Mental Health Matters: A Community Conversation

Join the Citizens Club of Springfield for an engaging community program focused on mental health awareness and resources. A panel will discuss the experiences faced daily in our community. Actionable tools and resources will be discussed and shared. Panel members are Lauren Yoggerst, Memorial Behavioral Health; Deputy Chief Josh Stuenkel, Springfield Police Department; John Ridley, director of public health, Sangamon and Menard Counties; Chris McDowell, MD, executive associate dean and professor of emergency medicine, SIU School of Medicine; Dr. Krishna Taneja, MD, SIU Psychiatry and Thrive Initiative; Brian Wojcicki, Massey Commission, Mental Health Workgroup co-chair; and Jill N Steiner, moderator.