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  • Sunday, Apr 26th
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
    PRECON5 - Crisis Response Services Convening
    Location: Bluebird 1C
    Preconference Presenter: Margie Balfour, MD, PhD – Connections Health Solutions
    Preconference Presenter: Wendy Martinez Farmer, LPC MBA – Vibrant Emotional Health
    Preconference Presenter: Becky Stoll, LCSW – Centerstone
    Preconference Presenter: Jess Robbins
    Preconference Presenter: Tom Fuller – Connections Health Solutions
    Preconference Presenter: Jessica M. Pollard, PhD – NASMHPD
    Preconference Presenter: Matt Taylor
    Preconference Presenter: Michael Compton
    Preconference Presenter: Chris Santarsiero, MBA – Connections Health Solutions
    Preconference Presenter: Preston Looper, MS, LPC-S – Full Tilt Strategies LLC
    Preconference Presenter: Kelly Bombardiere
    Preconference Presenter: Moira Tumelty
    Preconference Presenter: Brian Gill
    Preconference Presenter: Evelyn Locklin
    Preconference Presenter: Lauren McGrath Conaboy, MSSW/MFT – Centerstone
    Preconference Presenter: Andrew Schwend – Centerstone
    Preconference Presenter: Jennifer W. Dunn, LMFT – Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
    Preconference Presenter: Elan Javanfard, LMFT – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
    Preconference Presenter: Travis J. Atkinson, MA-LPC – TBD Solutions
    Preconference Presenter: Matthew L. Goldman, MD, MS – San Francisco Department of Public Health
    Preconference Presenter: Jason Friesen
    Preconference Presenter: Samuel H. Dorison, LLM, MSc – ReflexAI
    Preconference Presenter: Linda Henderson-Smith
    Preconference Presenter: Amy Hill
    Crisis Response
  • Monday, Apr 27th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
    A19 - Resilient Care: Proactive Crisis Strategies for CCBHCs and Community Partners
    Location: 505
    Breakout Presenter: Cindy Gipson, PhD – Baldwin County, Alabama, Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program
    Breakout Presenter: Rob MacDougall, LMSW – Johnson County Mental Health Center
    Breakout Presenter: Andrew Johns – Netsmart
    Crisis Response
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT
    Poster 10 - From Risk to Response: How AI is Enhancing Crisis Triage in Behavioral Health
    Location: Screen 23, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion
    Poster Presenter: Brett Talbot, PhD – Videra Health
    Crisis Response
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT
    Poster 15 - We All Need A Debrief
    Location: Screen 17, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion
    Poster Presenter: Stacy J. Ciano, LCSW-C – Sante, Eastern Shore Crisis Response Services
    Crisis Response
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT
    Poster 21 - Building and Strengthening Rural Crisis Systems Through Innovative Partnerships
    Location: Screen 22, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion
    Poster Presenter: Tina-Marie Brown, LCSW-C – Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland Crisis Services
    Poster Presenter: Kathryn Grant Dilley, LCSW-C – Mid Shore Behavioral Health
    Poster Presenter: Tammy M. Loewe, LCSW-C – St. Mary's County Health Department
    Poster Presenter: Michelle Grigsby-Hackett, LCPC – Affiliated Sante Group/Rock Creek
    Crisis Response
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
    B18 - From Crisis to Recovery: Centerstone’s Seamless Crisis Care With 988 and CCBHC Services
    Location: 711
    Breakout Presenter: Becky Stoll, LCSW – Centerstone
    Breakout Presenter: Mandi Ryan, MSN – Centerstone
    Crisis Response
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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
    C8 - 911 and 988 Collaboration — Progress and the Path to Ensuring the Right Response at the Right Time
    Location: Bluebird 3G
    Breakout Presenter: Wendy Martinez Farmer, LPC MBA – Vibrant Emotional Health
    Breakout Presenter: Shye Louis, MEd – Vibrant Emotional Health
    Breakout Presenter: Marisa Malik, LPC – Integral Care
    Breakout Presenter: Kedra Priest, LPC – Integral Care
    Crisis Response
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
    D13 - Leveraging CMS Crisis Care Guidance: Policy Pathways to Expand Emergency Capable Crisis Services
    Location: Bluebird 3G
    Breakout Presenter: Chris Santarsiero, MBA – Connections Health Solutions
    Breakout Presenter: Angela Bergefurd, BA, MPA – Health Management Associates
    Breakout Presenter: Alicia D. Smith, MHA – Peg's Foundation - Clear Pathways
    Breakout Presenter: Margie Balfour, MD, PhD – Connections Health Solutions
    Crisis Response
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT
    Poster 69 - Supporting Individuals Experiencing Prescription Controlled Substance Disruptions: A Quick Reference Guide for On-site Support Personnel
    Location: Screen 21, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion
    Poster Presenter: Arnelle M. Toffey, MPH – ASTHO
    Crisis Response
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT
    Poster 74 - From Zero to Crisis Hero: Wayne County’s 12-month Systemwide Transformation
    Location: Screen 9, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion
    Poster Presenter: Grace Wolf, MS, CRC, LCMHC, LPC – Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network
    Crisis Response
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
    Poster 85 - Bringing Care to the Crisis: Innovations in Mobile Behavioral Health Disaster Response
    Location: Screen 17, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion
    Poster Presenter: Marisa Malik, LPC – Integral Care
    Crisis Response
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
    E14 - When the River Rose: Behavioral Health Response and Recovery After the Hill Country Floods
    Location: Bluebird 2G
    Breakout Presenter: Lee Johnson – Texas Council of Community Centers
    Breakout Presenter: Landon Sturdivant, LBSW – Hill Country MHDD Centers
    Breakout Presenter: Andrew Estrada – Center for Health Care Services
    Breakout Presenter: Veronica Sanchez – Camino Real Community Services
    Breakout Presenter: Jeff Richardson – Integral Care
    Breakout Presenter: Mike Naples – Bluebonnet Trails
    Breakout Presenter: Monika Rosales-Flores – Tropical Texas
    Crisis Response
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
    E20 - Leading for Longevity: Keeping Crisis Teams Strong, Skilled and Inspired
    Location: Bluebird 2E
    Breakout Presenter: Elan Javanfard, LMFT – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
    Breakout Presenter: Travis J. Atkinson, MA-LPC – TBD Solutions
    Crisis Response
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  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
    F7 - Building an Ideal Behavioral Health Crisis System
    Location: 702
    Breakout Presenter: Lori Carnahan, LCPC – DuPage County Health Department
    Breakout Presenter: Kathy Carey, LCPC – DuPage County Health Department
    Crisis Response
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  • Wednesday, Apr 29th
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT
    G18 - Redefining Standards of Mobile Crisis Response - A New Era in The Mental Health Emergency System of Care
    Location: 201
    Breakout Presenter: Luciana Beltran, LMHC – WestCare, The Village South
    Breakout Presenter: Habsi Kaba, LMFT – Eleventh Judicial Circuit Criminal Mental Health Project
    Breakout Presenter: Erin L. Martin – Aspire Health Partners
    Crisis Response
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  • Wednesday, Apr 29th
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT
    H21 - Building a Rural Crisis Continuum: 24/7 Mental Health Urgent Care, Mobile Crisis and 988 Integration
    Location: Bluebird 3G
    Breakout Presenter: Jess Spohn, DSW, LCSW, LADAC – LifeHouse, Inc.
    Breakout Presenter: Selina Platte, PhD, LPCC – Carlsbad LifeHouse
    Crisis Response
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