Campus Mental Health Services, in conjunction with the Office of the President,\u00a0 is hosting a lecture and discussion by LI attorney Carolyn Reinach Wolf, on “Student Mental Health Issues on Campus: Best Practices, Scope of Practice, Liability Control and Risk Management.”<\/p>\n
The presentation will take place Tuesday, 3\/26, 11 a.m., Roosevelt Hall Little Theater.<\/p>\n
Ms. Wolf\u2019s talk is open to the campus, and may be of particular interest to the Administrative Council, Student Affairs, Health Services staff, as well as advisement and opportunity-program professionals. Learn more about topics that are of increasing importance in higher education. Ms. Wolf is expected to address how to mesh campus efforts to ensure high-quality services for students, while mitigating institutional risk.<\/p>\n
Mental health services will be needed more than ever as the next class of freshman arrive on campus. A recent Pew Research Center survey of 13 – 17 year-olds found that 70 percent of them cited anxiety and depression as a major problem in their lives. On campus at present, according to Campus Mental Health Services, there has been a dramatic increase in the need for its services, mirroring that at other colleges.<\/p>\n
Carolyn Reinach Wolf is an executive partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf, & Carone, LLP, and director of the firm’s unique Mental Health Law practice. She is the only attorney in the country with a family-focused mental healthcare practice supported by a team of expert clinicians specializing in the complex landscape of legal issues that impact loved ones with serious mental illness and\/or substance abuse issues. She also represents major hospital systems, community hospitals, skilled-nursing facilities, and outpatient programs.<\/p>\n
In 2013,\u00a0The New York Times<\/em> Sunday edition featured a story on Ms. Wolf, titled \u201cA Guide in the Darkness.\u201d She is a frequently invited speaker and consultant to healthcare organizations, as well as institutions of higher education and professional associations throughout the country regarding mental health law issues and related topics.<\/p>\n President Nader invites all members of the campus community to attend this important event.<\/p>\n