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  • Wednesday, October 15, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM US EST
    Affiliate Day
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM US EST
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM US EST
    Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM US EST
    Welcome Remarks

    Speaker: Schroeder Stribling – Mental Health America

    Speaker: Pierluigi Mancini – Multicultural Development Institute, Inc.

    Speaker: Mary C. Jones, LCMFT/LCAC – Mental Health America of South Central Kansas

    Speaker: Portia Robertson Migas

  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM US EST
    The State of the Nonprofit: Policy, Funding, and the Path Forward
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM US EST
    Mental Health Screenings: Turning Awareness and Data into Action

    Author: Shannah Mulvihill, MA, CFRE – Mental Health Minnesota

    Author: Ben Harrington – Mental Health Association of East Tennessee

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM US EST
    Turning Lived Experience into Workforce Capacity

    Author: Jim Ball, CRPA, ASAP-NYCB TRAINER REGISTRY #20210035 – Mental Health America Dutchess County

    Author: Andrew O'Grady, LCSW-R – Mental Health America of Dutchess County

  • 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM US EST
    Awards Lunch (Honoring the Richard Van Horn Innovation in Programming and Joseph de Raismes, III Policy Award Recipients)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM US EST
    Communicating for Change: How to talk about mental health to build support for what works

    Author: Leah Landry – Massachusetts Association for Mental Health

    Author: Jenifer E. Urff, n/a – Massachusetts Association for Mental Health

  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM US EST
    Understanding Grant Rejections: Why Proposals Get Turned Down and What to Do Next

    Author: Bethany Simmonds – Mental Health Connecticut

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM US EST
    Building Resilient Communities: The OST CARES Partnership Model

    Author: Jenny McClure, Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor – TXPOST (Texas Partnership for Out of School Time)

    Author: Jamie Freeny, DrPH, MPH – Center for School Behavioral Health, Mental Health America of Greater Houston

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM US EST
    Navigating Solutions for the Unhoused: A Holistic Approach to Housing and Support

    Author: Mary C. Jones, LCMFT/LCAC – Mental Health America of South Central Kansas

  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM US EST
    From Ideas to Sustainability - Lessons on National and Affiliate Collaborations

    Author: Theresa Nguyen, LCSW – Mental Health America

    Author: Christene Finch – Mental Health America of Georgia

  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM US EST
    Increasing Access to Behavioral Health for Students through the Use of Tele-Behavioral Health in Schools in Massachusetts and Texas

    Author: Lina Stolyar, MPP – Massachusetts Association for Mental Health

    Author: Jessica Larochelle, MPH – Massachusetts Association for Mental Health

    Author: Rachel Jew, MPAff – University of Texas System

  • 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM US EST
    Affiliate Exhibit Hall Preview
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM US EST
    Affiliate Reception