Please join us on Thursday, June 29 at 2:00 p.m. as 2012 Flinn-Brown Fellow and former Arizona Rep. Joanne Osborne leads a discussion with six members of the Teen Mental Health House Ad Hoc Committee, who will share the committee's recommendations.
In Arizona, suicide is one of the leading causes of death in adolescents. The Teen Mental Health House Ad Hoc Committee was created to research and review information regarding how substance abuse, depression and mental illness, bullying and social media, and other factors may affect mental health in youth and potential teen suicide. The committee was tasked to identify potential solutions and make recommendations to public and private agencies, with the goal of addressing teen mental health issues and improving access to mental health care. See the committee's report.
Panelists include Gina Godbehere, CEO, Speak Up, Save a Life; Shelley Mellon, Yuma Union High School District board member and Education Forward Arizona board member; Kristina Guy, School Counselor, West-Mec; Ryan Nunez, lead pastor, Palm Valley Church; Gary Kirkilas, D.O., spokesperson, American Academy of Pediatrics; and Sgt. Sean Tyler, Community Service sergeant, Goodyear Police Department.
