First-Aid for Mental Health: Youth Wellness Expo

503 East Bell Street,Murfreesboro TN 37130

24 June, 2023

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DID YOU KNOW? Cases of major depression among teens ages sixteen and seventeen rose by an overwhelming 69%.Feelings of anxiety and hopelessness increased by 71% among people ages seventeen to twenty-five.One out of five girls ages twelve to seventeen had experienced major depression within the last year.In the last 10 years, the suicide rate among teens ages eighteen to nineteen increased by 56%.It's time to do something to support and save our children. We provide first-aid to your children when they have physically wounds - but what are we doing about their mental and emotional wounds? Join us for the inaugural First-Aid for Mental Health Youth Wellness Expo! Wellness VendorsFood and GiveawaysPanel DiscussionYouth Q & A Interactive ActivitiesResources and Support MC LaShan Dixon and panelists: 1. Travis Lampley, Juvenile Detention Center Judge 2. Tempest Meriwether, LPC-MHSP, Owner @ Beloved Counseling Services 3. Mai Ferrell, Director of Outpatient Services / Director of Clinical Integration, Trust Point Hospital 4. Martez Nelson, LPC-MHSP, Social Justice and Inclusion Counselor at Vanderbilt University and Men’s Wellness Therapist at Nashville Emotional Wellness Counseling, PLLC 5. Lynn Armstrong, Mental Health Program Therapist @ Rutherford County Recovery Court 6. Dr. Mary Kaye Anderson, PsyD, HSP, Director of MTSU Counseling Services, Licensed Psychologist Vendors: Centerstone of AmericaMTSU Center for Counseling and Psychological ServicesUnited WayMTSU Center for Fairness, Justice and EquityRutherford County Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault CenterSafe Harbor Mental Health, PLLC. Reflections Counseling GroupDoerz FitnessMurfreesboro Muslim YouthThe Pyramid Foundation First Baptist ChurchSponsored by: The RISE Coalition United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties MTSU Center for Counseling and Psychological Services MTSU Center for Fairness, Justice and Equity Children, parents, teachers, administrators, counselors and anyone who works closely with or cares for Rutherford Youth should attend! See you there!