2022 MSMSA Mental Health Awareness Symposium Fall Focus

1000 East Beltline Avenue Northeast,Grand Rapids MI 49525

22 September, 2022

Description

Join us for a discussion of childhood mental health in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the Oxford High School shooting. Throughout the United States children are experiencing rising rates of stress, depression and anxiety. Christy Buck, Executive Director of the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan and founder of the be nice program, will explain how to recognize signs in youth who may be struggling with depression, suicidal thoughts or thoughts of harming others. Four tools will be shared to intervene and prevent future crises. This symposium is open to the public and will include an introduction by the President of the American Medical Association Alliance, Jacqueline Nguyen, Esq.