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  • Monday, May 5th
    10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    A4 - Creative and Child-centered Conversations About Social Media
    Location: 108A
    Breakout Presenter: Ashley Horne, MA – American Academy of Pediatrics
    Breakout Presenter: Amira Pinkett – American Academy of Pediatrics
    Breakout Presenter: Julie Schillim, PhD LLP LPC – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
  • Monday, May 5th
    11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    MP2 - Understanding Social Connectedness Among Different Populations
    Location: Hall BCD
    Poster Presenter: Laura Peters – Richmond Behavioral Health Authority
    Poster Presenter: David N. Masri, MSW, PhD – RBHA
  • Monday, May 5th
    11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    MP15 - Door by Door: Philadelphia’s Innovative Approach to Changing the Narrative Around Overdose Prevention
    Location: Hall BCD
    Poster Presenter: Claire McKeown, MPH – City of Philadelphia, Overdose Response Unit
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  • Monday, May 5th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    E1 - A Collaborative Approach to Addressing the Behavioral Health Needs of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
    Location: 115BC
    Breakout Presenter: B. Tim Barksdale, PsyD, LMSW – Merakey
    Breakout Presenter: Anthony Destefano, MA – Merakey
    Breakout Presenter: Rick Smith, MBA – Merakey
    Breakout Presenter: Frank Koerber, PhD – Merakey
  • Monday, May 5th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    E6 - Same Day Access and Children's Services Go Together Like Macaroni and Cheese
    Location: 103B
    Breakout Presenter: Kathy Hagen, LICSW – MTM Services, LLC
    Breakout Presenter: Joy Fruth, MSW – MTM Services, LLC
    Breakout Presenter: Tynese Breaux, LCSW-BACS – Acadiana Area Human Services District
  • Monday, May 5th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    E14 - Integrated Illness Self-management and Recovery (I-IMR)
    Location: 104AB
    Breakout Presenter: Sarah Pratt, PhD – Dartmouth
    Breakout Presenter: Meghan M. Santos, MSW – Dartmouth Health
  • Monday, May 5th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    E16 - Leveraging Relationships in Rural Communities
    Location: 118BC
    Moderator: Joan Kenerson King, RN, MSN – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
    Breakout Presenter: Denise Bean, PhD – The Guidance Center
    Breakout Presenter: Colleen Chahal, LPC, LMHC, NCC – The Guidance Center
    Breakout Presenter: Claudette Johnson, RN, NBC-HWC – The Guidance Center
    Breakout Presenter: Jessica Perusse, LCSW-R – Come to the Table Counseling/Camden Life Center
    Breakout Presenter: Cassandra Sheets, LMSW – Center for Family LIfe and Recovery
  • Monday, May 5th
    4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    E17 - Creating Supportive Environments for People of All Sexual Identities
    Location: 103C
    Breakout Presenter: Jake A. Bradley – Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook Coun
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  • Tuesday, May 6th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    TTL1 - Lifting as We Climb
    Location: Terrace Ballroom IV
    Thought Leader: Arthur C. Evans, Jr., PhD – American Psychological Association
    Thought Leader: Anthony Estreet, PhD, MBA, LCSW-C – National Association of Social Workers
    Thought Leader: Taft Parsons, III, MD – CVS Health
    Thought Leader: Earl Turner, PhD – Turner Psychological & Consulting Services
    Thought Leader: Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. – National Alliance on Mental Illness
  • Tuesday, May 6th
    11:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    G2 - Exploring Technology Supporting and Enhancing the Independence of Individuals With Developmental Disabilities and Autism
    Location: 102AB
    Breakout Presenter: Nicole Cadovius, BS, MBA, MSM – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
    Breakout Presenter: Kim Sonafelt, MS LPC CADC – Mainstay Life Services
    Breakout Presenter: Jodie L. Esper, Master of Science Accounting – Mainstay Life Services
  • Tuesday, May 6th
    11:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET
    G8 - Breaking Down Barriers to Care
    Location: 111AB
    Moderator: Joan Steinberg – Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Advisory Board
    Breakout Presenter: Rhonda Boyd, PhD – Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) & University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    Breakout Presenter: Safiya Addison – Child Mind Institute
  • Tuesday, May 6th
    12:30 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    TP3 - Utilizing Telehealth: A Brief Treatment Model and the Wellness Approach for Alaska Native People
    Location: Hall BCD
    Poster Presenter: Brandon J. Ercanbrack, LCSW, LPC-S, MAC, BHP – Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
    Poster Presenter: Joseph J. Forscher, LPC, LCMHC – Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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  • Tuesday, May 6th
    12:30 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    TP19 - Promoting Youth Voices in Systems of Care
    Location: Hall BCD
    Poster Presenter: Tera German, MSW, LCSW-C – JSSA
    Poster Presenter: Matty Stewart-Boldin – JSSA
  • Tuesday, May 6th
    1:15 PM – 1:45 PM ET
    TP26 - Georgia Apex: A Blueprint for School-based Mental Health
    Location: Hall BCD
    Poster Presenter: Lacey Howcroft-Chapple, MPH, CHES – Georgia Health Policy Center
    Poster Presenter: Danielle Alexander, EdD., LPC – Office of Children, Young Adults and Families GA Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
  • Tuesday, May 6th
    1:15 PM – 1:45 PM ET
    TP34 - Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Care in Rural Idaho Through Community Paramedicine
    Location: Hall BCD
    Poster Presenter: Cas Waldron – Southwest District Health
  • Tuesday, May 6th
    1:15 PM – 1:45 PM ET
    TP39 - The Youth Behavioral Health Service and Stakeholder Partnership Providing Crisis Response and Access to Care in Missouri
    Location: Hall BCD
    Poster Presenter: Mikala Jungmeyer-Geiger, BS – Missouri Behavioral Health Council
  • Tuesday, May 6th
    1:15 PM – 1:45 PM ET
    TP41 - Breaking the Stigma
    Location: Hall BCD
    Poster Presenter: Jazsmin Lopez, BASW – Kenneth Young Center
    Poster Presenter: Stephanie Vazquez – Kenneth Young Center
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  • Tuesday, May 6th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM ET
    I1 - Oregon's Journey to Open Recovery High Schools
    Location: 103A
    Breakout Presenter: Brenda Martinek, M.S. Education – Oregon Department of Education
  • Tuesday, May 6th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM ET
    I2 - The ER Is No Place for Kids Experiencing Mental Health Crises
    Location: 103B
    Breakout Presenter: Libby Haight, MPP, MSW, LICSW – Washburn Center for Children
    Breakout Presenter: Jenny Britton, MSW, LICSW – Washburn Center for Children
  • Tuesday, May 6th
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM ET
    I15 - Transforming Mandated Reporting to Community Supporting: Improving Outcomes for Families
    Location: 116
    Moderator: Diane Elias, Ed.D.CP, LMFT – Children's Institute Inc.
    Breakout Presenter: Katie Albright, JD – Safe & Sound
    Breakout Presenter: Tamara N. Hunter, Doctor of Social Work (University of Southern California) – Los Angeles County Committee on Prevention and Promotion
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  • Wednesday, May 7th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    K2 - Screening Tools and Quick Clinical Interventions for Older Adults at Risk for Alcohol Use
    Location: 113C
    Breakout Presenter: Nicole Cadovius, BS, MBA, MSM – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
    Breakout Presenter: Nirmala Dhar, LCSW, ACSW – Oregon Health Authority , Behavioral Health Division
  • Wednesday, May 7th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    K11 - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Key Considerations for Providing Whole-family Care
    Location: 103A
    Breakout Presenter: Alex Busuito, PhD – Zero to Three
    Breakout Presenter: Mike Sherman, PsyD – Zero to Three