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Main Conference Schedule
The following schedule is preliminary and subject to change.
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Wed, Oct 7
Thu, Oct 8
Fri, Oct 9
Main Conference Schedule
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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Early Registration & Badge Pick-Up
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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Early Registration & Badge Pick-Up
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Exhibit Hall Preview
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
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Exhibit Hall Preview
Thursday, October 8, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Coffee in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Coffee in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Registration and Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Registration and Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Between Languages and Generations: When Resilience Is Not Enough (Spanish Language Session)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Between Languages and Generations: When Resilience Is Not Enough (Spanish Language Session)
Duvraska Mendoza, MFA
– Union College of New Jersey
MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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From Crisis to Connection: Redesigning Adolescent Mental Health for a Digital Generation
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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From Crisis to Connection: Redesigning Adolescent Mental Health for a Digital Generation
Jenna Glover, PhD
– Headspace
Dan Gizzo, PhD
– Kaiser Permanente
INNOVATION
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Mental Health Access Isn’t Enough: Why Many Employees Still Aren’t Getting Better
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Mental Health Access Isn’t Enough: Why Many Employees Still Aren’t Getting Better
Sherry Rais
– Enthea
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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Living Fully in a Body that Hurts: Practical Approaches to Coping with Chronic Pain and Cultivating Better Days
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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Living Fully in a Body that Hurts: Practical Approaches to Coping with Chronic Pain and Cultivating Better Days
Diamond R. Walker, LCSW
– Ginger for the Soul: Counseling and Wellness Services LLC
WHOLE HEALTH
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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Prescribing Connection: The Role of Social Prescribing to Address Loneliness and Isolation in Older Adults
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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Prescribing Connection: The Role of Social Prescribing to Address Loneliness and Isolation in Older Adults
Jillian Racoosin Kornmeier, MPH
– Foundation for Social Connection
Chris Appleton
– SocialRx
Sunil Iyengar
– National Endowment for the Arts
INNOVATION
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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Raising Resisters: An Evidence-Informed Framework for Promoting Identity Development and Mental Health in Childhood
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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Raising Resisters: An Evidence-Informed Framework for Promoting Identity Development and Mental Health in Childhood
Maryam M. Jernigan-Noesi, MEd, PhD
– Jernigan and Associates Consulting, Inc.
MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
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Welcome Luncheon and Opening Session
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
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Welcome Luncheon and Opening Session
Sponsored By
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Aging and Behavioral Health: What Matters Most
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Aging and Behavioral Health: What Matters Most
Amanda Krisher, LCSW-C
– National Council on Aging (NCOA)
MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Innovative Therapeutics in Mental Health: Psychedelics, Policy, and the Path Forward
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Innovative Therapeutics in Mental Health: Psychedelics, Policy, and the Path Forward
Presented by Otsuka
INNOVATION
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Triple D: Depression, Delirium or Dementia. How to Recognize the Difference in Older Adults
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Triple D: Depression, Delirium or Dementia. How to Recognize the Difference in Older Adults
Lynn Wood, Certified Dementia Specialist
– Mental Health America of the MidSouth
WHOLE HEALTH
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Adapting Social Prescribing for Rural America: A Community-Based Model for Expanding Mental Health Support
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Adapting Social Prescribing for Rural America: A Community-Based Model for Expanding Mental Health Support
Rachel Caldwell, MS, PMP
– Suffer Out Loud
INNOVATION
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Beyond Talk Therapy Into Whole Health: Practical Strategies for Integrating Physical and Mental Health
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Beyond Talk Therapy Into Whole Health: Practical Strategies for Integrating Physical and Mental Health
Michael Cortina, LCSW, LCAC
– The Cortina Method
WHOLE HEALTH
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Joy Is Not a Luxury: Designing Protective Ecosystems for Maternal Mental Health
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Joy Is Not a Luxury: Designing Protective Ecosystems for Maternal Mental Health
Rahmatu Kassimu, PhD in Health Studies
– Dr. K.'s Health Minute
MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Peer Specialists in Practice: Evidence‑Informed Strategies for Integration and Impact
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Peer Specialists in Practice: Evidence‑Informed Strategies for Integration and Impact
Michelle Roberts, MSN, APRN
– Teva
Rolf Hansen III, Ph.D.
– Teva
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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General Session Keynote
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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General Session Keynote
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
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Exhibit Hall
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
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Exhibit Hall
Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Registration and Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Registration and Exhibit Hall Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Young Mental Health Leaders Panel and mPower Award Presentation
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Young Mental Health Leaders Panel and mPower Award Presentation
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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Workshops
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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Workshops
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
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Awards Luncheon
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
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Awards Luncheon
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Beyond Treatment: A Whole Health Framework for Veteran Mental Health Across the Lifespan
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Beyond Treatment: A Whole Health Framework for Veteran Mental Health Across the Lifespan
Kiniko C. Willingham, LCSW
– Department of Veteran Affairs
MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Connection Before Intervention: Animal-Assisted Approaches in Community Mental Health and Recovery
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Connection Before Intervention: Animal-Assisted Approaches in Community Mental Health and Recovery
Britney A. Ettinger, MSW, CASAC Advanced (G), CRPA, NYCPS
– MHA of Dutchess - Bolger House
WHOLE HEALTH
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Preventing Workplace Burnout Through Non-clinical Mental Health Support
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Preventing Workplace Burnout Through Non-clinical Mental Health Support
Sara Rahim, MPP
– SHRM Foundation
Vedrana Hodzic, MD, FAPA
– APA Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF)
Alethea Gomez
– Executives Partnering to Invest in Children
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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The Promise of Metabolic Psychiatry: Fueling the Brain for “More Good Days”
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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The Promise of Metabolic Psychiatry: Fueling the Brain for “More Good Days”
Ari Fefferman
– Baszucki Group
Nicole Laurent, MA, LMHC
– Mental Health Keto
Donika Hristova
– Transformation Evoked
INNOVATION
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Aloha Response is the Secret Ingredient to Hawaii's Youth Peer Support
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Aloha Response is the Secret Ingredient to Hawaii's Youth Peer Support
Charlene Takeno
– Hawaii Department of Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division
Tianna Celis-Webster
– EPIC 'Ohana
Tori Ikeda
– EPIC 'Ohana
INNOVATION
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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CDC's Mental Health Data Channel: Public Health Data as a Communication Tool
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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CDC's Mental Health Data Channel: Public Health Data as a Communication Tool
Rachel C. Smith, MSW, MPH
– National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC
Angeline Boey, MPH
– Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
INNOVATION
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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More Than Burnout: Protecting Mental Health in a Workforce Under Moral Strain
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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More Than Burnout: Protecting Mental Health in a Workforce Under Moral Strain
Patrick S. Riecke, MA
– Riecke and Riecke LLC
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
