The Anxious Generation: Supporting Young People in Our Digital Age

Episcopal parents of students in all grades are invited to attend a panel discussion on The Anxious Generation: Supporting Young People in Our Digital Age, addressing the impacts of mental health issues, pressure, and technology on today’s youth and exploring how parents and the school community can respond.

The panel will feature Dr. Elise Fallucco, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; Dr. Annie Egan, Pediatrician; The Rev. Adam Greene, Head of School; Amy Burrows Perkins ’92, ESJ Director of Student Services. See below for bios.

Moderator: Beth Collins Himes, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, ESJ parent and Parent Book Study facilitator.

Two sessions will be held:

Wednesday, September 18, 8:10 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. in the Sikes Theatre

Thursday, September 19, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in the Sikes Theatre. 

Dr. Annie Egan, The Carithers Pediatric Group

Dr. Egan joined The Carithers Pediatric Group in October 2003 and has been joyfully taking care of patients and their families ever since.  She grew up in Jacksonville, Connecticut, and Hong Kong.  She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was a Morehead Scholar and Yale University School of Medicine.  She completed her internship and residency in Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.  

Before moving to Jacksonville, Dr. Egan practiced for eight years with Allegheny Pediatrics in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and served as an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Egan currently serves on the boards of Wolfson Children’s Hospital and the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. She has also served on the boards of the University of North Florida, Jacksonville Children’s Commission, JCCI, PACE Center for Girls, and St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School in addition to non-profit boards outside of Jacksonville.  

Dr. Elise Fallucco

Elise M. Fallucco, MD< is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Jacksonville, Florida, who has been taking care of children and families for more than 15 years.  She graduated from Princeton University and Vanderbilt School of Medicine where she was a Canby Robinson Scholar.  She did her internship at Harvard at Massachusetts General Hospital. She then completed her residency and fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis.  

Dr. Fallucco is nationally recognized for training clinicians to identify and treat children and teens with mental health problems.  Dr. Fallucco is passionate about teaching parents and healthcare professionals to help students who are affected by the national child mental health crisis. Dr. Fallucco is the host of a child mental health podcast called PsychEd4Peds (*pronounced Psyched-for-Peeeeeeeeeds*).  The goal of the podcast is to provide practical tips, strategies, and resources to support people who care for kids with mental health problems.  

Dr. Fallucco is also the proud mother of three kids – including two students at Episcopal School of Jacksonville.

Amy Burrows Perkins ’92, LMHC

AMy is Director of Student Services at Episcopal, where she manages the counseling and academic support team and efforts that respond to the needs of more than 900 6th-12th grade students. Prior to Episcopal, she was the Dean of Student Success at Florida State College at Jacksonville.

The Rev. Adam Greene, Head of School

The Rev. Adam S. Greene came to Episcopal School of Jacksonville as Head of School in 2016. As Head of School, Adam is  responsible for overseeing a vibrant community of more than 1,500 students and 350 faculty and staff at the ELP1 through 12th grade school. Greene, an ordained Episcopal Priest, is the fifth Head of School in the School’s history.

Episcopal is known for its rigorous, 21st Century-focused college preparatory curriculum, which includes a learner-centered teaching approach which incorporates the Harkness method. Episcopal is also at the forefront of technology integration in the classroom. The School stresses a “four pillar” approach to student life, believing that seeking excellence in all areas and living in balance across one’s academic, athletic, artistic, and spiritual life creates young men and women who are deep learners and who are better prepared for college and for a successful and service-oriented life. 

Prior to coming to Jacksonville, Adam served for seven years at Episcopal High School, Houston, Texas. Before becoming an educational leader, Adam was a global investment and corporate finance banker for more than two decades. He led international teams at firms, including Citicorp, ABN Amro, and Wachovia in Sydney, London, Singapore, New York, and Atlanta. He is a graduate of the Choate Rosemary Hall School, holds a B.A. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University, an M.Div from Yale University, a Diploma in Anglican Studies from Berkeley Seminary at Yale, and he was a visiting scholar at Cambridge University. Adam has served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards.