Identify Challenges, Seek Solutions
Explore mental health needs in rural Northeast Texas and opportunities for A&M-Commerce to leverage its resources to address those needs
We aim to provide space for regional stakeholders—including city, county and law enforcement officials, K-12 school administrators, agency employees and community members, to discuss multiple issues regarding rural mental health. Our goal is to create a coalition of regional partners to identify challenges and seek solutions.
Rural Mental Health Forum
The Counseling Center and the Department of Health and Human Performance are partnering to host a free rural mental health forum at Fletcher Warren Civic Center in Greenville, Texas, on March 21, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
Taylor Toynes
Taylor Toynes is the chief executive officer at For Oak Cliff, a none-profit organization that aims to identify and address the issues of systematic oppression in Oak Cliff.
Topics will include
- Barriers to mental health services
- Reducing stigma associated with seeking services
- Preparedness for regional tragedies impacting service demands
The format will include a keynote presentation, panel discussion and roundtable strategy sessions. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Inaugural Forum Planning Committee
- Shirley Weddle, charter president and co-founder of the Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary eClub
- Dr. Tony Dickensheets, Soldiers' Angels
- Amy Burton, Red River Valley Veterans Memorial
- Dr. Nick Patras, Executive Director of the A&M-Commerce Counseling Center and Student Health Services
- Dr. Elizabeth Wachira, assistant professor in the A&M-Commerce Department of Health and Human Performance
- Adam Metts, LPC-S, assistant director of training and supervision for the A&M-Commerce Counseling Center
Research Team
Contact Us
- Counseling Center
- 903.886.5145
- 903.468.3118
- Halladay Student Services, 203
- Commerce, TX 75429-3011