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March 17, 2022: Youth/Adolescent Mental Health

March 17, 2022: Youth/Adolescent Mental Health

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In this episode, Michael talks with LeeAnn Wagner, Vice President of Counseling and Social Services for YMCA of Greater Monmouth County about endemic mental health concerns in youth and teenagers. LeeAnn discusses trauma-informed care, her department’s professional trauma response team, and how to approach adolescent mental health concerns from the parent’s perspective. Sue Cornell, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement for the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance, discusses how YMCAs throughout NJ can offer programming and community space to provide care and healing to youth and families impacted by trauma and its manifestations. Online Resources: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/; Getting Help for a Friend in Crisis: For YMCA Employees - Mental Health Go Kits on LINK

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