Behavioral issues and the role they play in leading to or preventing gang and gun violence is the topic of a community meeting tonight at the downtown branch of the New Hanover County Library.
Part of a series of community conversations on gang violence, “A Behavioral Focus on School-Aged Youth” will feature a panel of speakers representing several county and community services that focus on behavioral and mental health issues.
A release from the county states: “The focus of this discussion will be mental health and behavioral issues of school-aged children that can lead to, or prevent, gang/gun violence, as well as the resources needed to help at-risk children.”
Panelists will include Lisa Burriss, lead social worker and counselor with New Hanover County Schools Support Services; Lt. Novella Frieslander, school resource officer commander and juvenile crime prevention council chair; Teresa Huffman, Community Justice Services program coordinator; Marrio Jeter, Communities in Schools Cape Fear program director; and Donna Lynn Pleasants, school-based licensed clinical supervisor for New Hanover County Health.
The discussion will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the downtown library, 201 Chestnut St. in Wilmington. More information is available at NHCgov.com.
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