Morning Matters 2021 will be a virtual event, hosted by experts in the field of children’s mental health. We will address tactics to foster our youth to overcome challenges brought on by social isolation and to build coping skills for a lifetime.

This year’s Keynote Speaker is Jan McGonagle, MD, a board certified developmental pediatrician at Amoskeag Health, Special Medical Programs in the Child Development Clinic and Complex Care Network. She provides consultation to our Health Care Coordinators, Nutrition, Feeding and Swallowing Providers and Primary Care Pediatric Providers.  She earned a BS at William Smith College, New York, and MD from State University of New York at Buffalo. Her pediatric residency was done at the University of Colorado. Jan’s clinical work focuses on community-based care for medically complex children. Jan is interested in bioethical issues in this population, especially allocation of resources, distribution of medical care, and anticipatory guidance, including advanced health care directives, for these children and their families.

Amoskeag Health delivers primary health care and wrap-around services to over 6,000 children who live in Greater Manchester. Regardless of ability to pay, children aged 0-21 have access to wellness check-ups, annual eye exams, behavioral therapy, and mental health visits. Our teens also have access to programs to learn about healthy relationships, sexuality, and positive adolescent development for physical and emotional well-being.