Youth Mental Health
Date and Time
Tuesday Jan 30, 2018
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST
Tuesday, Jan. 30.
The 90-minute discussion and question-and-answer session will begin at 6 p.m.
Location
Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive
Description
How do you know when children and teens are depressed or struggling with mental illness? If they are, where can you turn for help? A panel of experts will address those and related questions at a Youth Mental Health forum on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive. The 90-minute discussion and question-and-answer session will begin at 6 p.m.
Panelists will be Elizabeth Walther, Chief of Clinical Services, NAS Whidbey Island; Charlene Ray, Forefront Suicide Prevention Coordinator and Clinical Supervisor for Island County Human Services; Ryan O’Donnell, Program Manager of Island Children Intensive Services, Compass Health; and Steve King, Associate Superintendent, Oak Harbor School District. Jessica Aws, librarian and Oak Harbor School Board Director, will moderate.
The forum is part of the Sno-Isle Libraries Issues That Matter series, meant to encourage community conversations on high-profile topics. These events are free and open to the public, and are livestreamed at facebook.com/SnoIsleLibraries/. Funding for is provided by the
Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation.
Find related library and community resources online at Issues That Matter: Youth Mental Health. Learn more about the 2017-18 series of mental health programs at sno-isle.org/issues-that-matter.
