NPR\, won an Edward Murrow award\, a Third Coast Festival award and an NYF Radio Award. Noel plans to receive a BA in Media Communications and wishes to keep on telling stories on social topics.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoxie C\, Co-Chair Larkin Street Youth Advisory Board   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoxie C. (they/them) is the co-chair of Larkin’s Youth Advisory Board and is passionate about advocacy\, creating consciousness and community organizing. Roxie (they/them) has lived experience traveling on foot across the country accessing different services and resources to uplift their situation. Roxie is dedicated to advocating for more mental health and harm reduction programs for youth experiencing homelessness. Lastly\, Roxie hopes to utilize their voice to represent the “homeless traveling community” to break stereotypes and bring more representation to leadership roles.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZemaye Jacobs\, KQED Marketing and Communications Intern   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZemaye Jacobs (she/her/queen) a.k.a Slay-Z; driven by advocacy and being a catalyst for change I am passionate about current and former foster youth livelihood. I am an emancipated former  foster youth; I serve as Co-chair on the youth advisory board at Larkin Street Youth Services. Currently interning at KQED in order to amplify and display intergenerational conversations. Double majored in Communication and Africana Studies at San Francisco State University during my time at San Francisco State I served as Guardian Scholars Ambassador and as the first Vice President of Social Justice and Equity for Associated Students. I want to continue my work with uplifting the stories that inspire\, transform\, and reimagine how our society views foster youth. Servant leader first\, I will always serve the underserved communities and give back to those who paved the way for me.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Sonja Lenz-Rashid\, LCSW\, Professor of Social Work at San Francisco State University  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Sonja Lenz-Rashid\, LCSW\, is a Professor of Social Work at San Francisco State University and a Co-founder of the SF State Guardian Scholars Program (GSP). GSP serves 100 current/former foster care youth on campus. She has studied the services and outcomes of former foster care youth at the national\, state and Bay Area levels. Her research and publications have provided valuable feedback to child welfare administrators\, legislators\, and program developers about how best to serve these disenfranchised young people using evidence-based practice. She is also a consultant with many Bay Area non-profits supporting youth being served by the foster care\, juvenile justice\, and behavioral health systems.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMimi Mier-Rosales\, Chair Youth Advisory Board\, at Mental Health Association of San Francisco  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMy name is Mimi\, and I am a queer Latinx artist and advocate who is a native to San Francisco. I am 19 years old and currently work with the Mental Health Association of San Francisco (MHASF). Mental health has always been important to me and prevalent in my life\, amongst myself and family members. I’ve always been passionate about advocacy and activism\, and my mental health has only brought me closer to that. While navigating my own mental health challenges\, I have also learned how to help others. Now\, I am here to speak my truth and help others speak theirs.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNaomi Muzac\, Masters Graduate\, Social Work   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNaomi Muzac just graduated from San Francisco State University with a Masters in Social Work. Naomi is a former foster youth and has represented her peers in state-wide conferences for foster youth. Naomi is currently a social worker at Willie Brown Middle School in Bayview Hunters Point in San Francisco. Naomi has done work in various areas of the field\, throughout her time as a student\, including work focused on the college success of current and former foster youth. After graduating with her MSW\, Naomi plans to become a therapist serving survivors of sexual violence and current and former foster youth.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Simpson\, Co-Founder and Director of the A Home Within-CASA Therapy Project  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Simpson is the co-founder and Director of the A Home Within-CASA Therapy Project. David has extensive non-profit governance experience in the field of youth development and education and has consulted to a range of non-profits in this field. Early in his career\, David was\, among other things\, an investigative reporter\, co-founder of a green energy consulting firm and founder and president of an internet communications company. He holds a BA from Williams College\, an MA from Oxford University\, and a JD from Golden Gate University.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Featured Interview\n\n\n\nChristine M. Crawford\, M.D.\, MPH\, Associate Medical Director\, NAMI  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Christine Crawford is an adult and child psychiatrist based in Boston and is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Crawford has worked in various outpatient community settings where she has provided psychiatric care to a number of individuals from diverse backgrounds. Dr. Crawford has a strong passion for using education as a tool for community outreach and engagement. She has authored multiple book chapters on mental health disparities and sociocultural issues within psychiatry as well as made appearances on a number of media outlets where she has discussed various topics within mental health.
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/foster-youth-resilience-mental-health-post-pandemic/
LOCATION:San Francisco\, San Francisco
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SUMMARY:How Adults Can Avoid Posing Barriers to Youth Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Professionals across the country agree that American youth face ever increasing mental health challenges. More than a year of social isolation brought on by the pandemic and other societal upsets have compounded the anxiety and depression students were already experiencing. But adults who are tasked with helping youth address their mental health – parents\, teachers and administrators\, and law enforcement – are sometimes a barrier to youth receiving the help they so desperately need. Austin PBS and Well Beings team up to take an honest look at these challenges as well as solutions for ensuring adults are better equipped to offer help and hope to youth when they most need it. \n\n\n\n If you joined us for the live event or watched the archived panel discussion video\, please help us improve future content and events by taking this brief survey.  \n\n\n\n About the Host  \n\n\n\nLeslie Rhode\, Austin Journalist  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeslie Rhode is an award-winning television journalist with a career spanning more than 20 years in Washington\, D.C.\, Texas and Arkansas. She has been a lead news anchor covering stories of national consequence and local impact. She has interviewed top political leaders including a U.S. president\, Fortune 500 business leaders and Hollywood celebrities.   \n\n\n\nLeslie was an anchor and reporter in D.C. for five years at WJLA-TV. She worked two stints at KXAN-TV in Austin for a total of 13 years where she was passionate about community involvement. She currently serves on the state Board of the Texas Advocacy Project which provides free legal services for victims of domestic violence. She lives in Austin with her family where she is a freelance journalist and media/communications consultant.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n About the Panelists  \n\n\n\nKaren Ranus\, Executive Director\, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Central Texas)  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaren Ranus has been the Executive Director of NAMI Central Texas since 2014. She sits on the Travis County Behavioral Health & Criminal Justice Advisory Committee and Psychiatric Stakeholder’s Group and the Steering Committee for the Austin State Hospital System Redesign. Karen has developed and implemented mental health programs to address the needs of faith communities\, law enforcement\, workplaces\, and parents of teens. She recently received national recognition as a “Local Hero” from the Charles Schwab Corp. Karen believes the power of storytelling engages people in important conversations on mental health. She is a frequent speaker where she often shares her own family’s story to help others overcome the prevalent shame and stigma of mental illness.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael S. Cox\, MA\, LPC\, Co-Founder\, Therapist\, Whole Life Priorities  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Cox is a Level 2 Certified Restoration Therapist and uses his training to assist individuals\, marriages and families to discover their God-given potential and to see it actualized. He has been in private practice and consulting since January 2020 and utilizes a holistic approach in providing treatment. Together with his wife they conduct marriage seminars\, coach couples in preparation for marriage and walk with families seeking to live healthy lives. Additionally\, he utilizes his 20+ years of working with young people to inform and drive his work with adolescent development and emotional regulation. Michael is a National Trainer for the National Council for Behavioral Health in Mental Health First Aid which seeks to reduce stigma and increase awareness around mental health.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMadeline Jasper\, Electrical Engineer  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMadeline is a 25-year-old electrical engineer residing in Austin\, Texas. For fun she loves to cook\, hike\, run half marathons\, travel\, and spend time with friends and family. Having lived with an anxiety disorder most of her life\, along with receiving depression and panic disorder diagnoses as a young adult\, she can speak to a number of different coping mechanisms and treatment options that she has participated in. Madeline has been volunteering with NAMI since early 2020 and she is passionate about advocating for others with Mental Illness and sharing her lived experience in the hope that others can connect and relate to her struggles and healing.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaitlin Andress\, Student  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaitlin Andress is an undergraduate student in her senior year of study in Psychology\, Biology\, and Pre-Medicine at St. Edward’s University. Deeply passionate about mental health\, she believes that there is a connection between the body\, mind\, and soul. She is a firm believer in advocacy and utilizing one’s voice to have impact. She volunteers with NAMI as a youth presenter for their programs “Ending the Silence” and “Parents and Teachers as Allies”. In addition to mental health\, she heavily values social justice. Her work on her campus earned her a Campus Ministry Excellence Award in “Global Responsibility and the Common Good”. She is also a driven student\, having landed the Dean’s List in 2018 and 2020. She aspires to become a holistic psychiatrist and author in the future.  
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LOCATION:Austin\, Austin
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SUMMARY:Oklahoma in Crisis:  Identifying & Preventing Teen Suicide
DESCRIPTION:Understanding how to talk honestly and openly about suicide is a learnable skill. In this virtual presentation\, panelists break down commonly used mental health terms and methods to identify and prevent teen suicide. As Oklahoma’s teenagers return to school after the pandemic\, it’s more important than ever for parents\, caretakers\, and educators to recognize and support their mental health needs.  Participants will see a collection of videos from the national Well Beings tour\, hear from Oklahoma teenagers\, and be a part of a frank discussion about terms\, warning signs\, resources\, and tips on how to discuss suicide in an open and healthy way. Presented by Well Beings\, OETA\, and National Alliance on Mental Illness of Oklahoma (NAMI). \n\n\n\nIf you joined us for the live event or watched the archived panel discussion video\, please help us improve future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\nEbony Skillens\, LPC for Amayesing Skillz \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEbony Skillens\, LPC was born and raised in Tulsa\, Oklahoma and is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School.  Ebony is married and has three children and two grandchildren.  Ebony has worked in the field of mental health for the past 10 years.  She specializes in child and family therapy and enjoys the process of seeing God’s word transform hearts and change behavior.  She is the CEO and founder of Amayesing Skillz Counseling Services\, a state certified mental health agency that applies the word of God to give a Biblical perspective on coping with psychological health concerns. In addition\, she operates Ebony Dawn Consulting Services\, designed to assist\, and train therapists to reach their full potential in private practice.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\nJulie Geddes\, Senior Field Representative for Oklahoma Department of Mental and Substance Abuse \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Geddes is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma and has been in suicide prevention for 23 years on the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Grant and other state initiatives. Julie is a Master Trainer for many suicide prevention programs. She recently collaborated with Hazelden Publishing and Maureen Underwood to create new content for Lifeline’s Suicide Prevention School Curricula’s newest edition. Julie provides postvention support after a suicide to communities\, assists in creation of policies and procedures to ensure people have a path to help. Julie was awarded the prestigious Commissioner’s Award of Excellence for demonstration of exceptional performance or action that enhances the mission and values of the ODMHSAS. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKirk Smalley\, President\, Co-founder and Presenter for Stand For The Silent \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKirk and Laura Smalley lost their 11 year old son Richard Ty Field on May 13th 2010 to suicide due to constant bullying. Since then they have been speaking out against bullying to over 1\,100 schools and community organizations reaching over 1\,250\,000 youths and adults\, as well as meeting with president Obama and the first lady. They have been invited to speak in 42 states and 16 countries to date. Our mantra is a simple statement born from a commitment to a child lost – to stop bullying in our world today.  With unequaled dedication and commitment\, they have tirelessly labored to inspire a world where our children can be safe and where no other parent feels the agony of a child lost to the effects of bullying. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaula Stafford\, M.Ed. Director of Affiliate Relations for NAMI Oklahoma \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaula has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling as well as Administration. She has worked in the educational field for 30 years. She currently works for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Oklahoma completing her seventh year.  She has served as the Children’s Behavioral Health Network contact\, Programs Coordinator for Youth and Families\, and is now in the role of Director of Affiliate Relations. She has done numerous presentations across the state to educate communities about mental health. Paula has a passion to help families understand how to support their loved one with a mental health condition. Paula is married with 2 young adult children and one grandchild. She enjoys reading\, traveling and watching Thunder basketball. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGarrin Williams\, Junior\, Oklahoma State University  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGarrin Williams is a junior attending Oklahoma State University. Her personal battle with mental illness\, suicide\, and healing motivates her to pursue graduate school for Marriage and Family Therapy. As well as\, co-founding an Active Minds Chapter on OSU’s campus. Active Minds is a national nonprofit based out of Washington D.C. with a mission to spread mental health awareness and education for young adults. She has been included on the President’s Honor Roll each semester\, was named a Top 20 Freshmen Woman\, a Women for OSU Scholar\, and takes the time to mentor first-year students within the College of Education and Human Sciences. By experiencing her own fight with suicide\, Garrin recognizes the importance of talking honestly and openly about mental health\, especially with teens. 
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LOCATION:Oklahoma\, Oklahoma
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SUMMARY:Louisiana’s Youth Mental Health: Coping Through COVID
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Louisiana’s Youth Mental Health: Coping Through COVID\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nWhat Parents & Teachers Need to Know \n\n\n\nWhat is the new “normal” during a world-wide health pandemic? It’s a challenge we all face\, but it may be an even bigger obstacle for Louisiana’s youth.  From the loneliness and isolation of lockdown\, to the sadness of missed milestones – many of Louisiana’s youth are facing unique challenges. Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Well Beings are teaming up for a community conversation that will help to address these topics and more. This interactive event will help Louisianians identify the challenges our youth are facing and offer valuable resources that move the discussion beyond awareness and toward recovery. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host \n\n\n\nAndré Moreau\, Louisiana Public Broadcasting  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMoreau’s career as a journalist spans over 30 years\, working in cities across the nation. He has covered everything from hurricanes to earthquakes and presidents to a pope. He joined LPB in 2017 and currently serves as the managing editor and anchor of LPB’s weekly news program Louisiana: The State We’re In.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists \n\n\n\nEmma Benoit\, Survivor & Advocate   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmma Benoit became extremely passionate about suicide prevention after surviving a suicide attempt in 2017\, the summer before her senior year in high school. At the time\, she was a popular varsity cheerleader with a supportive family and lots of friends\, but on the inside\, she was filled with depression and anxiety\, and had never told a soul about it.  Her attempt resulted in a spinal cord injury that left her paralyzed but helped her find faith and purpose; and propelled her on a mission to use her painful experience and miraculous recovery to help others. A few months after her attempt\, Emma started the website liferejuvenated.org and a blog to share her story and recovery journey\, in an effort to help other teens who are struggling. In early 2018\, Emma began working on a documentary film called My Ascension\, that chronicles her recovery journey and advocacy work\, while addressing the youth suicide epidemic.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAriel Encalade Mitchell\, PhD\, LPC/S\, LMFT\, RPT/S\, Assistant Prof. of Counseling\, XULA  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Ariel Encalade Mitchell earned a Ph.D. in Counselor Education/Research\, a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy\, and a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Psychology.  She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor\, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist\, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor\, and Certified School Counselor. Currently\, Dr. Encalade Mitchell is an Assistant Professor of Counseling at Xavier University of Louisiana and the Owner/Director of Cognitive Solutions LLC\, a consulting\, counseling\, and mediation practice specializing in child and family development.   \n\n\n\nDr. Encalade Mitchell is also the immediate Past President (2020-2021) of the Louisiana School Counseling Association.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTatiana Gonzalez Quiroga\, Advocacy & State Program Director – NAMI Louisiana  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTatiana Gonzalez Quiroga is originally from Queretaro\, Mexico but now calls Baton Rouge\, Louisiana her home. Tatiana graduated summa cum laude with a double major in International Studies and Political Science from LSU’s Ogden Honors College in 2020. Her passion for mental health advocacy led her to be one of the founding members of NAMI on Campus at LSU. She now advocates at a local\, state\, and national level for equitable mental health care. Tatiana also oversees and implements all of NAMI’s signature programs across Louisiana.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaShonda G. Williams\, JD\, Executive Director – NAMI Louisiana   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaShonda G. Williams is originally from St. Martinville\, Louisiana\, but is now a resident of Addis\, for over eight years.   LaShonda is married to Jermie Williams and the mother of four loving children.  LaShonda’ s passion for helping others led her to law school.  She graduated from Southern University Law Center in 2006 and manages a small law firm since 2008.    LaShonda joined the mental health field in 2016 where she not only advocated for her clients through her law firm but also became an advocate for the mental health world as a Housing Director.  Currently she is the Executive Director at NAMI Louisiana and truly enjoys the work that she does in and out of the office.    
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/louisianas-youth-mental-health-coping-through-covid/
LOCATION:Louisiana\, Louisiana
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SUMMARY:Youth Incarceration & Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watched the archived stream for Youth Incarceration & Mental Health\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nDespite dropping rates\, the United States still incarcerates more young people than any other country. According to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections\, as of July 2021\, 93% of the youth housed at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile correctional facility have a mental health condition. Of those youth\, 25% have a serious illness. \n\n\n\nOn October 20th\, WUWM hosts Call to Mind Live: Youth Incarceration & Mental Health\, a Well Beings Tour Event. While mental wellness is crucial for all youth\, mental health challenges may be exacerbated by the experience of incarceration in Wisconsin’s prison system and after release. \n\n\n\nIn this live\, virtual event\, WUWM will speak with formerly incarcerated people and experts to explore youth mental health needs. We’ll also discuss available resources and alternatives to incarcerating young people with mental health needs in Wisconsin. \n\n\n\nABOUT THE HOST \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTeran Powell joined 89.7 WUWM Milwaukee’s NPR in the fall of 2017 as the station’s very first Eric Von Fellow and became the Race & Ethnicity reporter in 2018. She began her journalism career at Marquette University as a reporter for Marquette student media and the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covering local events and community activists. She has also freelanced for the Shepherd Express and worked as a show editor for Fox 6 News. A Chicago native\, Teran’s passion for journalism lies within being up close and personal with people in the community and the happenings that affect them directly. With a genuine passion for storytelling\, Teran’s goal is to tell the stories that need to be told. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHenry Boeh is a certified DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) clinician through the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification\, and a licensed psychologist. He works with both adults and adolescents and is the team leader of the Center for Behavioral Medicine Adolescent DBT Program. Dr. Boeh is assisting Milwaukee County with implementing a DBT program in the Milwaukee County Secure Juvenile Detention Center and is involved in co-facilitating DBT skills groups in the detention center alongside Running Rebels advocates.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharlen Moore has committed her life to building and sustaining grassroots leadership for change. She has a passion for community justice\, which led to her co-founding Urban Underground in 2000\, a nationally recognized grassroots youth development organization whose members have been at the forefront of youth-led social change in Milwaukee and the region. She is also the founding member of Youth Justice Milwaukee\, a broad-based youth decarceration campaign advocating for the creation of community-based\, family-centered\, restorative programs as an alternative to locking up youth in Wisconsin prisons. Sharlen’s efforts have touched the lives of countless youth and have inspired a new generation of young leaders that will carry forth the struggle for justice and equality. Sharlen currently serves as Director of Urban Underground & Youth Justice Milwaukee\, located in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClem L Richardson is a Mental Health and Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor based in the Milwaukee area. Mr. Richardson facilitates groups for men through Project Return\, a prison re-entry support group program. Richardson has been employed for the past eight years at the Joshua Glover Center through Wisconsin Community Services (WCS) working with returning citizens from State/Federal prison. He also is on the teaching staff at Milwaukee Area Technical College\, (MATC) downtown campus\, where he instructs Group Counseling Skills to students. He is a speaker\, mentor and is the founder CEO/Executive Director of Manna Behavioral Services.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoy Rogers is a formerly incarcerated person who entered the criminal adult system as a juvenile at age 16. Now an advocate and speaker for Wisconsin Alliance for Youth Justice\, he shares his story and experiences with young people\, families and advocates navigating the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmanda Smit is a Fond du Lac county native who wanted to make a difference in her community. After her graduate degree in social work she joined Project RETURN\, an organization dedicated to helping formerly incarcerated people make a positive and permanent return to the Milwaukee area. 
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/youth-incarceration-mental-health/
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SUMMARY:Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watched the archived stream for Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin The WNET Group\, the public media company for the New York City area\, as we bring together students\, educators\, journalists\, and experts to discuss pressing mental health issues for LGBTQ+ youth. This event will focus on how to create and maintain safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth\, allyship for all ages\, and resources for how to support LGBTQ+ youth mental health. Featuring a special welcome from Billy Porter\, an exclusive performance from the cast of Trevor: A New Musical\, student journalism\, and panelists from leading LGBTQ+ organizations including The Trevor Project and the Hetrick-Martin Institute. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n About the Host  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJenna Flanagan (she/her)\, Correspondent/Anchor\, MetroFocus/WLIW  \n\n\n\nJenna’s career in journalism spans over 20 years. She started at 1010WINS\, then moved on-air at WGBO Newark Public Radio\, and later reported and produced All Things Considered for WNYC New York Public Radio. In 2012 she left her full-time radio production job for a chance to produce and report on camera for WMHT Educational Telecommunications\, the PBS member station in Albany. It was not long before The WNET Group took note of Jenna’s work. In 2015 she was brought on as a correspondent for their newsmagazine show\, MetroFocus. In 2016 Jenna joined the show as a journalist and host. In addition to MetroFocus\, Jenna has hosted numerous events for the WNET Group and co-hosts the pledge drive with station CEO Neal Shapiro.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Bright (he/she/they)\, Director of Public Training\, The Trevor Project  \n\n\n\nChris is the Director of Public Training at The Trevor Project\, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth. Each year they travel the country providing life-saving and life-affirming training for youth serving professionals. They have over 7 years of experience in LGBTQ and Crisis Intervention education and training. In addition\, Chris educates corporations\, municipalities\, and organizations on LGBTQ competent suicide prevention\, active allyship\, and creating inclusive\, intersectional environments supportive of LGBTQ people.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDustin Liu (he/his)\, Founder\, gatherED studio  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDustin is a son\, brother\, partner\, first-generation Taiwanese-American and proud New Yorker currently living in Boston\, MA. Dustin most recently served as the 9th US Youth Observer to the United Nations\, a role where he fostered dialogue on a wide range of issues including the importance of LGBTQ+ affirming policies and LGBTQ+ activism. At Cornell University where he holds a B.S.\, he served as the LGBTQ+ Representative on the Student Assembly and the Student Trustee on Cornell’s Board of Trustees. He currently serves as a Trustee of Cornell Pride\, Cornell’s LGBTQ+ Alumni Association. Dustin received his Master’s in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education where he is currently a Teaching Fellow supporting courses related to student identity development and student success.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLizzie McAdam (she/her/hers)\, Director of Counseling and Case Management\, Hetrick-Martin Institute  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLizzie is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and is currently the Director of Counseling and Case Management at the Hetrick-Martin Institute in New York City\, the nation’s largest LGBTQIA+ youth services agency. She is also an adjunct faculty member at New York University and is a board member of the Drama Therapy Review. Lizzie’s work focuses on using creativity and trauma-informed practices to support LGBTQIA+ young adults in exploring who they are\, who they want to become\, and how they can find or create community along the way. Her interests include LGBTQIA+ young adult identity development\, accountability spaces for white practitioners like herself\, trauma-informed care and participatory action research where client and therapist collaborate in the research process.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEric Vaughan (he/him/his)\, Former Associate Director of LGBTQ Programs and Policy\, NYC Department of Education  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEric is a native New Yorker from Harlem who is passionate about social justice and creating dialogue around the intersections of our identities.  Currently\, Eric serves as the Program Director of CTB\, an organization devoted to eradicating racism through cross-cultural interactions. Eric also teaches community journalism and food writing courses at the University of South Florida -St. Petersburg. Recently\, Eric worked as the Director of LGBTQ Programs and Policies for the New York City Department of Education ensuring students across NYC were affirmed and safe in schools.  He has a passion for working with youth and has worked as a high school teacher as well as within several nonprofits dedicated to the empowerment of youth voice and advocacy.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Performance:   \n\n\n\nTrevor: A New Musical  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s 1981 in America\, and Trevor Nelson is busy navigating adolescence in suburbia while dreaming of a life in show business. When an embarrassing incident at school suddenly puts him in the wrong spotlight\, Trevor must summon the courage to forge his own path. A deeply moving and funny story of self-discovery and the power of acceptance\, Trevor the Musical is about living your best life with a ton of passion… and a touch of pizzazz.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Special Guest:   \n\n\n\nBilly Porter\, Actor & Singer   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBilly Porter is an award-winning actor\, singer\, director\, composer\, and playwright. He won the Emmy Award for Lead Actor for his appearance in FX’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated drama “Pose”\, and most recently received his third Emmy nomination for this role. An upcoming Hollywood Walk of Fame inductee\, Porter has numerous theatre credits\, including the role of Lola in the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots\,” which he originated in 2013 and for which he won the Tony\, Drama Desk\, and Outer Critics Circle awards\, as well as the Grammy for best musical-theatre album. Porter can currently be seen in the Amazon feature “Cinderella” re-make. He is set to make his directorial debut with the high school coming-of-age film What If?\, written by Alvaro García Lecuona slated to be released in 2022.  
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/spotlight-on-lgbtq-youth-mental-health/
LOCATION:NYC Metro Area\, NYC Metro Area
CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events
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SUMMARY:Y’all Come Out: Affirming LGBTQ+ Youth in the South
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Y’all Come Out: Affirming LGBTQ+ Youth in the South\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nThe South is home to an increasing number of LGBTQ+ people – one in three\, according to recent surveys. For LGBTQ+ youth\, Southern living means more obstacles and risks than their peers in other parts of the U.S. They are more likely to face family rejection\, homelessness\, discrimination\, bullying and harmful practices such as “conversion therapy.” What is the mental health impact on Southern LGBTQ+ youth who must be extra resilient in order to live their truths? Join NPT\, GLSEN Tennessee\, Metro Nashville Public Schools Gender & Sexualities Alliance (GSA)\, and a group of counselors\, young people and advocates as we seek understanding\, equality and Well Being for LGBTQ+ youth. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Host \n\n\n\nLaTonya Turner\, NPT Producer and Journalist     \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaTonya Turner is an award-winning journalist and senior producer for Nashville Public Television whose work includes cultural and historical documentaries as well as the American Graduate and Aging Matters programs. Her recent work includes Facing North: Jefferson Street\, Nashville and Aging Matters: Disparities & Health Equity. Her career began in broadcast news in Louisiana and continued at Nashville’s WSMV-TV. After leaving news in the mid-2000s\, she worked as an independent video producer. LaTonya’s work has won several regional Emmys and been recognized by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA)\, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and the regional Edward R. Murrow Award. She is a member of NABJ. LaTonya is a wife and mother of three children.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists \n\n\n\nRev. Dawn Bennett\, The Table   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Dawn Bennett is the Pastor Developer at The Table in Nashville\, Tenn. The Table centers on the lived experience of LGBTQIA+ people as well as those impacted by poverty and incarceration. In her role as a community activist\, she works at the intersections of faith\, religious trauma and non-affirming spaces. She is passionate about advocacy and education as viable pathways to improve the lives of those on the fringe of community resources. For her\, it is imperative that we collectively seek to restore the breach and harm by institutional powers and work toward a more healthy and equitable resolve for all persons. Pastor Dawn resides in Nashville with her three fish Mo\, Larry and Curly\, but admittedly knows not who is whom.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAly Chapman\, GLSEN Tennessee   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAly Chapman serves to protect and champion the voices of LGBTQ youth\, children and mothers living through Aly Chapman serves to protect and champion the voices of LGBTQ youth\, children and mothers living through substance abuse and recovery. As a consultant and passionate advocate in public health policy\, keynote speaker\, an accomplished researcher and educator\, Aly confronts the stigma and systematic barriers that lead to mental illness and addiction in our most vulnerable populations. She is currently co-chair of GLSEN Tennessee\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating safe\, inclusive K-12 schools for LGBTQ+ youth\, where she has served in a number of positions over the years. Aly received her Master of Science and Master of Public Health Policy degrees from the University of Tennessee and is passionately driven by relationship building and bipartisan policy work.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoseph Clark\, Program Manager\, Just Us at Oasis Center  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOriginally from Michigan\, Joseph Clark\, M.S.\, serves as the Program Manager for the Just Us collection of youth programs and community trainings. With over 10 years of positive youth development experience\, Joseph strives to create a safe and affirming space where LGBTQ+ youth feel empowered to explore and celebrate their identities\, build community\, and express themselves authentically.  Beyond providing direct youth service\, Joseph also creates and delivers trainings to current and future educators\, counselors\, and community organizations to ensure that all LGBTQ+ people have equitable access to services and can thrive in their communities.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristopher Goodwin\, Social Justice\, LGBTQ+ Advocate & Minister  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Goodwin is Supervisor of Community Health Initiatives at the MOCHA Center in Rochester\, NY. The MOCHA Center\, in partnership with Trillium Health\, offers social events and other programs focused on improving the health and wellness of LGBTQ+ people of color. Chris is a Nashville native and previously worked with Nashville Cares as an HIV Counseling Specialist and an LGBTQ advocate for various organizations. They have an associate degree in psychology\, a B.A. in Bible/Theology and pursuing a master’s degree at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. Chris is a mentor at the Avenue Black Box Theatre in Rochester\, which uplifts voices of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ young people and will soon premiere Chris’ original male drag musical called “Identome\,” about issues he has faced in seeking identity as a gay\, Black man from the South.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Plazas\, Opinion and Engagement Director\, USA TODAY Network at The Tennessean  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Plazas is the Opinion and Engagement Director for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee. He has written award-winning columns on issues ranging from affordable housing to government accountability. He oversees the opinion team and strategy for multiple large and small publications across the state including The Tennessean. He also leads The Tennessean’s Civility Tennessee campaign on civic engagement and delivered a TEDx Talk in 2020 on the art and science of public disagreement. He created the “Tennessee Voices” podcast\, featuring conversations with leaders\, thinkers and innovators statewide that has produced more than 200 episodes since March 2020. Plazas chairs The Tennessean’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force\, which has led efforts to create more equity in coverage and the newsroom.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Amiee Sadler\, Student Social Worker   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmiee Sadler is the Education and Training Manager for people3\, a diversity and inclusion consulting firm. She is passionate about issues affecting LGBTQ youth. She was a founding member of the Gay Straight Alliance and served as an international officer for the United Methodist Youth Organization. Aimee is on the board of Nashville LaunchPad\, which serves homeless LGBTQ youth\, and is joining the AWAKE Nashville board. She was a nominee for the Nashville Business Journal “40 under 40” and Young Leaders Council “Young Leader of the Year.” Amiee holds a Sociology degree from Columbia State Community College and is pursuing a BSSW at the Univ. of Tennessee\, where she serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council\, the Coalition of Black Social Workers\, and the Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Council. 
URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/yall-come-out-affirming-lgbtq-youth-in-the-south/
LOCATION:Nashville\, TN\, Nashville\, TN
CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events
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SUMMARY:How Youth Are Coping with Anxiety & Stress
DESCRIPTION:If you join us live or watch the archived stream for How Youth Are Coping with Anxiety & Stress\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nHow is the stress of COVID-19 impacting the well-being of young people? As educators struggle to maintain safe learning environments\, many of the emotional effects of the pandemic linger. And for some\, the stress of uncertainty is compounded by the overwhelm of the return to in-person learning and the weight of academic expectations. Add the larger concerns about climate change and the politically divisive atmosphere\, and you get what could be called an anxious generation. \n\n\n\nOn Thursday\, November 18th\, Oregon Public Broadcasting hosts Call to Mind Live: How Youth Are Coping with Anxiety & Stress\, a Well Beings Tour Event. We explore how youth in Oregon are coping — what’s making them feel anxious\, what’s making them feel better\, and how the individuals and institutions in their lives can support their resilience. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDave Miller has been the host of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s daily talk show\, “Think Out Loud\,” since 2011. From 2008 to 2011\, he worked as the online host of the show. Before coming to OPB\, Dave was the senior producer of “Open Source\,” a nationally syndicated radio show based at WGBH in Boston. He began his radio career as a documentary producer at Sound Portraits Productions and StoryCorps. His stories have aired on NPR’s “All Things Considered\,” “Morning Edition” and “Weekend Edition Saturday.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShalene Joseph (A’aniiih/Athabascan) has a master’s degree from UCLA and is a project coordinator for the Native Wellness Institute. She is a wellness facilitator\, film director\, artist and student of life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatharine Iliyn is a school counselor at Cascade High School and the Director of Outdoor School as well. Katharine earned her Master’s degree in School Counseling from George Fox University in May of 2020. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlyssia Menezes is a junior at Lincoln High School. She runs the Stumptown Speaker Series\, an interview series with business leaders\, and is involved in her school’s Speech and Debate Team\, Business Club\, and Indian Student Union. Alyssia is also a founder of a mental health education program for elementary and middle school students. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndy Miller is a member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and is also Northern Cheyenne\, Ojibwe and Lakota descendant. He is a high school freshman\, an artist and creative thinker. In his free time\, he enjoys reading\, drawing and playing games. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJospin Mugisha is a 19-years-old sophomore at Portland State University. Jospin is studying Marketing and Graphic Design\, and is the co-founder of the clothing brand Bproud. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCraigan Usher is a professor of psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland\, Oregon. Since 2010 he has been the Program Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training. Dr. Usher works with young people and families\, providing therapy and considering ways to address psychological pain and relationship difficulties. Dr. Usher is also interested in how the humanities and scientific disciplines shed light on human suffering\, shape psychotherapy\, and help medical students and trainees become better practitioners.
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LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, Portland\, Oregon
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SUMMARY:Dispatches from Within\, Youth Speak Out
DESCRIPTION:If you join us live or watch the archived stream for Dispatches from Within\, Youth Speak Out\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nThe youth mental health crisis is on everyone’s mind; as families\, care providers and educators ask what they can do\, who better to hear from than the students experiencing these struggles? WFDD’s Radio 101 is partnering with Call to Mind and the Well Beings Tour to bring you Call to Mind Live: Dispatches from Within — Youth Speak Out. Join a live student-led program covering the mental health issues teens face today\, and hear about them straight from the source. Student journalists share their reporting on topics like eating disorders and substance use\, and engage with mental health experts on how these stories reflect the larger issues young people face today. RSVP to join this free virtual event on December 10th at 3:00 p.m. ET. \n\n\n\nHOST\n\n\n\nGabriel Maisonnave WFDD Hive® Program Manager \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGabriel Maisonnave joined WFDD as the Education Program Manager in the fall of 2017.He has his MA in Media and Journalism with a certificate in Peace and Conflict Resolution at UNC-Chapel Hill. At WFDD\, Gabriel manages HIVE®\, which is WFDD’s education program\, and works with around 200 middle and high school students (and sometimes adults too) every year giving them the tools to share stories that are important to them.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n PARTICIPANTS  \n\n\n\nSarah BettisRadio 101 Student Reporter \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaeleigh BrennerRadio 101 Student Reporter  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Rhoades CoxRadio 101 Student Reporter  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChloe PattersonRadio 101 Student Reporter  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShaelyn SebastianRadio 101 Student Reporter  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Wanda BooneExecutive Director – Together for Resilient Youth  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Boone is a member of influential national\, statewide and local committees that will further advance the goals of Together for Resilient Youth’s comprehensive prevention action plan to reduce the outcomes of drug use and misuse that can be linked to crime\, school suspensions\, health\, mental health\, addiction\, suicide attempts and accidental overdoses. In addition to her work at Together for Resilient Youth\, Wanda holds many leadership roles including: Co-founder of the East Durham Children’s Initiative\, Member of the Governor’s Task Force on Substance Use and Gangs\, Co-chair on the Mayor’s Poverty Reduction Initiative Public Safety and Health Subcommittees\, Chair of the Health Committee of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People and Member of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America and NC Health Disparities Workgroup.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShaelyn Sebastian Dr. Dawn O’MalleySenior Director of Clinical Services at Crossnore Communities for Children \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Dawn O’Malley serves as Senior Director of Clinical Services at Crossnore Communities for Children. She is a North Carolina Licensed Psychologist and has more than 30 years of experience working with children and their families. She has led the implementation of trauma-informed care for multiple agencies specializing in both residential and community-based treatment. Dr. O’Malley is a Mentor for the Child Trauma Academy\, and serves as a trainer and mentor to clinicians engaged in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics certification process. Dr. O’Malley joined the Crossnore family in 2021.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Linda NicolottiDirector f Pediatric Psychology\, Wake Forest Baptist Health\, Winston-Salem\, NC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Linda Nicolotti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the section head of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.  She is a pediatric psychologist with clinical specialization in working with children\, adolescents\, young adults\, caregivers and families\, including medically complex patients. Dr. Nicolotti directs the Pediatric Medical Coping Clinic and the Pediatric Psychology Consultation/Liaison Service at Brenner Children’s Hospital. As the Director of Pediatric Psychology Training\, she enjoys the training and education of psychology and medical learners. Her research areas of interest include integrated care and psychogastroenterology. 
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LOCATION:Winston Salem\, NC\, Winston Salem\, NC
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SUMMARY:Pass or Fail — Mental Health in Community Colleges
DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watched the archived stream for Pass or Fail – Mental Health in Community Colleges\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nFor many Americans\, community college is an important path toward climbing the economic ladder. Programs can be more accessible to a wider swath of the public and offer vital certifications and degrees in trades\, frontline medical work and other core aspects of our economy. Community college students often juggle classes with raising families\, working or dealing with other stressful constraints on time. But unlike four-year universities\, mental health services at community colleges are severely lacking or non-existent. \n\n\n\nWBUR\, Boston’s NPR News Station\, is partnering with Call to Mind and the Well Beings Tour to bring you Call to Mind Live: Pass or Fail — Mental Health in Community Colleges. Join Here & Now co-host Scott Tong for a panel discussion about understanding and navigating the mental health gaps in community college. RSVP to join this free virtual event on January 13th at 6:30 p.m. ET. \n\n\n\nHOSTS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Tong joined Here & Now as a co-host in July 2021. A veteran public radio journalist\, Tong spent 16 years at Marketplace as Shanghai bureau chief and senior correspondent. He has reported from more than a dozen countries\, including Venezuela\, Ethiopia\, Burma and Japan. He lives in Arlington\, Virginia\, with his wife Cathy and family\, and is known to bike into work at a modest pace.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n GUESTS  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Vivek H. Murthy was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2021 to serve as the 21st Surgeon General of the United States as a returning role. As the Nation’s Doctor\, the Surgeon General’s mission is to restore trust by relying on the best scientific information available\, providing clear\, consistent guidance and resources for the public\, and ensuring that we reach our most vulnerable communities As the Vice Admiral of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps\, Dr. Murthy commands a uniformed service of 6\,000 dedicated public health officers\, serving the most underserved and vulnerable populations domestically and abroad.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJordan Herrera serves as the Director of Social Services at Amarillo College.  She coordinates and manages the services in Amarillo College’s Advocacy and Resource Center which include social services\, a scholarship program\, food pantry and the campus clothing closet.  Each one of the services directly serves at-risk students experiencing barriers to their education.  She also serves on the Eveline’s Sunshine Cottage board. An agency that directly impacts the students that she serves daily.  Jordan is a Licensed Master Social Worker.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexander Tsai\, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Through his research\, he seeks to understand how large-scale social forces such as violence\, stigma\, racism\, and food insecurity conspire to undermine health and mental health among the poor and excluded. Dr. Tsai is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Social Science and Medicine-Mental Health\, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association\, and a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIseline Mendoza is a recent graduate of Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts. She graduated with honors as an Accounting Major and served as the Student Government Association President.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
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LOCATION:Massachusetts\, Massachusetts
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