Marblehead Mental Health Task Force To Host Town Forum

MARBLEHEAD, MA — The Marblehead Mental Health Task Force will host a community discussion on Nov. 8 on the mental health challenges facing residents that were exacerbated during the coronavirus crisis.

The discussion will be in the Marblehead High School auditorium at 7 p.m.

"We aim to engage a supportive conversation to convene our local mental health professionals to present insights, offer tools and resources," the task force said.

The discussion will also be shown on Marblehead television for those who cannot attend.

Hearing concerns from several different demographic groups about mental health struggles that became worse during the pandemic led the Board of Health to develop the coronavirus pandemic task force this past spring, which includes representatives from the Board of Health, Board of Selectmen, school administration, school guidance department, Marblehead Counseling Center, Council on Aging, a health care professional and two community members.

The event is sponsored by the Marblehead Board of Health, Council on Aging, Marblehead High School and the Marblehead Schools Parent Community Organization.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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