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  • Monday, Apr 27th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
    A2 - Trust, Connection and Continuity: The Opportunity of Peer Support in Care for People With SMI
    Location: Bluebird 2A
    Breakout Presenter: Sadie Thompson, CPSS, ALF WRAP – Wellbeing Initiative, Inc.
    Breakout Presenter: Mona Lisa McEachin, CRPA, CRPA-F, NYCPS – BestSelf Behavioral Health
    Peer Support
  • Monday, Apr 27th
    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
    B10 - Mapping the Constellation of Care: Integrating Peer Support into Collaborative Care Models
    Location: 503
    Breakout Presenter: Jonathan P. Edwards, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, CPS – NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
    Breakout Presenter: Dana Foglesong, MSW, LCSW, NCPS – Magellan Health
    Peer Support
  • Monday, Apr 27th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
    C15 - Lights, Camera, Recovery: Nontraditional Approaches to Mental Health
    Location: Bluebird 2A
    Breakout Presenter: Jeff DeAvila, BS – Recovery Empowerment Network
    Breakout Presenter: April Lopez, MS – Recovery Empowerment Network
    Breakout Presenter: Kaitlyn Moran, PSS – Recovery Empowerment Network
    Breakout Presenter: Jeremy Pappenfus, PSS – Recovery Empowerment Network
    Peer Support
  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
    D10 - From Policy to Practice: How County Government Can Bolster the Mental Health Peer Workforce
    Location: Bluebird 2C
    Breakout Presenter: Angela Elliston, CPS – Allegheny County Office of Behavioral Health
    Breakout Presenter: Leah Bailey, MPH – Allegheny County Office of Behavioral Health
    Peer Support
  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
    Poster 83 - Including the Full Family Voice in System of Care Wraparound Training: Guided by Experience, Grounded in Empathy
    Poster Presenter: Jessica Montgomery-Brown, M.Ed. – Rutgers University - UBHC CSOC
    Poster Presenter: Karen Rea, MA – Rutgers University - UBHC CSOC
    Peer Support
  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
    Poster 90 - Centering Health Navigators' Experiences in Mental Health Care for People Who Have Relocated From Other Countries
    Poster Presenter: Nai Chieh (Geri) Tien, Ph.D – Aurora Mental Health and Recovery
    Poster Presenter: Htay Meh, Peer Specialist – Aurora Mental Health and Recovery
    Poster Presenter: Jayaram Lamichhane, Peer Specialist – Aurora Mental Health and Recovery
    Poster Presenter: Alexander Harrison
    Peer Support
  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
    Poster 104 - The Power of Connection: Peer Support as an Overdose Defense
    Poster Presenter: Daniel Galvin, MSW, CRPA – Spectrum Health and Human Services
    Poster Presenter: Christopher Weber, CRPA – Spectrum Health and Human Services
    Peer Support
  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
    E8 - Reclaiming Our Power: How Lived Experience Engagement Drives Collective Impact in Child Welfare and Recovery
    Location: Bluebird 3A
    Breakout Presenter: Jacque Serrano, MSW, LCSW, CADC I – Morrison Child and Family
    Breakout Presenter: Kimberly Macklin, CADC I – Morrison Child and Family
    Breakout Presenter: Savana Milroy, CRM – Morrison Child & Family Services
    Peer Support
  • Tuesday, Apr 28th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
    F8 - Peer Power: Optimizing Services Across the Crisis Spectrum with Peer Staff
    Location: 501
    Breakout Presenter: Lauren Kahn, MPA – Telecare Corporation
    Breakout Presenter: Omar Gonzalez-Valentino, PhD, LMFT, LPCC – Telecare Corporation
    Breakout Presenter: Ashley Flores, MPSS – Telecare Corporation
    Breakout Presenter: Brenda Hamamoto, LCSW – Telecare Corporation
    Peer Support
  • Wednesday, Apr 29th
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT
    G9 - Building Trust, Changing Systems: The Power of Lived Experience in Supporting Families
    Location: Bluebird 3E
    Breakout Presenter: Jen McClellan, PhD, LISW-S – PCSAO
    Breakout Presenter: Jessica K. Okolish, CPRS – Summit County Children Services
    Peer Support
  • Wednesday, Apr 29th
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT
    H17 - From Parallel Roles to Partnership: The Power of Peer-Clinician Group Co-facilitation in Interdisciplinary Care
    Location: 607
    Breakout Presenter: Kimberly A. Fisher, MSW, LICSW – Riverside Community Care
    Breakout Presenter: Amie Sica, CPS – Riverside Community Care
    Breakout Presenter: Julie Greiner-Ferris, MSW, LICSW – Riverside Community Care
    Peer Support