EVANSTON, Ill., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Harold Kopelwicz, a leading authority on child and adolescent depression, will be the keynote speaker at a weekend mental health conference, "Understanding and Treating Child and Adolescent Depression" on Sunday, June 6th in Evanston. The conference will be held at Beth Emet Synagogue, 1224 Dempster St., Evanston.
Dr. Kopelwicz appeared on Wednesday evening, June 2, on the NBC Nightly News ( http://www.msnbc.com/ ) commenting on the recent report on the use of Prozac in conjunction with the treatment of teens who suffer from some forms of mental illness.
Named one of America's Best Mental Health Experts by Good Housekeeping and New York magazines, Dr. Kopelwicz is scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. on the subject of "More Than Moody: Recognizing and Treating Adolescent Depression." The conference also features a number of breakout sessions in which teens will participate.
The cost of the conference is $25, for further information call 847-869-4230X335. Participants can register by phone or at the door. The conference is supported by the Naomi Ruth Cohen Foundation, which was created in 2000 by her family. Naomi Ruth Cohen took her life at age 32 after suffering from mental illness for many years. For additional information, go to http://www.naomicohenfoundation.org/ .
Naomi Ruth Cohen FoundationCONTACT: Marian Kurz for Naomi Ruth Cohen Foundation, +1-847-676-5570office, +1-847-491-9569 home, +1-847-769-1690 cell
Web site: http://www.naomicohenfoundation.org/
