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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
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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1 - Early Registration & Badge Pick-Up
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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2 - Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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3 - Opening Remarks
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
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Opening Remarks
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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4 - Opening General Session: Stronger Together with Strategic Alliances
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
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Opening General Session: Stronger Together with Strategic Alliances
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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6 - Building the Business Case for More Good Days Together
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Building the Business Case for More Good Days Together
Ben Harrington, MA Ed
– Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
Shannah Mulvihill, MA, CFRE
– Mental Health Minnesota
MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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7 - From Isolation to Connection: Community Circles Across Generations
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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From Isolation to Connection: Community Circles Across Generations
Julie Preder
– Mental Health America Lakeshore
Anna Grunwald, MS ED, MS Literacy
– Mental Health America Lakeshore
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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8 - Richard Van Horn Innovation in Programming Awards Lunch
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
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Richard Van Horn Innovation in Programming Awards Lunch
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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9 - Voices That Matter: Elevating Lived Experience in Mental Health Policy
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Voices That Matter: Elevating Lived Experience in Mental Health Policy
Michelle Miller
– Mental Health America of Licking County
INNOVATION
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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10 - Scaling What Works: Expanding Youth Mental Health Access Through Partnerships and Train-the-Trainer Models
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Scaling What Works: Expanding Youth Mental Health Access Through Partnerships and Train-the-Trainer Models
Zakeria Clark
– Mental Health America of the MidSouth
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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11 - Building and Strengthening Older Adult Behavioral Health Networks to Support Aging in Community
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Building and Strengthening Older Adult Behavioral Health Networks to Support Aging in Community
Cassie Cramer, LICSW, CPS
– MA Association for Mental Health
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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12 - Upstream and Within Reach: Rethinking Youth Mental Health Through Schools, Prevention, and Student Voice
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Upstream and Within Reach: Rethinking Youth Mental Health Through Schools, Prevention, and Student Voice
Carrie Zeisse, MBA
– Tampa Bay Thrives
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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13 - From Awareness to Action: Using Behavioral Insight and Storytelling to Change How Communities Engage in Mental Health
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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From Awareness to Action: Using Behavioral Insight and Storytelling to Change How Communities Engage in Mental Health
Carrie Zeisse, MBA
– Tampa Bay Thrives
INNOVATION
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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14 - Retention by Design: Lessons from the 2025 Ohio Behavioral Health Leadership Collaborative
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Retention by Design: Lessons from the 2025 Ohio Behavioral Health Leadership Collaborative
Maggie Hallett, EdS, LPC
– Mental Health America of Ohio
Michael Davis
– Learn & Lead Group
Carrie Grogan, MEd
– Grogan Group LLC
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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14 - Strategies to Remove Barriers to Care and Build the Maternal Mental Health Workforce
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
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Strategies to Remove Barriers to Care and Build the Maternal Mental Health Workforce
Lisa B. Kelly, LCSW, MPH
– Mental Health Awareness of Michiana
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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15 - SAFE Workplaces: Why Workplace Culture Must Become Part of the Mental Health Solution
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
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SAFE Workplaces: Why Workplace Culture Must Become Part of the Mental Health Solution
Jeffrey McQueen, LCDC, MBA
– Mental Health Association of Nassau County, Inc.
ACCESS & WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
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16 - Affiliate Exhibit Hall Preview
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
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Affiliate Exhibit Hall Preview
Location: Exhibit Hall
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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17 - Affiliate Reception
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Affiliate Reception
