Clallam Parent to Parent to hold roundtable discussion

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Parent to Parent will host a virtual roundtable discussion, “Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Coming Out of the Pandemic,” at 4 p.m. Thursday.

The link to the free Zoom meeting is available at www.clallammosaic.org/p2p.

The panel will explore the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, especially how it impacts those with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Members of the panel include Dr. Allison Berry, Clallam County health officer; Kevin LoPiccolo of Clallam County Health and Human Services; Jackie Chotiner, behavior therapist; Christine Motokane, author and para-educator; Wendy Bonham, parent advocate and volunteer with Clallam County Orcas; Misty Parkhurst of Concerned Citizens; Wayne Bartz of Morningside; Karen Pierce from Pierce, Jones & Associates; and Catherine McKinney, sibling advocate from Clallam Mosaic.

For more information, call Carah Pless at 360-406-1215 or email p2p@clallammosaic.org.

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