Dear Friends,

I invite you to join me for a virtual Town Hall focused on adolescent mental health. I have invited a panel of experts to share how to help adolescents struggling with emerging mental illness get the diagnoses and treatments they need. Additionally, we will discuss how to identify and address common stressors in a young person's life so that they do not escalate into mental health crises.

I have assembled an expert panel for this vitally important discussion: Hon. Marico Sayoc, Executive Director of Counseling and Support Services for Youth (CASSY) and Former Mayor of Los Gatos; Mary Cheryl B. Gloner, MBA, MPH, Chief Executive Officer of Project Safety Net; and David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D., Director of the Max Gray Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program at UCLA's Semel Institute.

A Virtual Town Hall

"Mind Matters: Nurturing Mental Wellness in Adolescents"

Wednesday, September 28th

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Please click here to RSVP.

I also want to acknowledge that September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicidal thoughts often are the result of untreated underlying mental illness. If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis, please seek immediate help: National Crisis and Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 9-8-8

Hope to see you on the 28th.

Sincerely,

Josh Becker
State Senator, 13th District