Nexus 2014 Free Conference and Lunch on Building the Health of the Young

NEXUS…Building Together

Better Brain-ways Among the Young

YOU
are invited to our

NEXUS
2014 All-Day Conference

Access to Hope: Whole Child, & Whole Health…

Facilitating Health and Resiliency in the Community,  Family, and School…

Friday, May 9th - FCPS Virginia Hills Center- 6520
Diana Lane-Alexandria, VA 22310

10AM-3PM

Free to all – the
public is most welcome.

Reservations should be made for

• The  AM Session beginning at 10 AM

• For lunch

• The  afternoon session, beginning at 1PM  

Contact: NEXUS Coordinator, Lainge
Bailey ­­­­­­­­­­by e-mail: laingebailey@earthlink.net; laingeb@cox.net or by phone: 703-660-2327

About This Conference:

Dedicated
to the late Cliff Hardison,
Principal of West Potomac High School and Nexus member -

Taking
into consideration mind-body-behavior connections, this forum explores ways to
build healthy brain-ways among young people.

Throughout
the day, we will learn together from many participants about ways to build
mental and physical health among the young.

What
happens in the brain to induce a range of extreme behaviors from apathy to
violence?

Key
note: Stuart F. White, Ph.D., Post-doctoral
Research Fellow, Section on Affective Cognitive Neuroscience National Institute
of Mental Health, NIH 20892

How does violent behavior happen? Can we do anything
about it? About brain function and dysfunction of emotion-related
systems in youth: What is NIH learning, how are they learning it  and 
what does it mean for those teaching, treating  or parenting the young? Dr. White will give
an overview of the neurobiology of aggression, and discuss the intersection of
these systems with psychiatric conditions and briefly touch on treatment.  He will be available all-day interacting with
panelists and the audience.

A Whole Health panel
will be facilitated by Dr.
Gloria Addo-Ayensu, Director of
Health for Fairfax County. Panel
members from professional communities and educators discuss with attendees
topics from  collaboration for Building
Healthy Strategies among the young
to Food is the Best Brain Medicine.

Allen Berenson, CSB Service Director will moderate a
panel on the role of coordinated behavioral health services: What  Happens to/for  Kids in Trouble? He directs Youth and
Family Residential; Juvenile Forensics; Intensive Care Coordination, the
Resource Team and is also Springfield Co-Site Director for the Fairfax/Falls
Church Community Services Board. Panelists for this segment
include Julie Mayer, Assistant Director South County Court Services Unit,
Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic District Court.

About NEXUS:

NEXUS
is an outreach committee of the Advisory Board serving the Joe & Fredona
Gartlan Center for Community Mental Health in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The
Advisory Board strives to increase public understanding and promote strong
mental health outcomes for all ages. The Nexus Team focuses on the well-being
of children, youth and their families. The Team is made-up of Advisory Board
members along with other interested professionals and volunteers from the
community. NEXUS  public forums offer
interactive opportunities for advocates, educators, families, legislators,
providers, young people and the public to discuss legislation, research,
programs and strategies, emphasizing resilience, recovery and wellness. Our
audience ranges from 70 - 100+ depending on other events in the area at the
same time and public interest. The name 
NEXUS  reflects our aim to honor
the efforts of those who work together for prevention or intervention  in order to help all of our young learn
healthy brain-ways in a stressful world.