Draft Agenda (Subject to Change)

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM US EST

Registration

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM US EST

Coffee in Exhibit Hall

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM US EST

Meet Them Where They Are: How Youth Can Turn Personal Interests into Mental Health Change

Speaker: Deb Coffy – Mental Health America's Young Leaders Council

Speaker: Travis Haughton – Mental Health America's Young Leaders Council

Speaker: Asia Horne – Mental Health America's Young Leaders Council

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM US EST

Turning Data Into Action: How MHA’s National Prevention and Screening Program Drives Change

Speaker: America Paredes – Mental Health America

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

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM US EST

Workplace Wellness Strategies That Work for Leaders, Managers, and Employees

Moderator: Suzi Craig – Mental Health America

Speaker: Dr. Tracye Weeks – Mental Health America

Speaker: Shane Silver – Mental Health Commission of Canada

Speaker: Jean Edwards – Siemens USA

Speaker: Lizzie Brennan – EAB

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM US EST

Welcome Luncheon

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM US EST

Welcome Lunch and Opening Session

Speaker: Mary Giliberti – Mental Health America

Awardee: Scott Strode – 2025 Clifford W. Beers Award Winner

Speaker: Andrea Martinez Frey – Citizens

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US EST

Empowering Youth Expression: A Youth-Led, Creative Arts Program for Mental Health

Author: Josephina Lin, MS – Harvard Medical School

Author: Jennifer McKenzie – The Family Van, a program of Harvard Medical School

Author: Patrick Elvariste – The Family Van, a program of Harvard Medical School

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US EST

Open Access to Mental Health Medication: Impact to State Medicaid Budgets

Speaker: Leigh Morrissey – Otsuka

Speaker: Mike Schlossberg – Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Speaker: Dr. Le Ondra Clark Harvey – California Access Coalition

Speaker: Heather Bagnall – Maryland - District 33C

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US EST

Pause to Heal: A Public Education Program on Firearm Restraining Orders

Author: Allison Baum, MBA – The Ad Council

Author: Heather Whetsell, MBA, MSHI – Illinois Department of Public Health

Author: Colleen Creighton, MA – Brady

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US EST

The Rise of Pop Psychology: Navigating Misinformation in the Digital Mental Health Era

Speaker: Israa Nasir, MHC-LP – Israa Nasir

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM US EST

Exhibit Hall Networking Break

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM US EST

Beyond Participation: Co-Creation as a Path to Meaningful Youth Mental Health Solutions

Speaker: Sidrah Durrani, MA – SecondMuse

Speaker: Aliza Lopez – Headstream

Speaker: Mlumbeni Nkhoma – Headstream

Speaker: Devin Moore – Headstream

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM US EST

Enhancing Community Well-being and Crisis Management for Neurodivergent Individuals: The Role of Neuroaffirming Language in Healthcare

Author: Carina E. Mendoza, MA – UCSD Health Promotion Services

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM US EST

Partnering with School Nurses to Support Student Mental Health

Author: Lisa Hunter Romanelli, PhD – The REACH Institute

Author: Joanna Pitts, BSN, RN, NCSN, CNOR – Virginia Department of Health

Author: Leah Rowland, MD, FAAP – Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM US EST

Rural Mental Health: Unmet Needs and Opportunities for Prescription Digital Therapeutics

Author: Lisa Palko, PharmD – Society for Digital Mental Health

Author: Chuck Strand – Rural Minds

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM US EST

Fireside Chat with Aly Raisman, Gold Medal Gymnast and Advocate

Speaker: Aly Raisman – Gold Medal Gymnast and Advocate

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM US EST

Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall