The Foundation for Human Potential (FHP), in association with Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, is presenting a two-day program, Mental Health & the Brain: Implications for Lifelong Learning November 15 and 16 at Northwestern University's Thorne Auditorium, Chicago. Registration is $350; reduced fee, $175 for students (with copy of ID and letter from dean) and members/staff of mental health organizations (name and contact information of mental health organization required with registration).
The symposium will address the growing need to advocate for mental health throughout one's lifespan. The two-day program has four objectives:
The moderator is Sharon Begley, Science Columnist for Newsweek Magazine. The lecturers include, among others, keynote speaker, Frederick K. Goodwin, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Center on Neuroscience, Medical Progress and Society, George Washington University, and the Former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Among the 16 presenters also speaking at the symposium will be Nancy C. Andreasen, M.D. PhD., University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Jacques d'Amboise, Founder of the National Dance Institute, New York, Joseph LeDoux, Ph.D., New York University, Bruce McEwen PhD., Rockefeller University and Arthur Kramer, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois. Also speaking are Todd and Linda Logan of NAMI Cook County North Suburban.
Participants can register online at www.fhponline.org/symposium2007. For more information, please contact The Foundation for Human Potential at www.fhponline.org or call 312-467-9484.
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