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Mental Health Stability in College A Panel Discussion u Nicole McMahon, Certified Peer Specialist, Waverley Place, McLean Hospital u Courtney Joly-Lowdermilk, NITEO Manager, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University u Charles Morse, Associate Dean/Director of Counseling, Worcester Polytechnic Institute u Susan Woods, Associate Dean of Student Support Services, Middlesex Community College When: Monday, February 13, 2017 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Where: Bedford High School 9 Mudge Way, Bedford Sponsored by NAMI Central Middlesex & Bedford High School Open to the public. No admission charge. Questions? Cancellation due to weather? Call Jennie at 978-692-2908 Focus Questions: My child seems stable now, but has experienced some mental health difficulties in the past. What are some mental health-friendly signs to look for in a college? How are teachers and students educated at your college about identifying and helping individuals who may be in distress? What can a parent do if they know their student is having mental health issues on campus? When a student begins to experience mental health difficulties, what does the college have in place to help the student stay in school? When a student needs to take a mental health leave, are there supports on campus to help the transition back?

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MentalHealthStabilityinCollegeAPanelDiscussion

uNicoleMcMahon,CertifiedPeerSpecialist,WaverleyPlace,McLeanHospital

uCourtneyJoly-Lowdermilk,NITEOManager,CenterforPsychiatricRehabilitation,BostonUniversity

uCharlesMorse,AssociateDean/DirectorofCounseling,WorcesterPolytechnicInstitute

uSusanWoods,AssociateDeanofStudentSupportServices,MiddlesexCommunityCollege

When: Monday,February13,2017 7:00PM–8:30PM

Where: BedfordHighSchool9MudgeWay,Bedford

SponsoredbyNAMICentralMiddlesex&BedfordHighSchoolOpentothepublic.Noadmissioncharge.

Questions?Cancellationduetoweather?CallJennieat978-692-2908

FocusQuestions:

• Mychildseemsstablenow,buthasexperiencedsomementalhealthdifficultiesinthepast.Whataresomementalhealth-friendlysignstolookforinacollege?

• Howareteachersandstudentseducatedatyourcollegeaboutidentifyingandhelpingindividualswhomaybeindistress?

• Whatcanaparentdoiftheyknowtheirstudentishavingmentalhealthissuesoncampus?

• Whenastudentbeginstoexperiencementalhealthdifficulties,whatdoesthecollegehaveinplacetohelpthestudentstayinschool?

• Whenastudentneedstotakeamentalhealthleave,aretheresupportsoncampustohelpthetransitionback?