May is National Mental Health Month. The panel will explore resources and challenges of providing mental health services in the community.

The May 9 FrankTalks panel will feature a variety of professionals working together on the coordination of mental health services for our children, the increased need in the community and how a variety of organizations are working together.

The event will be held at Westhaven Residents Center, 410 Cheltenham Ave., in the Westhaven subdivision. It will begin at 9 a.m. with a coffee social and the program at 9:30 a.m.

Those invited to be panelists include Franklin Police Chief Deb Faulkner, Mercy Community Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Don Gibson, and Amanda Fisher, a licensed social worker in the Franklin Special School District.

FrankTalks is presented by Franklin Tomorrow monthly at various locations across the community through the support of presenting partner Renasant Bank and sustaining partner Williamson Medical Center. Coffee provided by The Good Food Group, McDonald’s.