In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Chester County Intermediate Unit invites you to join us for a “Resource Walk Around the County” and a speaker from Minding Your Mind, Jordan Burnham, as he shares his empowering stories of mental health struggles, hope, recovery and resilience.

Agenda
6:00 to 7:00 pm  Resource Walk
7:00 to 8:00 pm  Featured Speaker and Q&A with Jordan Burnham, Minding Your Mind Speaker

About Jordan Burnham
Jordan has been with Minding Your Mind since 2008 and holds the distinction of being our first young adult speaker. He is a survivor of a suicide attempt during his senior year in high school. Jordan speaks on  mental health and suicide, sharing his powerful story of fighting depression and finding recovery. In 2008 he addressed a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill and in 2013 he was invited to the White House for the National Conference on Mental Health, hosted by President Obama and Vice President Biden. Jordan has received numerous accolades for his work in mental health advocacy and has been profiled by Sports Illustrated, PEOPLE Magazine and USA Today. His piece, “Unbreakable,” for ESPN’s E:60 was nominated for an Emmy, and Jordan was interviewed by Anderson Cooper for the 2018 CNN special, “Finding Hope: Battling America’s Suicide Crisis.”

Location – this is a Hybrid event!
In person at TCHS-Brandywine, 443 Boot Rd, Downingtown, PA.
Virtual via zoom, link will be sent in advance.

Best for parents, educators and professional who interact with K-12 children.

CEUs will be available for licensed clinicians. This program is co-sponsored by Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. As a CSWE accredited program, the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College is a pre-approved provider of continuing education for social workers in Pennsylvania and many other states.

Please fill out the details here to enroll for this event.