| Galloway, N.J. – Stockton University will host a free panel discussion on youth mental health issues from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, at the Campus Center Theatre.
The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton, the Atlantic County Council of Education Associations and The Kennedy Forum will cosponsor the panel, “Investing in New Jersey Families: Building School and Community Youth Mental Health Services.”
Panelists are: Amy Kennedy from The Kennedy Forum, Dr. Brian Isaacson from AtlantiCare, Greater Egg Harbor School District Superintendent James Reina, Leesa Seymour from Atlantic County Youth Services Commission, Kathi Granato from Children’s Inter-Agency Mental Health Council, school nurse Victoria Druding and Professor of Psychology Dr. Sara Martino from Stockton University.
“Our Hughes Center poll in April highlighted the increased toll COVID-19 has taken on the mental health of New Jersey residents of all ages, related not just to health issues, but also education, employment and housing,” said John Froonjian, executive director of the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University. “It also indicated that residents believe more services are needed. In an effort to continue to conversation, we are pleased to collaborate in providing information to the public on this important topic with a focus on youth and schools.”
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Stockton University, which is celebrating its 50th year of teaching in 2021-22, is ranked among the top public universities in the Northeast. Our almost 10,000 students can choose to live and learn on the 1600-acre wooded main campus in the Pinelands National Reserve in South Jersey and at our coastal residential campus just steps from the beach and Boardwalk in Atlantic City. The university offers more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs. Learn more at Stockton.edu. |
