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Draft Agenda (Subject to Change)

Draft Agenda (Subject to Change)

  • Thursday, October 16, 2025
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM US EST
    Coffee in Exhibit Hall
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM US EST
    Workshops
  • 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM US EST
    Welcome Lunch and Opening Session

    Speaker: Schroeder Stribling – Mental Health America

  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US EST
    Empowering Youth Expression: A Youth-Led, Creative Arts Program for Mental Health
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US EST
    Open Access to Mental Health Medication: Impact to State Medicaid Budgets
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US EST
    Pause to Heal: A Public Education Program on Firearm Restraining Orders
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US EST
    The Rise of Pop Psychology: Navigating Misinformation in the Digital Mental Health Era
  • 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
  • 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
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM US EST
    Partnering with School Nurses to Support Student Mental Health
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM US EST
    Rural Mental Health: Unmet Needs and Opportunities for Prescription Digital Therapeutics
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM US EST
    Keynote and Clifford W. Beers Awards Ceremony

    Awardee: Scott Strode

  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM US EST
    Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall