This is a free, ticketed event to benefit the Freeport High School Scholarship Foundation.
Multiple public health experts have raised the alarm recently that social media use is a main contributor to depression, anxiety and other problems in the nation's teenagers. Schools, teens and families alike are struggling to find a path through this minefield. Our experts, Dr Greene and Dr Shah, will discuss the problem and pathways toward addressing this critical national issue.
Dr Ross Greene is an American clinical child psychologist. The author of several books on child behavior—including The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings—Greene originated the evidence-based Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) model of intervention. He is the founding director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance, and developed and executive produced the documentary film, The Kids We Lose. Greene received his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Virginia Tech. His academic appointments include the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech, the Faculty of Science at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia; and the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He resides in Freeport.
Dr Nirav Shah was Maine CDC’s director during the COVID pandemic, and became the honest, direct and calming voice to the people of Maine as we navigated that storm. An epidemiologist, economist and attorney, he became the principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2023, and was acting director of that agency as well. Dr Shah recently announced that he will be returning to Maine to join the faculty of Colby College in the fall.
Lead Sponsor for this event are Gladys Cofrin and Dr. Dan Logan
Enjoy pre-lecture music for 30 minutes before the performance.
