The state of mental health resources in the region’s schools was the focus of the second annual TeenTalk Summit, held at AITE High School in Stamford on July 15.
Among the speakers was the principal of Ridgefield High School, Dr. Stacey Gross, who spoke of the trends and challenges faced by children, families and schools.
The TeenTalk Summit was hosted by Cos Cob-based Kids in Crisis, an agency providing free emergency shelter, crisis counseling and community programs to children and families within the Fairfield County region and throughout the state of Connecticut. Ridgefield High School has a TeenTalk counselor who works there and is available to students.
Other speakers included Peter Tesei, first selectman of Greenwich; Chief James Heavey of the Greenwich Police Department; Dr. Jeffrey Vanderploeg, vice president, Child Health Development Institute; Alexis Bivens, program director, Fairfield County Community Foundation; Suzanne Koroshetz, principal of Brien McMahon High School, as moderator and Tina Rivera, principal of AITE High School, as host.