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Lead The Fight Event Connects Pediatric

Professionals To School-Based Mental Health Services

Center for Child Counseling with Palm Beach Pediatric CFCC hosted part two of a three-part series, The Trauma- with mental health and behavioral concerns – and how
Society lead the fight in children’s mental health by Informed Pediatric Practice: The Superheroes Have pediatricians can tap into available supports to help their
connecting pediatricians to the supports offered in Palm Arrived, on August 28, at the National Croquet Center patients. The goal of the event was to help pediatricians
Beach County schools. in West Palm Beach. connect their patients to school-based mental health
The Center for Child Counseling (CFCC) continued Led by Dr. Shannon Fox-Levine, president of the Palm services – from prevention to crisis support.
its Lead the Fight series to move forward its efforts Beach Pediatric Society and medical director of Center Featured guest speakers included Dr. Seth Bernstein,
addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and for Child Counseling, this part of the series focused on executive vice president at United Way of Palm Beach
childhood trauma with the healthcare providers who how Palm Beach County Schools are helping students County, and Dr. Mary Claire Mucenic, director of
are on the frontlines of seeing children and families. behavior and mental health for the School District of
In partnership with the Palm Beach Pediatric Society, Palm Beach County.
Overarching themes of the evening included the
superpower in being an advocate for children’s mental
health and the necessity of not waiting for a child to fall
apart before helping.
Dr. Bernstein provided the history of mental health
supports in schools over the last few decades and the
research that supports early intervention and reaching
children before diagnosis.
“All children should get the supports that they need
and not have to rely on a diagnosis to bill Medicaid or
insurance,” Bernstein stated.
Bernstein also shared his personal story of undergoing
his parents’ divorce and his introduction to school mental

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