Moderator: Dr. Francis Lee
Thursday, August 6
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. (ET)
With our daily routines disrupted and our homes often doubling as offices and schools, how do we find our inner Zen? Three leading mental-health experts share strategies to bolster families’ mind-body health and improve their sense of well-being during these challenging times.
Meet the Speakers
Shannon Bennett, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Dr. Bennett is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in cognitive behavioral interventions for children, adolescents, young adults and families with anxiety disorders and other related conditions.
Susan Evans, PhD
Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Dr. Evans, a licensed clinical psychologist, is an expert in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety and mood disorders.
Francis Lee, MD, PhD
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology
Professor of Neuroscience, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute
Dr. Lee is an accomplished physician-scientist whose work as a neurobiologist and psychiatrist focuses on the molecular basis of anxiety disorders.
To learn more about Weill Cornell’s work in this area and the activities of our faculty, please visit these links:
- Dr. Susan Evans offers coping strategies to deal with fear and social isolation during the pandemic.
- Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry offers a comprehensive selection of free resources on mindfulness and stress management.
- For parents seeking additional coping information, more from Dr. Shannon Bennett can be found at POCAT Webinars: Parenting Strategies for Challenging Times.
- Adolescents and young adults, ages 14 to 29, can utilize the Department of Psychiatry’s new youth symptom tracker, currently in its beta phase, with additional functionality to come.
- Learn more about Weill Cornell Medicine’s Children's Health Council and the many exemplary physician-scientists it supports, including Dr. Francis Lee and Dr. Shannon Bennett.
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