PEAL Center: Lehigh Valley Health Matters

Hosted by the PEAL Center

Join the PEAL Center for a FREE one-day conference geared toward healthcare and services for children and young people with disabilities and special healthcare needs.

The conference will feature the following speakers:

• Dr. Perri Rosen: Dr. Rosen is a consulting psychologist at the Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services at the Department of Human Services in Harrisburg. Dr. Rosen has helped lead several school and community-based youth mental health and suicide prevention initiatives.
• Dr. Warren Hilton: Dr. Warren Hilton is Onondaga Community College’s ninth president. Dr. Hilton currently serves on the board of the Central New York Community Foundation and CenterState CEO, and previously served as the board chair on the HealthSpark Foundation.
• Christina Paternoster: Ms. Paternoster is the director of PA’s statewide family network and has experience in family literacy, sexual assault/domestic violence and trauma. She has also served as a technical assistant for the Learning Differences Project and consulted with Understood.org and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The PEAL Center is a one-stop-resource for disability information and referral in Pennsylvania for parents, self-advocates, and professionals. PEAL provides assistance to families of children with disabilities, educators, and others who work with them.