The topic today for Spirit In Action is the mental health of our children, and who better to talk about it than the director of Wisconsin's Office of Children’s Mental Health, Linda Hall. It turns out that Wisconsin has a somewhat different structure in place to advocate for the mental well-being of our kids, and Linda has spent around 30 years getting to the place where she and her co-workers can more effectively marshal the resources needed to intercede on their behalf. The issues are wide-ranging, including anxiety, depression, stigma, self-harm, suicide, and crime, and the Office of Children’s Mental Health tries to find ever-better modes of research, consultation, and action to care for our youth.
Past/current religious/spiritual influences: Presbyterian, Korean Presbyterian, UCC, Quaker
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