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Behavioral Health Town Hall Scheduled for Friday Evening at CAHS as Part of Ongoing Effort to Tackle Mental Health Issues In Territory

ST. THOMAS -- Experts will be on hand Friday to discuss behavioral health issues and answer questions at a town hall-style meeting at Charlotte Amalie High School. The gathering goes from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the high school's auditorium. The Virgin Islands Department of Health (D.O.H.), along with the VI Department of Education, Insight Psychological Services LLC and Mind/Body Health & Psychology LLC, and the University of the Virgin Islands are collaborating on the “Town Hall on Stress, Anxiety and PTSD.” “We are encouraging all in the community who are interested in learning about what the department has to offer with respect to behavioral health to please attend,” said Government House Communications Director Richard Motta during the Bryan administration’s weekly press briefing on St. Thomas.  Mr. Motta said the town hall at C.A.H.S. is just a part of the administration’s push to increase access to mental health resources in the territory. Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. in February d...