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General Information The Mental Health Conference: Promoting Positive Mental Health for Children: Pulling the Pieces Together on Friday, December 7 at the Chrysler UAW building in Detroit was a tremendous success. The purpose of this conference was to discuss the important issues of early identification in children and of the joint efforts between schools and children’s primary care. Oakland University’s Schools of Nursing and Education and Human Services, along with the Detroit-Wayne County Mental Health Agency and the W.K.Kellogg Foundation came to discuss ways to help Metro Detroit children develop healthy minds, healthy behaviors and healthy self-image. Many students, the general public, health care professionals, pediatricians, school administrators, school and community health nurses, mental health professionals, representatives from non-profit organizations came to the conference to understand the many different forms of mental illnesses, what causes them, the results of an illness and how to help those in need. A special thank you to all of our prominent speakers for sharing your stories and knowledge on these very important topics. Thank you to all of our sponsors including the Oakland University Schools of Nursing, Education and Human Services, the Detroit Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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