NEW ORLEANS, LA – Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD) will host a panel discussion entitled #GetchaMindRight: A Collegiate Mental Health Conversation in partnership with Xavier University of Louisiana. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 for 6pm at the Xavier University Center Room 205.
As the largest licensed clinical staffed agency in the tri-parish area of Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parish, MHSD will host this event to advocate for mental health awareness in the local community and share how their services can help those in need suffering from mental illness. The panelists will include:
- Dr. Rochelle Head-Dunham, MHSD
- Dr. Charles Corprew, WYRevolution
- Dr. Brian Turner, Xavier University
- Superintendent Michael Harrison, NOPD
- Ayanna Molina, True Love Movement
- Pastor Brittany Allen, Destiny Christian Center
“We partnered with Xavier University to expand our reach to the college demographic, but all are welcomed to attend. Mental Illness can affect people of all ages, backgrounds and socio-economic statuses,” says MHSD Executive and Medical Director, Dr. Rochelle Head-Dunham. “It is important for the community to understand the significance of signs leading up to a mental illness and how to address changes as they arise. We hope that this conversation will provide some key take-aways for people to use in their daily lives if touched by any aspect of mental illness.”
