"Mental Health Issues and Challenges Facing Metro Detroit's Diverse Faith Traditions" will be featured topic of a panel discussion at the Race Relations and Diversity Task Force's monthly meeting in May.
The presentation will focus primarily on youth of diverse faith groups, the challenges they face and the stigma attached to dealing with mental illnesses. The panel will address steps that teachers, parents, family members and clinicians can take to help youth of different faiths.
The panel will include experts in the mental health field representing Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist and Hindu faiths.
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The program is sponsored by the Family and Youth Institute, the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit, Kadima, the Race Relations and Diversity Task Force and WISDOM (Women's Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach in Metro Detroit).
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The event is free and open to the public.
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