I wanted to tell you about a very exciting campaign that is going to be happening during Childrens' Mental Health Awareness Week (May 1-7 2011). It is called Speak Up for Kids.
Speak Up for Kids, sponsored by the Child Mind Institute (CMI) and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), along with Hunter Boot and Parents magazine, aims to have hundreds of mental health professionals deliver talks about child mental health to teachers and in communities across the United States.
These talks will educate parents and teachers about the signs and symptoms of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders and point them to helpful resources in their local areas. The aim of this program is to help destigmatize psychiatric and learning disorders and enable millions of adults to recognize the signs of anxiety, ADHD, and depression, as well as the risk factors for suicide.
In support of this campaign, I am volunteering my time to do presentations to schools, houses of worship, after-school programs, etc. If you know of any such organization or school that is interested in a Speak Up For Kids presentation, please do not hesitate to contact me through this website.
For more information, to learn about a presentation near you, or to learn how you can present as well, please visit the Child Mind Institute's Speak Up for Kids page.
Be Well
~Emily
Speak Up for Kids, sponsored by the Child Mind Institute (CMI) and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), along with Hunter Boot and Parents magazine, aims to have hundreds of mental health professionals deliver talks about child mental health to teachers and in communities across the United States.
These talks will educate parents and teachers about the signs and symptoms of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders and point them to helpful resources in their local areas. The aim of this program is to help destigmatize psychiatric and learning disorders and enable millions of adults to recognize the signs of anxiety, ADHD, and depression, as well as the risk factors for suicide.
In support of this campaign, I am volunteering my time to do presentations to schools, houses of worship, after-school programs, etc. If you know of any such organization or school that is interested in a Speak Up For Kids presentation, please do not hesitate to contact me through this website.
For more information, to learn about a presentation near you, or to learn how you can present as well, please visit the Child Mind Institute's Speak Up for Kids page.
Be Well
~Emily
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