Navigating Youth Mental Illness: Embracing Shame + Courage to Find Hope + Balance

When a child faces a physical health crisis, friends and family rally around to provide support. But when a child is diagnosed with a mental illness, their family often finds itself struggling alone. Join award-winning author, speaker and mom Andrea Berryman Childreth on her journey to finding balance and hope while raising her mentally ill daughter, and battling bipolar disorder, herself. Andrea will share tips and insight into what has worked and what has flopped over the last 30 years navigating the shame, stigma and triumphs of mental wellness. This interactive presentation will engage and invite audience members to share their personal and professional journey with mental illness.