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Education Now | Supporting Mental Health in Rural and Indigenous Communities

Medical leaders have declared the state of youth mental health a national emergency. In rural and Indigenous communities, young people face unique mental health risks and barriers to care. Now, experts working to support children and adolescents living in rural regions join us to share experiences and best practices in providing services and safeguarding mental health.

Guests:
• Blake Berryhill, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies and Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Program, The University of Alabama
• LaVonne Fox, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Turtle Mountain Community College, ND
• Robert Roark, Project Director, Full-Service Community School (FSCS) Leslie, Partners for Rural Impact, KY; former Principal, Leslie County High School, KY

Host: Richard Weissbourd, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Making Caring Common, HGSE

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Education Now is an HGSE webinar series that responds to the dramatic changes in the field of education in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our episodes provide insights and strategies to shape equitable new approaches to challenges across the education landscape.

Feb 8, 2023 03:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)