The Center for Rural Pennsylvania-Senator Yaw, Chairman
Wednesday, October 19 | 8:30 a.m.
East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B
Agenda
Public Hearing on Youth Mental Health and Pennsylvania Rural Schools
Schedule
8:30 A.M. Welcome and Call to Order
Senator Gene Yaw, Chairman, Center for Rural Pennsylvania
8:35 A.M. Panel 1: State initiatives to address youth mental health in rural communities
• Michael D. Pennington, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
• Dr. Dana Milakovic, Mental Wellness and Trauma Specialist – Office for Safe Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education
9:00 A.M. Panel 2: Intermediate unit and school-level perspectives on youth mental health
• Dr. Bernadette Boerckel, Chief Outreach Officer, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit
• Dr. Erich May, Superintendent, Brookville Area School District
9:25 A.M. Panel 3: Healthcare providers addressing youth mental health concerns
• Michael Hopkins, President and CEO, Children’s Service Center of the Wyoming Valley
• Dawn Zieger, Associate Vice President, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Geisinger Health System
• Jody McCloud Missmer, Network Administrator, Behavioral Health, YESS! School-Based Therapy Program at St. Luke’s University Health Network
• Amie Allanson-Dundon, Network Director for Clinical Therapy Services, YESS! School-Based Therapy Program at St. Luke’s University Health Network
9:55 A.M. Concluding Remarks and Adjournment