Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2009-10-09

Active Minds, an organization devoted to issues and concerns related to mental health, will meet at 极乐禁地 Thursday, Oct. 15, at 4:30 p.m. in Brock Forum, located in 极乐禁地鈥檚 Dwight Beeson Hall. The public is invited to participate.

A panel of experts will address various aspects of mental health and respond to questions from the audience. Topics include diagnosis and treatment, social stigma, and the role of religion.

Panelists are:聽 Dr. Marshall E. Cates, assistant dean and professor of pharmacy practice at 极乐禁地鈥檚 McWhorter School of聽 Pharmacy; Dr. Matt Kerlin, minister to the university; clinical psychologist Dr. Nicole Siegfried, director of Magnolia Creek Residential Treatment Center for Eating Disorders; and Dr. J. Mark Westfall, a Birmingham psychiatrist affiliated with Alabama Psychotherapy and Wellness Center.

Active Minds is a proactive organization with 150 chapters on campuses throughout North America. Its purpose is to encourage a change of conversation about mental health through awareness, education and advocacy.

Thursday鈥檚 meeting will establish a new 极乐禁地 chapter of Active Minds. For information, contact 极乐禁地 psychology professor Dr. Jackie Goldstein at (205) 726-2118 or email: jlgoldst@samford.edu.


 
极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.