Dr. Cassandra Joubert HOUSTON- Join Dr. Cassandra Joubert as she opens up about her new book, “Losing Control: Loving a Black Child with Bipolar Disorder,” and her personal trials with raising a daughter with the condition, on Sunday, October 4, 2009, from 1-3 p.m. The book signing will be held at the Children’s Museum, 1500 Binz St..
Dr. Joubert’s book chronicles her experience in figuring out her daughter’s diagnosis and her attempts to manage the situation.

It explains her difficulties in managing her child’s symptoms, the lack of social and emotional support, and the grief and struggles she faced.  Included are medical perspectives to help explain the symptoms and treatments behind the disorder. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), bipolar disorder affects 5.7 million adults each year.  That’s 2.6 percent of the population 18 years of age and older.

Dr. Joubert received her undergraduate degree in psychology and child development from Howard University in Washington, DC and her Doctor of Science degree in maternal and child health from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.  She has worked in the fields of children’s health, community planning, minority health, child advocacy, philanthropy, and most recently, academia.   She is the parent of two children:  Josh and Maya (whom she speaks about in the book).  She resides with her husband and daughter in Fresno, California where she is also Director of the Central California Children’s Institute at California State University, Fresno.