Gateway Medical Society & Minority Health Matters Community Town Hall
COMMUNITY TOWN HALL: “MENTAL HEALTH AND GUN VIOLENCE” SOLUTIONS, NOT JUST TALK!
Gateway Medical Society and Minority Health Matters proudly presents a Community Town Hall event on Saturday, October 7, 2023. Join us in person or via Zoom for this important discussion.
“In 2021, more than 80 percent of gun deaths nationwide, were young males aged 19 or younger. Black males were likely to die from homicide….White Males were more likely to kill themselves with guns.” — Source: NBC News
It’s time to turn the trend around.
FROM A YOUNG MAN’S PERSPECTIVE
Journey to Medicine Students
Morris E. Turner Jr., Program Coordinator
TOWN HALL
Moderator:
Lynne Hayes Freeland, Host Minority Health Matters
Panelists:
Honorable. Ed Gainey, Mayor City of Pittsburgh
Dale K. Adair, MD., Medical Director for Mental Health/Substance
Abuse Services – Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber, Ph.D Founder & Director of The Columbia Lighthouse Project
Ward Richardson, MD., Pediatric Trama Surgeon, UPMC
Neighborhood Resilience Project
Community Resources /Vendors Available
Stop The Bleed Pittsburgh
Hands only CPR
Lunch will be provided by Salem’s Market
Date: 10/7/2023
Place: Community College of Allegheny County
Address:
Forester Student Services Center (2nd floor Auditorium)
808 Ridge Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212