TURNING POINT HOSTS 13TH ANNUAL TOWN HALL MEETING FEBRUARY 21ST AT SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY Elected Officials and Experts to Discuss Current State of Mental Health Services

Turning
Point Behavioral Health Care Center hosts its 13th annual Town Hall
Meeting on mental health care Friday, Feb. 21 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (9:30
a.m. registration and breakfast; 10:00 a.m. panel) at the Skokie Public Library,
located at 5215 Oakton Street. A panel of elected officials and local experts
will discuss the impact of the current political and economic climate on mental
health services. The Town Hall meeting is open to the public. Admission is free
and reservations are not required. For more information visit www.tpoint.org or call Turning Point at
847-933-0051 ext. 442.

Panelist attendance is subject to change based on their schedules and
availability. Scheduled to appear are:

Panelists: U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky; Illinois
State Senator Daniel Biss; Illinois State Representatives Lou
Lang, Robyn Gabel and Laura Fine; Cook County
Commissioner Larry Suffredin, and Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen.

Local experts: Skokie Public Library Director Carolyn
Anthony; NAMI-CCNS (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Executive
Director Nancy Carstedt; Skokie Board of Health Chair Dr. A.
Michael Drachler; Erie Evanston/Skokie Health Center Director of Health
Operations Tiosha Goss and Clinical Director Behavioral Health Services
Sheila Fleming; NorthShore University HealthSystem
Administrative Director of Psychiatry Deb
Tabor and President of Glenbrook Hospital Sean O’Grady; Elisa Todd, CJE Senior Life Aging and
Disability Resource Network; Niles Township Clerk Charles Levy; and
Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois Public Policy Social
Worker Marvin Lindsey.