'This Is Your Brain On Phones' At Westfield Library Thursday

WESTFIELD, NJ - Learn the effects of smartphones on individuals and what you can do to protect yourself and your family on Thursday at the Westfield Library. "This is Your Brain on Phones: Smartphone Overuse" is the first in a series aimed at providing useful information regarding common stress and anxiety concerns.

Presenters Sean Foley of Prevention Links, Kim Schumacher, Guidance Counselor at Roosevelt Intermediate School and Marc Herzog from Papa Bear Digital Production have broken the program into three sections. The first focus is on how the current technological revolution effects our psychological behavior and neurological systems, the second is how screen time has changed how we think, act, react, learn and absorb information and the third is best practices for smartphone use from a health and well-being perspective.

Originally organized by the Westfield and Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCAs, the mission of the Here 2 Help Mental Health Coalition is to improve community awareness and understanding of mental health issues through education, basic skills training and resource information and to help break down barriers that prevent people from seeking care. Coalition members include Caring Contact, High Focus, Imagine, Jewish Family Service, Prevention Links, Resolve Community Counseling Center, representatives of area school districts, municipalities, clergy and other concerned citizens and organizations.

The presentation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Westfield Public Library.

The library presentations are free. Pre-registration can be done here. For more information on Here 2 Help, contact Bonnie Cohen, bcohen@westfieldynj.org, 908-301-9622 x240 or Tracy Crane, tcrane@fspymca.org, 908-889-8880 x116.

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