Thursday’s Bernardsville News has an article (on the front page!) with interviews of me and Barbara Barisonek—who lost her son to suicide.

She was referred to Maureen Underwood, a licensed clinical social worker in Somerville. Underwood is an expert in suicide prevention, headed the State Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project for 15 years and, with Scott Fritz, helped found the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, whose focus is engaging schools in identifying kids at risk.

Underwood and Fritz will also speak during Mental Health Week, addressing “Challenges for Today’s Children: Bullying and Suicide” at 6:45 p.m. Monday, May 10, in the YMCA’s multipurpose room.

My therapist, Dr Giacalone, will be talking Tuesday morning at 9:30am.

Most of the events will be at the Y next week. Only Tuesday evening (The Mental Health Players) and Thursday evening (Dr. Brad Sachs) will be at the Bernards High School (old) auditorium.

Here is the full calendar for the week.