Parent Ed—Sound Minds, Sound Bodies

An integrated approach to promote teen mental health and happiness.
January 23, 2013, 7-9:00 pm

Spangenberg Auditorium - Gunn High School

Sponsored by Gunn H.S. PTSA, PTAC of Palo Alto and Project Safety Net

Please join us for a panel discussion on teen mental health
and well-being, moderated by Dr. Shashank Joshi, with
particular emphasis on:
1. The role of the primary care physicians to help
identify and address teen mental health needs,
how to navigate the health care system when
specialty care is needed, and how we can improve
these processes in our community.
2. The importance of sleep and its impact on
academic performance and stress.
3. The romance of adolescent risk in the Digital Age.
4. Mindfulness to decrease stress and enhance well-
being.

The speakers include:

Shashank Joshi, M.D., psychiatrist and Stanford University assistant professor of psychiatry, pediatrics and education. He is actively involved in the ROCK program (for "Reach Out. Care. Know."), and he is now directing the Sources of Strength program as it rolls out at Gunn High School. Sources of Strength is using peer networks to help support fellow students and to connect with
caring adults.

Meg Durbin, M.D., internist and pediatrician, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, since 1996. She is the co-founder of the HEARD Alliance, working to improve mental health care for teens and all ages in our community. Her particular focus is to help primary care physicians screen and treat teens for these mental health issues and to work collaboratively with other specialists. She has 3 sons who are Gunn graduates, served as PTA president at Fairmeadow Elementary School, and survived several Gunn Grad nights
as the doctor chaperone.

Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD., pediatrician and neurologist, associate professor and physician specializing in the treatment of sleep disorders in children and adults, Stanford University. He has served as chair of the Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board of the National Center for Sleep Disorders Research at the National Heart Lung Blood Institute at the NIH. He chaired the pediatric special interest section of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He has previously served on the American Academy of Sleep
Medicine’s Health Policy committee.

Gloria Moskowitz‐Sweet, LCSW, PPSC, school social worker, educator, program developer, and university lecturer since 1981. She was the coordinator of Parents Place Community Education and Bullying Prevention Center on the Peninsula for five years and a lecturer in the graduate program of social work at San Jose State University for 20 years. Her areas of expertise include: understanding children’s learning styles and multiple intelligences; fostering resiliency in children; bullying and cyber-bullying prevention; and educating children and youth to be ethical and responsible digital participants.

Amy Saltzman, M.D., internist and expert on holistic medicine. She has conducted research studies with Dr. Philippe Goldin in the Clinically Applied Affective Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University, evaluating the benefits of teaching mindfulness. Dr. Saltzman has a private practice in Menlo Park where she provides holistic medical care and individual mindfulness instruction to children and adults. http://www.stillquietplace.com/about_dr_amy.html

The speakers’ presentations will be followed by ample time for facilitated Q&A.