Parent / Caregiver Series – Mental Health: Worries and Anxiety – what is “normal”?
When: December 10th 6:30-8:00pm
Where: RSS Library or
Virtual Link: Dec 10 Virtual Link
Mental Health: Worries and Anxiety – what is “normal”? with Hilla Shlomi, CYMH and Dr. Brett Batchelor
In this presentation, parents will learn about worries and anxiety, how to identify when their child is struggling, and how to best support their children when coping with worries. Dr Batchelor will run a Q&A for parents where he will answer questions parents may have about mental health and assessments from a medical perspective.
Hilla is the Associate Team Leader at Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) here in Revelstoke. CYMH offers culturally responsive, inclusive, and family- centred services for Indigenous and non-Indigenous children and youth with mental health and wellness needs that impact their daily life. Hilla graduated with her MSW in 2015 and has worked in the field of child and youth mental health ever since. Before joining CYMH in 2022, Hilla worked at the School of Social Work at UBC Okanagan where she trained and supervised MSW students providing child and youth mental health services. Hilla is trained in Emotion-Focused Family Therapy and Circle of Security Parenting and is passionate about supporting caregivers in their caregiving journey. Hilla moved to Revelstoke in summer 2023 and has been loving this small and vibrant community. Last school year, Hilla presented to parents of grade 5 children at the PAUSE (Parents As Ultimate Supporters and Educators of mental health) series.
Dr. Batchelor joined Selkirk Medical as a family physician in 2016. He is the Chief of Surgery at Queen Victoria Hospital. His full service practice includes primary care, emergency and inpatient medicine, obstetrics, and surgery. Dr. Batchelor is the provincial lead for remote presence technology enhancements in BC’s Rural Surgical and Obstetrical Network Initiative. He’s a passionate advocate for the sustainability of Revelstoke’s local surgical and obstetrical services, as well as rural surgical and obstetrical care for all of Canada. He is also the host of the medical podcast ‘Really Rural Surgery and Obstetrics’. Dr Batchelor works in the RSS Medical clinic once every three weeks, rotating with two other local physicians.