Glenbard Parent Series presents "DEPRESSION RECOGNIZING THE HIGH SCHOOL BLUES"

On Thursday April 16 Glenbard Parent Series will present “DEPRESSION RECOGNIZING THE HIGH SCHOOL BLUES with Jason Washburn PhD at 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m.at Glenbard South, 23 W 200 Butterfield Rd. in Glen Ellyn.

Teenage depression is much more common than you might think. Its more than feeling sad, and it isn’t just a bad mood - - it can alter every aspect of an adolescent’s life. This presentation focuses on how parents and schools can help identify and respond to teenage depression. The focus will be on educating participants about teen depression, and differentiating serious depression from the typical ups and downs of adolescence.

We will also discuss suicide, dispelling common myths, and reviewing risk factors. What is the parent and school’s role in reducing risk factors for suicide? Learn what parents and schools can do to help to prevent teens from developing depression, as well as the treatment options for teens when depression is identified.This presentation focuses on how parents and schools can help identify and respond to teenage depression. The focus will be on educating participants about teen depression, and differentiating serious depression from the typical ups and downs of adolescence.

Jason Washburn is the Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Practice at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Director of Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr Washburn is board certified in clinical child and adolescent psychology and is the author of “Self Injury: Simple Answers to Complex Problems”.

GPS is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, DuPage Medical Group, Emmy Gaffey Foundation, and Trust Company of Illinois. Additional support for this program comes from Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital. For information regarding GPS programs, visitwww.glenbardgps.org.

Gilda Ross

Glenbard Student and Community Projects Coordinator

work (630) 942-7668

cell (630) 267-2975

gilda_ross@glenbard.org