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Main Conference Schedule
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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
ET
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