Join the Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia and Ginny Smith Younce, Vice President and Executive Editor at Penguin Press/Penguin Random House, for a thought-provoking presentation and conversation on kids, screens, and the rising epidemic of childhood mental illness - guided by the New York Times bestseller, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. Lunch will be provided.
Ginny has edited # 1 New York Times bestsellers, New York Times Notable Book of the Year selections, Reese’s Book Club selections, an Edgar Award winner, a Wolfson History Prize winner, a J. Anthony Lukas Prize winner, and the Amazon #1 book of the year. She has worked with authors including Celeste Ng, Nate Silver, Emily Oster, David Levering Lewis, Jonathan Haidt, Pamela Druckerman, Sanjena Sathian, and Sen. Raphael G. Warnock. Ginny is a graduate of Yale University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and she has also worked at Ecco/HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster. She lives with her family in Nashville.
Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia is a hope-centered, nonprofit organization with offices in Macon and Warner Robins. Since 1957, we have provided professional mental health counseling to individuals who would otherwise be unable to access these critical services. We recognize that living in poverty or low-income households is closely linked to higher rates of crime, poor health outcomes, and an increased risk of mental health challenges for both children and adults. To help bridge this gap, 88% of our clients receive services at no cost. Our mission focuses on minimizing health disparities and ensuring access to mental health and case management services are available to all, regardless of income. Learn more on our website at www.fcccg.org.
We are proud to serve our community and invite you to join us for this important Lunch & Learn event. Together, we can be part of the conversation to ensure our children’s mental health needs are seen, heard, and met.
We’re excited to partner with Bear’s Books, a locally owned independent bookstore, who will be on-site with copies of The Anxious Generation available for purchase. Thank you to Bear’s Books for supporting this important community conversation.
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