BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Well Beings - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Well Beings X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wellbeings.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Well Beings REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T000000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012907 CREATED:20250522T155524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T184905Z UID:10000037-1615395600-1615420800@wellbeings.org 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. URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/healthy-connections-teens-parents-educators-mental-health/ LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pittsburgh CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WQED-Djf95G.jpg GEO:40.4386612;-79.9972352 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pittsburgh Pittsburgh;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Pittsburgh:geo:-79.9972352,40.4386612 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T230000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012907 CREATED:20250522T155526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T191639Z UID:10000038-1615912200-1615935600@wellbeings.org 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.  URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/preventing-teen-suicide-in-a-pandemic-of-isolation/ LOCATION:Cincinnati\, Cincinnati CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cincinatti-t0I1De.jpg GEO:39.1031182;-84.5120196 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cincinnati Cincinnati;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Cincinnati:geo:-84.5120196,39.1031182 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T013000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012907 CREATED:20250522T155527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T191450Z UID:10000039-1619636400-1619659800@wellbeings.org 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 URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/please-listen-students-talk-about-mental-health-and-suicide-awareness/ LOCATION:Detroit\, Detroit CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Well-Beings-Detroit-Event-001-1SllWQ.jpg GEO:42.3297182;-83.0424533 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Detroit Detroit;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Detroit:geo:-83.0424533,42.3297182 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012907 CREATED:20250522T155625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T185125Z UID:10000040-1620216000-1620241200@wellbeings.org 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. URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/how-child-povertyshapes-mental-health/ LOCATION:Dallas\, Dallas\, Texas CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Call-to-Mind-Dallas-Banner-ZxXkkV.jpg GEO:32.7766642;-96.7969879 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210520T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210521T023000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012907 CREATED:20250522T155627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T190509Z UID:10000041-1621530000-1621564200@wellbeings.org 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.  URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/lowering-barriers-race-income-mental-health/ LOCATION:Los Angeles\, Los Angeles CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SoCal-Event-Banner-BwVOkn.jpg GEO:34.0549076;-118.242643 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Los Angeles Los Angeles;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Los Angeles:geo:-118.242643,34.0549076 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T030000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012907 CREATED:20250522T155826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T185633Z UID:10000051-1622134800-1622170800@wellbeings.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Well-Beings-LA-Banner-Event-e1637612918411-mg5C6b.jpg GEO:34.0549076;-118.242643 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Los Angeles Los Angeles;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Los Angeles:geo:-118.242643,34.0549076 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210622T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210623T033000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012907 CREATED:20250522T155629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T190206Z UID:10000042-1624387500-1624419000@wellbeings.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wyoming-Banner-4-kD1LJ3.jpg GEO:43.0759678;-107.2902839 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wyoming Wyoming;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Wyoming:geo:-107.2902839,43.0759678 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210628T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210628T212000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012907 CREATED:20250522T155633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T193358Z UID:10000044-1624892400-1624915200@wellbeings.org 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 CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WYPR-Event-Banner-DUfLeu.jpg GEO:39.2905023;-76.6104072 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Baltimore Baltimore;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baltimore:geo:-76.6104072,39.2905023 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210727T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210728T020000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T150945Z UID:10000043-1627403400-1627437600@wellbeings.org 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 CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/KQED-Event-Banner-xgJcsV.jpg GEO:37.7749295;-122.4194155 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=San Francisco San Francisco;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=San Francisco:geo:-122.4194155,37.7749295 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210825T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210825T233000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T185040Z UID:10000047-1629910800-1629934200@wellbeings.org 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.   URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/how-adults-can-avoid-posing-barriers-to-youth-mental-health/ LOCATION:Austin\, Austin CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Austin-PBS-Event-Banner-mN6z4U.png GEO:30.267153;-97.7430608 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Austin Austin;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Austin:geo:-97.7430608,30.267153 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T233000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T191108Z UID:10000045-1631203200-1631230200@wellbeings.org 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.  URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/oklahoma-in-crisis-identifying-preventing-teen-suicide/ LOCATION:Oklahoma\, Oklahoma CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/OETA-dD905q.jpg GEO:35.0077519;-97.092877 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oklahoma Oklahoma;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Oklahoma:geo:-97.092877,35.0077519 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210921T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T020000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T190355Z UID:10000046-1632240000-1632276000@wellbeings.org 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 CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Well-Beings-Event-Graphic_LPB-wGMkw8.jpg GEO:30.5190775;-91.5208624 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Louisiana Louisiana;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Louisiana:geo:-91.5208624,30.5190775 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T023000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T193313Z UID:10000054-1634756400-1634783400@wellbeings.org 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/ LOCATION:Milwaukee\, WI\, Milwaukee\, WI CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Well-Beings-Event-Graphic_Milwaukee-gqopas.jpg GEO:43.0410344;-87.9096783 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Milwaukee WI Milwaukee WI;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Milwaukee\, WI:geo:-87.9096783,43.0410344 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T023000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T192344Z UID:10000049-1635359400-1635388200@wellbeings.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/trim-Well-Beings-Event-Graphic_WNET-Banner-1024x711-1-WTI9Us.png GEO:40.7127761;-74.0059544 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=NYC Metro Area NYC Metro Area;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=NYC Metro Area:geo:-74.0059544,40.7127761 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211110T020000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T193129Z UID:10000055-1636482600-1636509600@wellbeings.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NPT-NEW-aV8Wgu.jpg GEO:36.1626638;-86.7816016 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nashville TN Nashville TN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Nashville\, TN:geo:-86.7816016,36.1626638 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211118T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211119T020000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T185256Z UID:10000059-1637253000-1637287200@wellbeings.org 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. URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/how-youth-are-coping-with-anxiety-stress/ LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, Portland\, Oregon CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/trim-Well-Beings-Event-Graphic_Oregon-1024x576-1-rnhX9Z.png GEO:45.515232;-122.6783853 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Portland Oregon Portland Oregon;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Portland\, Oregon:geo:-122.6783853,45.515232 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211210T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211210T213000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T183656Z UID:10000057-1639148400-1639171800@wellbeings.org 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.  URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/dispatches-from-within-youth-speak-out/ LOCATION:Winston Salem\, NC\, Winston Salem\, NC CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Well-Beings-Event-Graphic_WFDD-Banner-VELuxq.jpg GEO:36.0948221;-80.2434028 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Winston Salem NC Winston Salem NC;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Winston Salem\, NC:geo:-80.2434028,36.0948221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220113T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220114T013000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T191227Z UID:10000053-1642098600-1642123800@wellbeings.org 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  URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/pass-or-fail-mental-health-in-community-colleges/ LOCATION:Massachusetts\, Massachusetts CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Well-Beings-Event-Graphic_WBUR-Banner-1-VOjcHY.jpg GEO:42.4072107;-71.3824374 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Massachusetts Massachusetts;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Massachusetts:geo:-71.3824374,42.4072107 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T020000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T155927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T192732Z UID:10000056-1645723800-1645754400@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:The Breaking Point: How the Mental Health System Is Failing Children DESCRIPTION:If you joined us live or watch the archived stream for Well Beings Tour: The Breaking Point: How the Mental Health System Is Failing Children\, please help us improve the development of future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nAs the pandemic continues\, it’s clear many children are feeling the long-term effects — lockdowns\, uncertainty and isolation. With few child psychiatrists\, therapists or direct-care experts to treat young people\, families are often left without options. WFYI and Side Effects Public Media health reporter Carter Barrett will host a discussion on this emerging mental health crisis and the solutions that families and youth can turn to. \n\n\n\nAbout the Host \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarter Barrett\, Reporter at Side Effects Public Media (WFYI)    \n\n\n\nCarter is a reporter based at WFYI in Indianapolis. A long-time Hoosier\, she is thrilled to stay in her hometown to cover public health. Previously\, she covered education for WFYI News with a focus on school safety. Carter graduated with a journalism degree from Indiana University and previously interned with stations in Bloomington\, Indiana and Juneau\, Alaska.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Panelists \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshtyn Robertson\, young adult presenter with National Alliance on Mental Illness \n\n\n\nA graduate student and Behavioral Health Academy member at the Indiana University School of Social Work in Indianapolis (May 2022)\, Ashtyn is currently interning as a mental health and addictions clinician at Eskenazi’s Adult Outpatient Community Mental Health Center. She also enjoyed an opportunity to intern at the NeuroDiagnostic Institute and Advanced Treatment Center on the adolescent unit during the 2020-2021 school year\, where she facilitated groups and learned to coordinate care for youth in the state hospital before graduating with her Bachelors of Social Work degree in May of 2021. In her spare time\, Ashtyn volunteers with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) as a young adult presenter\, sharing her experiences of living with mental health challenges with Indiana youth.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Hill\, School Counselor (Grades 9-12 A-I)/Department Chair\, Western Boone Jr/Sr High  \n\n\n\nA school counselor for 21 years\, Julie currently serves as department chair at Western Boone Jr/Sr High where she led her department to earn state and national model program recognitions.  \n\n\n\nJulie served on the Board for the Indiana School Counselor Association for 11 years in multiple roles including President and currently chairs the Ethics Committee. Nationally\, she served 6 years on the Board of Directors for the American School Counselor Association including 3 years as Chair of the Board. She was named ISCA’s Indiana School Counselor of the Year in November.  \n\n\n\nHill serves as an adjunct professor at Indiana Wesleyan University and an instructor for the American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health and Service to Armed Forces divisions.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDenise A. Senter\, LMHC\, Director of Mental Health and Clinical Services  \n\n\n\nDenise directs mental health and clinical services at Reach For Youth. She is a licensed mental health clinician with more than 30 years of experience serving families and children. She owns a private practice specializing in mood disorders; behavioral problems in the home and/or school; trauma\, including domestic violence\, sexual abuse and physical abuse; attachment difficulties in children and adults\, and cultural awareness and cross-cultural competency. Denise is a consultant with the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program at the Riley Child Development Center and provides training to organizations and groups on various mental health topics\, as well as on Culture\, Equity and Inclusion.   URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/the-breaking-point-how-the-mental-health-system-is-failing-children/ LOCATION:Indianapolis\, Indiana\, Indianapolis\, Indiana CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WFYI-Banner-zCwSsX.jpg GEO:39.76909;-86.158018 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Indianapolis Indiana Indianapolis Indiana;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Indianapolis\, Indiana:geo:-86.158018,39.76909 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T143000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T182717Z UID:10000062-1653552000-1653575400@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:BIPOC ​Youth Mental Health: Building Resilience Through the Arts DESCRIPTION:If you joined us for the live event or watched the archived stream for BIPOC Youth Mental Health: Building Resilience Through the Arts\, please help us improve future content and events by taking this brief survey. \n\n\n\nJoin WETA and the WETA ​Well Beings Youth Mental Health Project for a discussion about the unique challenges BIPOC individuals face on their mental health journey and learn more about some alternative healing approaches through fine and performing arts. \n\n\n\nABOUT THE HOST\n\n\n\nLittle Bacon Bear  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n​​Having roots in Prince George’s County\, Maryland\, Little Bacon Bear can be found on 93.9 WKYS FM throughout the week. With segments like ‘KYS Versus’ and the ‘Crank Session’\, Bacon’s attention to the thriving DMV music scene is apparent nightly on-air. Since her start with Urban One in 2017\, she’s shown dedication in sharing her platforms with local and major artists alike. She’s one of the DMV’s most coveted young DJs – known for being at the forefront of music\, nightlife\, and culture. Ubiquitous in DC’s entertainment scene\, she has spun and hosted for brands like Essence\, BET\, Nike\, and YouTube. From pep rallies and parties to clubs and arenas\, ‘outside’ is her specialty. With one of a kind voice and presence – her energy is felt on any platform or stage. Being one of radio’s freshest faces\, she wants to use her platform for more. Some of her goals as a personality include her quest to be a beacon of success for other women in the music industry and to change the public face of terrestrial radio in the eyes of artists\, DJs\, and music fans.  \n\n\n\nABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS \n\n\n\nMazi Mutafa  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMazi Mutafa is the founding Executive Director of Words Beats & Life\, a hip-hop non-profit founded in 2002 in Washington DC. Mr. Mutafa is the host of a weekly hip-hop show called Live @ 5 on WPFW 89.3 FM every Wednesday featuring performances and interviews with MC’s\, Poets\, DJ’s\, Producers\, and vocalists. Mr. Mutafa received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland in African American Studies and “became a Brother of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated.” He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Maryland\, American University\, Georgetown University\, and George Washington University. In 2019 he was an adjunct professor at American University co-teaching a course about international hip-hop\, called “Whose Hip-Hop Is It?”   \n\n\n\nAKeem Rollins  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAKeem Rollins is a poet and educator from Cleveland\, OH. He has a bachelor’s in Education and is currently studying for his Medical College Admissions Test. AKeem has also had success as a performance poet\, placing in the top 15 teams at Brave New Voices youth poetry slam in 2009\, the top 15 at the Individual World Poetry Slam in 2012 and 2018\, and led his slam team to semifinals two years in a row at the National Poetry Slam 2016 and 2017. His poetry has been featured all over\, including The Good Men Project\, Huffington Post\, Cleveland.com\, Button Poetry\, SlamF!nd\, Lake Effect Poetry Anthologies\, and NAMIcon. AKeem currently works as a PrEP Navigation Specialist in the infectious disease clinic at MetroHealth System in Cleveland\, OH\, and has been a sexual health educator since 2005.  \n\n\n\nCorrona Boston\, LPC\, ATR\, DBT-C  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCorrona Boston\, LPC\, ATR\, DBT-C has over 20 years of experience in the mental health field and now serves District of Columbia communities as a Licensed Professional Counselor\, Art Therapist\, and Owner of ArtVersity. Her clinical experience includes traditional theoretical approaches and behavioral health services. She has also worked with evidence-based models\, including Trauma System Therapy and Multi-Systemic Therapy. Her educational and professional background in traditional and expressive art therapies is a unique asset for educating and empowering others. Corrona has been a guest speaker on Mental Health\, Art Therapy\, and Healthy Relationships at Howard University\, Bowie State University\, and Coppin State University.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYesenia Villalta\, Licensed Clinical Social Worker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYesenia Villalta is a Bilingual/Bicultural Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia. She has 12 years of experience working with Individuals\, Youth\, and Families ranging from Residential Settings\, Outpatient Settings\, Intensive In-Home Services\, Child Protective Services\, and Wellness Health Promotion & Prevention Services. Yesenia works with survivors who have experienced disruption\, youth that are considered high-risk\, and traumatic stress issues related to acculturation\, assimilation\, depression\, and Trauma. Yesenia’s experience working with immigrant and refugee families began with herself as a first-generation daughter to parents from El Salvador who arrived in the DMV area. URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/bipoc-youth-mental-health-building-resilience-through-the-arts/ LOCATION:Washington\, D.C.\, Washington\, D.C. CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/trim-Well-Beings-Event-Graphic_WETA-untfgi.png GEO:38.9071923;-77.0368707 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Washington D.C. Washington D.C.;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Washington\, D.C.:geo:-77.0368707,38.9071923 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T050000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T190812Z UID:10000063-1655164800-1655355600@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:NAMICon 2022 DESCRIPTION:WATCH youth featured in the new documentary series\, filmmakers\, student journalists\, mental health experts\, artists\, athletes and celebrity ambassadors come together to urge the country towards a more thoughtful conversation about youth mental health and well-being. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout NAMICon 2022\n\n\n\nFilmmaker Ken Burns joins us at NAMICon\, as we celebrate two years of collaboration with the Well Beings Youth Mental Health Project\, created by WETA\, the PBS flagship station in our nation’s capital. NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison\, Jr.\, WETA President & CEO Sharon Percy Rockefeller\, NAMI Next Gen Youth Ambassadors\, filmmakers Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers\, youth featured in the film\, will join us to see and discuss excerpts from the new two-part\, four-hour documentary series Ken Burns Presents Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness\, A Film by Erik Ewers & Christopher Loren Ewers\, premiering June 27 and 28 on PBS stations nationwide. PBS.org/plainsight.  URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/namicon-2022/ CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wellbeings.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/namicon2022-kenburnsQA-RzG40s.png LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T020000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T190543Z UID:10000066-1729710000-1729735200@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:Montclair Film Fest Screening of "Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia" DESCRIPTION: URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/montclair-film-fest-screening-of-out-of-the-dark-cal-calamia/ LOCATION:Montclair\, NJ\, Montclair\, NJ CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events GEO:40.8167968;-74.2212494 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Montclair NJ Montclair NJ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Montclair\, NJ:geo:-74.2212494,40.8167968 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T230000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T192224Z UID:10000065-1730217600-1730242800@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:SCAD Savannah Film Festival Screening of "Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia" DESCRIPTION: URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/scad-savannah-film-festival-screening-of-out-of-the-dark-cal-calamia/ LOCATION:Savannah Georgia @ SCAD\, Savannah Georgia @ SCAD CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events GEO:32.0691097;-81.0938141 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Savannah Georgia @ SCAD Savannah Georgia @ SCAD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Savannah Georgia @ SCAD:geo:-81.0938141,32.0691097 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T220000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T191532Z UID:10000067-1731492000-1731621600@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:Premiere: "Dad Comes First" @ Future of Aging Conference DESCRIPTION: URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/premiere-dad-comes-first-future-of-aging-conference/ LOCATION:Washington\, DC @ Salamander\, Washington\, DC @ Salamander CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events GEO:38.8837381;-77.0300988 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Washington DC @ Salamander Washington DC @ Salamander;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Washington\, DC @ Salamander:geo:-77.0300988,38.8837381 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T193207Z UID:10000068-1731502800-1731524400@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:You Are Not Alone: Postpartum Depression Support Webinar DESCRIPTION: URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/you-are-not-alone-postpartum-depression-support-webinar/ CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T191336Z UID:10000064-1732298400-1732298400@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival Screening of "Out of the Dark: Cal Calamia" DESCRIPTION: URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/pittsburgh-shorts-film-festival-screening-of-out-of-the-dark-cal-calamia/ LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, PA\, Pittsburgh\, PA CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events GEO:40.4386612;-79.9972352 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pittsburgh PA Pittsburgh PA;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Pittsburgh\, PA:geo:-79.9972352,40.4386612 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241126T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T193010Z UID:10000069-1732622400-1732644000@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:Webinar: How to Care for Yourself in Stressful Times DESCRIPTION: URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/webinar-how-to-care-for-yourself-in-stressful-times/ CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T193035Z UID:10000070-1733230800-1733252400@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Coping During Times of Crisis DESCRIPTION: URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/webinar-coping-during-times-of-crisis/ CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T003000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T190721Z UID:10000075-1734458400-1734481800@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:NAMI Family & Friends DESCRIPTION: URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/nami-family-friends/ LOCATION:Online\, Online CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T012908 CREATED:20250522T160632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T190632Z UID:10000076-1737021600-1737046800@wellbeings.org SUMMARY:NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group  DESCRIPTION: URL:https://wellbeings.org/event/nami-connection-recovery-support-group/ LOCATION:Monthly Webinar\, Monthly Webinar CATEGORIES:Well Beings Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR