October 05, 2009
Reaching out to the local community in Staten Island, NY,
St. John’s School of Education and 31 I.D.E.A.L. (Information
Dealing with Education and Learning), a parent, teacher and
administrative group on Staten Island, hosted a forum on key issues
facing teenagers including alcohol and drug dependency; abusive
relationships; eating disorders; and self-mutilation. On
Thursday, October 1, approximately 60 people from the University
community and local schools attended the forum to learn about the
warning signs of these issues and find support.
Members of The School of Education’s
Dean’s Scholars and
Kappa Delta Pi facilitated the forum by splitting the audience
into individual workshops on the issues of alcohol and drug
dependency; abusive relationships; eating disorders; and
self-mutilation. Workshop leaders included Dr. Janice Gross,
a social worker; Christopher Paige, Director of Outpatient Services for
Camelot of Staten Island; Christian Burgess, Director of School
Programs for Safe
Horizon; and Dr. Joyce Wendell, who spoke on the topic of
self-mutilation. Guest speakers included Dina Tush, a mother
whose daughter, Jessica Tush, was killed by her boyfriend 18 months
ago in New Jersey.
For more information, please contact Rosette Allegretti on (718)
390-4130.