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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM MDT
All Recovery Meeting

7:45 AM - 8:45 AM MDT

All Recovery Meeting

Location: 103

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM MDT
Light Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM MDT

Light Breakfast

Location: Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM MDT
Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM MDT

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM - 5:15 PM MDT
Registration, Bookstore and Help Desk Open

8:00 AM - 5:15 PM MDT

Registration, Bookstore and Help Desk Open

Location: Lobby D

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM MDT
General Session

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM MDT

General Session

Location: Hall A (access via Exhibit Hall)

Keynote Speaker: Shankar Vedantam – Hidden Brain Media

Keynote Speaker: Mohini Venkatesh, MPH – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Award Winner: Bonita Schrock, MSW, LCSW – Oaklawn

Award Winner: Michele Reid, MD – CNS Healthcare

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MDT
Coffee Break

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MDT

Coffee Break

Location: Exhibit Hall

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
Education Session D

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D1 - The Critical Importance of Addressing Serious Mental Illness, Youth Mental Health, and Substance Use

Location: Bluebird 1A

Thought Leader: Chrisopher Carroll, MSc – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Thought Leader: Reyna Taylor – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Policy

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D2 - Homelessness and Unhoused Populations and Interventions

Location: Bluebird 2E

Breakout Presenter: Kenneth Minkoff, MD – ZiaPartners

Breakout Presenter: Rochelle Head-Dunham, MD, DFAPA, FASAM – Metropolitan Human Services District

Clinical Practices

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D3 - Waiting for Retirement Is Not Strategic Planning: Turning Leadership Transitions Into Opportunities

Location: 711

Breakout Presenter: Kara Sweeney Guerriero, MPH – INCITE Consulting Solutions

Breakout Presenter: Kristin M. Potterbusch, MPH – INCITE Consulting Solutions

Breakout Presenter: Felicia Jeffery, LPC – Gulf Coast Center

Leadership

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D4 - Risks of Being Rural: Tailored Mental Health Resources for Rural Communities

Location: Bluebird 3A

Breakout Presenter: Grace Brown, BA – Cook Center for Human Connection

Breakout Presenter: Jenna Trowbridge

Rural Service Delivery

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D5 - They Don’t Make It Easy: Providing Care for Medicare Enrollees

Location: Bluebird 3C

Breakout Presenter: Valerie Westhead, MD, FASAM – MTM Services, LLC

Organizational Excellence

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D6 - Improving Utilization of Long-acting Medications: Toward Standardized Measures

Location: 603

Breakout Presenter: Joe Parks, MD – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter: Tiona Guess Praylow, MD, MPH – Three Rivers Midlands

Breakout Presenter: Carolyn M. Rekerdres, MD – Pecan Valley Center

Clinical Practices

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D7 - The Journey Toward a Statewide Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation System in Texas

Location: 501

Breakout Presenter: Holly Gursslin Beseda, M.Ed., NCC, LPC – Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: Jenny Baldwin, LMSW, PMP – Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D8 - Overcoming Barriers to Integrate Care for Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Location: 708

Breakout Presenter: Sarah Prager, MS, MBA, LPC, LAC – AllHealth Network

Breakout Presenter: James V. Rogers, PsyD – CRF Behavioral Healthcare

Breakout Presenter: William A. Mullane, PhD – Westchester Jewish Community Services

Breakout Presenter: Jonathan D. Brown, PhD, MHS – Mathematica

Integrated Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D9 - An Overview of Digital Mental Health Treatments

Location: 702

Breakout Presenter: Stephen Schueller, PhD – University of California, Irvine

Breakout Presenter: Lisa Palko, PharmD – Society for Digital Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: Jeremy Attermann, LGSW/CAPM – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter: Dani Bradley, MS, MPH – Big Health

Technology Solutions

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D10 - From Policy to Practice: How County Governments 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

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D11 - Relationships Matter – Tennessee’s Effort to Bolster the Public Behavioral Health Workforce

Location: Bluebird 2G

Breakout Presenter: Jessica Youngblom, LMSW – Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Breakout Presenter: Alysia Smith Knight, NPM – Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO)

Breakout Presenter: Mary Linden Salter, LCSW – Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addiction Services (TAADAS)

Breakout Presenter: Caitlin Wright, MSW/LAPSW – TennCare

Breakout Presenter: Marie Williams, LCSW – Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Breakout Presenter: Matt Yancey, LCSW, MPA – Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Workforce and Talent Development

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D12 - Advancing Care in Child Welfare: Strengthening CCBHC Services for Young Children and Their Caregivers

Location: 201

Breakout Presenter: Lisa McGarrie, MSW, LCSW – ZERO TO THREE

Breakout Presenter: Mike Sherman, PsyD – ZERO TO THREE

Breakout Presenter: Crystal Hallock, PRSS-SUP, PRSS – ZERO TO THREE

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

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: Katherine Seibel, MSSW – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Crisis Response

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D14 - The Psychedelic No One Knows About: An Introduction to Ibogaine

Location: 205

Breakout Presenter: Rikki Harris, MAMFC, MACE – TN Voices

Breakout Presenter: Bryan Hubbard – Americans for Ibogaine

Breakout Presenter: Henry Berkowitz, MBA – Americans for Ibogaine

Substance Use Continuum of Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D16 - Exploring a County's Integration of Assertive Community Treatment and Assisted Outpatient Treatment

Location: 505

Breakout Presenter: Breeann Rocha, LCSW – New Mexico Solutions

Breakout Presenter: Phebe Bell, MSW – California Mental Health Services Authority

Breakout Presenter: Taylor Sabol, MPH – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Criminal Justice

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D17 - Building Payer Partnerships That Deliver: A Practical SUD Playbook

Location: Bluebird 1C

Breakout Presenter: Eric Bailly, LPC, LADC – NorthStar Behavioral Health Advisory

Breakout Presenter: Kathryn Cohen, JD – Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness

Breakout Presenter: Samuel S. Nordberg, PhD – Reliant Medical Group/Atrius Health

Breakout Presenter: Eric Gremminger – ERPHealth

Substance Use Continuum of Care

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D18 - Voices From the Field: A Candidate's Journey to Licensure in the Accelerator Program

Location: Bluebird 3E

Breakout Presenter: Andrea Meyer Stinson, PhD, LMFT – Resilient Georgia

Breakout Presenter: Breanna Simental, ASW – Valenta Inc.

Breakout Presenter: Maria Cisneros Zavala

Breakout Presenter: Florence Onabolu

Workforce and Talent Development

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D19 - Engaging Faith to Strengthen Mental Health

Location: 607

Breakout Presenter: Ben O'Dell, MNPS – HHS/Center for Faith

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D20 - How Nicotine Use Disrupts Recovery and What Behavioral Health Providers Can Do About It

Location: Bluebird 2A

Breakout Presenter: Chad Morris, PhD – University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

Breakout Presenter: James L. Pavlik, Jr., MA, NCNTT – Behavioral Health and Wellness Program

Breakout Presenter: Eleni Romano, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz

Public Health

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

D21 - CMS's Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model: An Overview, Lessons Learned and Best Practices

Location: Bluebird 1B

Breakout Presenter: Karin E. Bleeg, MPH – Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation | CMS

Breakout Presenter: Robert Myers, PhD – NYS Department of Mental Health

Breakout Presenter: Andrea Wanat, MA – Value Network IPA and Value Network Inc.

Breakout Presenter: Beth Ann Meints, LPC – Integrated Services of Kalamazoo

Breakout Presenter: Leah Julian – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Financing

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT

EXPO9 - Future Ready Strategies: How CCBHCs and CMHCs are Innovating to Keep Clinics Stable Under Pressure

Location: Exhibit Hall Theater

Sponsored By

12:15 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
Lunch and Exhibit Hall Sessions

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM MDT

EXPO10 - One Platform. Every Level of Care. Engaging Clients Beyond the Visit

Location: Exhibit Hall Theater

Technology Solutions

Sponsored By

12:40 PM - 1:05 PM MDT

EXPO11 - Deploying AI in the Behavioral Health Revenue Cycle: Lessons From Top 1% Operators

Location: Exhibit Hall Theater

Technology Solutions

Sponsored By

1:10 PM - 1:25 PM MDT

EXPO12 - The Future of AI: Transforming your EHR and Revenue Cycle

Location: Exhibit Hall Theater

Technology Solutions

Sponsored By

1:30 PM - 1:55 PM MDT

EXPO13 - From Feedback to Impact: How Relias XM Improves Outcomes

Location: Exhibit Hall Theater

Technology Solutions

Sponsored By

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MDT
Captive Health Insurance: Take Back Control of Your Health Care Costs

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MDT

Captive Health Insurance: Take Back Control of Your Health Care Costs

Location: Screen 1, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Breakout Presenter: Greg Robick – Corporate Benefits Consultants, Inc

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
Digital Poster Presentations

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 55 - Economic Model to Quantify the Impact of Clubhouses

Location: Screen 20, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Mohammad Usman, PhD – Fountain House

Poster Presenter: Josh Seidman, Ph.D. – Fountain House

Poster Presenter: Arvind Sooknanan, Member – Fountain House

Policy

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 56 - Voices in Partnership: Building Bridges Through a Rural CCBHC Advisory Council

Location: Screen 14, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Christina Manchen, MS-Organizational Management – Centerstone

Poster Presenter: Dayanara M. Torres, MPA – Centerstone Research Institute

Poster Presenter: Linnea Byl, MSW, MPA – Centerstone

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 57 - A Multiyear Workforce Stabilization Initiative in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Location: Screen 16, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Lisa Mekovsky, MBA – Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Poster Presenter: Jewel Denne, n/a – Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Poster Presenter: Bridget McNamee, MID – Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 58 - Innovation Day: Unlocking Ideas, Empowering Staff, Transforming Culture

Location: Screen 11, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Trica Walters, SHRM-SCP – GRAND Mental Health

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 59 - Impacting Value-based Care and Provider Relationships Through Data-driven Strategies

Location: Screen 15, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Kimberly A. Fisher, MSW, LICSW – Riverside Community Care

Poster Presenter: Lisa Dwyer, MS – Riverside Community Care

Poster Presenter: Stephanie L. Smith, BS – Riverside Community Care

Organizational Excellence

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 60 - From Data to Action: Practical Analytics to Detect Risk and Fraud in Behavioral Health

Location: Screen 2, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Patrick M. Yu, CPA – Baker Tilly

Poster Presenter: Brad Gumming, n/a – Baker Tilly

Poster Presenter: Adrienne M. Larmett, CRA, MBA – Baker Tilly

Poster Presenter: Eranda Sheperi, CPA – Baker Tilly

Technology Solutions

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 61 - Medication Adherence and High-risk Substance Use: Insights From a Behavioral Health Population

Location: Screen 22, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Hope Randle Goad, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP – Aegis Sciences Corporation

Public Health

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 62 - Designing and Implementing Integrated Behavioral Health in Pediatric Clinics Across Connecticut

Location: Screen 4, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Sandy Kyriakopoulos, PsyD – The Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Poster Presenter: Keri Herlan, PsyD – The Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Poster Presenter: Tammy Freeberg, MSW – The Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Integrated Care

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 64 - Adult Therapeutic Foster Care: Expanding Community-based Options for Adults Living With Serious Mental Illness

Location: Screen 19, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Yvette P. Jackson, LMSW, DBH – Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Older Adults

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 65 - A Mental Health Trainee Practicum Model to Enhance Youth Behavioral Health Services Through Academic-Community Collaboration

Location: Screen 5, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: James Durant, MA – Azusa Pacific University

Poster Presenter: Madison Akles – Azusa Pacific University

Poster Presenter: Shelby de Ridder

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 67 - Suicide Loss Etiquette

Location: Screen 13, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Heather Williams, MA, LPC, CCJP, MARS – Southern Wellness Co

Suicide Prevention

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 68 - Navigating to Yes! How to Leverage CCBHC Flexibility at Your Front door and Beyond

Location: Screen 12, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Sarah Durham, LMHC, SUDP – Sound Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: Maya Joyce, MSW, LSWAA – Sound Behavioral Health

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

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

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 70 - Reactive to Proactive: Building a Culture of Continuous Compliance and Quality

Location: Screen 17, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Jennifer Douglass – The Guidance Center

Poster Presenter: Erika N. Hastings, LPC, CHC – The Guidance Center

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 73 - Devereux ASCEND Career Accelerator Program

Location: Screen 23, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Colleen L. Gallagher, M.S. – Devereux

Poster Presenter: Kaitlyn Martin, MAIOP – Devereux

Workforce and Talent Development

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

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 75 - Beyond Borders: The Growing Impact of Measurement-informed Care in Alaska

Location: Screen 10, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Victoria Kildal, PsyD, LPC-S, CDCS, ABHC – Alaska Behavioral Health Association

Poster Presenter: Angela Watts, LCSW, LPC-S – Denali Family Services

Poster Presenter: Meghann McEvoy, PhD – Denali Family Services

Poster Presenter: Jeremy Weisz – Greenspace Health

Rural Service Delivery

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 76 - The Value of a 'PAUSE' in Behavioral Health: Enhancing Engagement and Improving Outcomes

Location: Screen 18, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Jana Capaccio, MA, LMHC – Horizon Health Services

Poster Presenter: Katelyn Murray, JD, MSW – Horizon Health Services

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 78 - Building a Robust Mental Health Workforce: Educational and Employment Strategies for Success

Location: Screen 6, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Lisa Moon, PhD, LCSW – Walden University

Workforce and Talent Development

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 79 - Once-Daily Valbenazine Improves the Impacts and Symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia in Patients: Results From the Phase 4 KINECT-PRO™ Study

Location: Screen 8, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Terri Alm, MSN, PMHNP-BC – Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

Clinical Practices

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 80 - Youth-driven Mental Health Policymaking in the Context of System Transformation

Location: Screen 3, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Abhinav Anne – World Health Organization

Poster Presenter: Sai Ganbote, n/a – Aurora Youth Council & Chicago Youth 4 Neuro

Policy

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MDT

Poster 81 - Empowering Justice-involved Individuals: Integrating Peer Support to Transform Innovative Community-Based Diversion & Reentry Programs

Location: Screen 7, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Jennifer Levesque, LMHC – Recovery Options Made Easy

Criminal Justice

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 82 - Leveraging Data to Drive Organizational Change: Turning Insights Into Action

Location: Screen 15, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Tyrena Lester, LICSW – Mirah

Poster Presenter: Aaron Katz, n/a – Eliot Community Human Services, Inc.

Poster Presenter: Ashley Kjos, PsyD, LP – Woodland Centers

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

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

Location: Screen 14, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Jessica Montgomery-Brown, M.Ed. – Rutgers University - UBHC CSOC

Poster Presenter: Karen Rea, MA – Rutgers University - UBHC CSOC

Peer Support

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

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 86 - Improving Access to LAI Behavioral Health Medications in the Community: A Collaborative Model Between Psychiatric Providers and Community Pharmacists

Location: Screen 2, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Charles McCormick, MD, MPH – Alliance Health Plan

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 87 - Assessing Community Awareness, Satisfaction and Needs in Mental Health and Crisis Services

Location: Screen 3, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Taylor K. Apple – Texas A&M University

Communications, Marketing and Branding

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 88 - Sustainable Learning, Real-world Expertise, Lasting Impact

Location: Screen 19, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Trica Walters, SHRM-SCP – GRAND Mental Health

Workforce and Talent Development

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

Location: Screen 1, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

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

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 91 - Building Youth Capacity to Support School- and Community-based Mental Health Strategies: Training Youth Mental Health Ambassadors

Location: Screen 8, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Ashley Owen, MSW – Partnerships for Community Wellness

Poster Presenter: Adrienne Abbate, MPA – Partnerships for Community Wellness

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 92 - From Crisis to Clarity: Navigating First-episode Psychosis

Location: Screen 9, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Meghan E. Guck-Bhogal, LMHC – Aspire Health Partners

Poster Presenter: Kathy Rizo, LMHC – Aspire Health Partners

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 93 - How to Optimize Your Revenue Cycle While You Manage Your Organization

Location: Screen 4, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Zachary Skelly, n/a – Behavioral Health RCM Solutions, LLC

Poster Presenter: Jordan Oshlag, LICSW – Behavioral Health RCM Solutions, LLC

Poster Presenter: Eric McClanahan, n/a – Behavioral Health RCM Solutions, LLC

Poster Presenter: Andy Zozom, PhD – Pine Street Inn

Financing

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 94 - Navigating through Opioid addictions and pregnancy; challenges and future guidelines, focus on rural and underserved communities

Location: Screen 11, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Muskinni Salau, MD – Compass Health Network

Poster Presenter: Gaurav Kulkarni, MD – Compass Health Network

Substance Use Continuum of Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 95 - St. Mary’s County’s Recovery Friendly Workplace Model

Location: Screen 12, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Taylor M. Nickerson, RPS – St. Mary's County Health Department

Poster Presenter: Malik R. Mines, CPRS – St. Mary's County Health Department

Workforce and Talent Development

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 96 - Compassion Without Collapse: Resilience Strategies for Mental Health Professionals

Location: Screen 23, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Shana Garrett, Doctor – Walden University

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 97 - Motivation to Quit Using Substances and its Metamorphosis as We Age

Location: Screen 7, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Michael Dennis

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 99 - From Fragmentation to Integration: Leveraging Data Exchange to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes

Location: Screen 20, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Melissa Kotrys, MPH – Contexture

Poster Presenter: Danielle Culp, n/a – Colorado Behavioral Health Administration

Poster Presenter: April Rhodes, MBA, LAMFT, MAS-MFT – NovumHealth

Poster Presenter: Tad Gary, M.A. Counseling, M.Ed. Special Education – Mercy Care

Integrated Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 100 - Enhanced Person-centered Access to Care: Data-driven Approaches From Rural Maine

Location: Screen 5, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Carry J. Oostveen, PhD – Community Health and Counseling Services

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 101 - A Proven Model Integrating CCBHCs, Opioid Treatment Programs and Residential Services That Transforms Outcomes

Location: Screen 6, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Carolann Slattery, EdD, LCSW-R – Samaritan Daytop Village

Poster Presenter: Alicia Mcfarlane, MS, Esq – Samaritan Daytop Village

Poster Presenter: James Hollywood, LCSW – Samaritan Daytop Village

Poster Presenter: Maya Hambright, MD – Samaritan Daytop Village

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 102 - What We’ve Learned From a Decade of Telehealth — and Where We Go Next

Location: Screen 21, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Dr. Tom Milam, MD – Iris Telehealth

Poster Presenter: David Bartley, None – Iris Telehealth

Integrated Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 103 - Advancing Whole-person Care: Connecticut Behavioral Health Homes Demonstrate the Power of Multiagency Collaboration and Person-centered Integrated Care

Location: Screen 22, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Jeannie Wigglesworth, PhD – Carelon Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: Bonni Hopkins, PHD – Carelon Behavioral Health

Poster Presenter: Fred Morton, MPH – Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Poster Presenter: Robert Haswell, LCSW – Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Integrated Care

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 104 - The Power of Connection: Peer Support as an Overdose Defense

Location: Screen 18, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Daniel Galvin, MSW, CRPA – Spectrum Health and Human Services

Poster Presenter: Christopher Weber, CRPA – Spectrum Health and Human Services

Peer Support

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 105 - Context-aware Housing Navigation to Support Mental Wellbeing in Older Adults

Location: Screen 10, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Rhiannon Doscher, n/a – Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies (MECCA)

Poster Presenter: Yesenia Ochoa, n/a – Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies (MECCA)

Poster Presenter: Andrew Fahmy, n/a – Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies (MECCA)

Older Adults

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 106 - Once-Daily Valbenazine Improves the Impacts of Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) in Patients From KINECT-PRO™ Who Met a Threshold for TD Remission

Location: Screen 13, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Terri Alm, MSN, PMHNP-BC – Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

Clinical Practices

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MDT

Poster 107 - Clinical Assessments When Working With Non-native English Users and Interpreters

Location: Screen 24, Exhibit Hall Poster Pavilion

Poster Presenter: Vivion Sloan, MA, PhD, NIC (National Interpreter Certification) – WellPower

Clinical Practices

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
Education Session E

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E1 - TED-style Talks

Location: Bluebird 1A

Ted Talk Speaker: Glenn Canares, DDS, MSD – University of Maryland | Canares Speaking

Ted Talk Speaker: Blas Villalobos, DSW

Ted Talk Speaker: Tonie Dreher, Peer Specialist – CASES

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E2 - Psychedelics: Preparing Your Clinic

Location: 205

Breakout Presenter: Sarah Norman, MPP – BrainFutures

Breakout Presenter: Carlene McMillan, MD – Radial

Breakout Presenter: Lucia Huang, MBA – Osmind

Substance Use Continuum of Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E3 - Overcoming Insurance Obstacles to Care: Resources and Actions for Patient Advocacy

Location: 702

Breakout Presenter: Joe Feldman, MBA – Cover My Mental Health

Financing

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E4 - Real Talk: Integrated Care in a Community Health Center Setting

Location: Bluebird 3C

Breakout Presenter: Shannon Lea, MPH, CH-RCMS – Primary Care Development Corporation

Breakout Presenter: Julie Schilz, BSN MBA – Primary Care Development Corporation

Integrated Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E5 - Scalable Approaches to Expanding Access to Mental Health Care

Location: 201

Breakout Presenter: Pamela Schwartz, MPH – Kaiser Permanente

Breakout Presenter: Daniel Gizzo, PhD – Kaiser Permanente

Breakout Presenter: Rebecca Flournoy, MPH, MA – Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy

Breakout Presenter: Alex Mays, MHS – Kaiser Permanente

Workforce and Talent Development

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E6 - Michigan's CCBHC Demonstration: Impact and Lessons Learned on Access, Care Improvement and Serving Those With Unmet Needs

Location: 505

Breakout Presenter: Melissa Riba, MA – Center for Health and Research Evaluation, University of Michigan

Breakout Presenter: Amy Kanouse, MPH – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E7 - The Power of We: Inspiring Partnerships in a Rural System of Care

Location: 503

Breakout Presenter: Myrla C. Gibbons Doxey, MA LMFT-D – Niagara County Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Breakout Presenter: Connie Desmarais, MA – Niagara County Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Suicide Prevention

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

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E9 - Healing Together: How Credible Messengers Transform Violent Incident Intervention Into Resilience

Location: 501

Breakout Presenter: Lynn Lewis, MSW, APSW – Medical College of Wisconsin

Breakout Presenter: Travis Landry, N/A – WestCare Wisconsin

Breakout Presenter: Regina Whiyee – Milwaukee County DHHS Children, Youth, and Family Services

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E10 - Beyond Burnout: Redesigning Behavioral Health Workflows for Workforce Sustainability

Location: Bluebird 1C

Breakout Presenter: Katherine Schroeder, LMHC, MCAP, QCS – MTM Services

Workforce and Talent Development

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E11 - From Lived Experience to Lasting Change: Community Collaboration to Divert People With Mental Illness From Justice System Involvement

Location: Bluebird 3E

Breakout Presenter: Hannah Wesolowski – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Breakout Presenter: Ray Merenstein – NAMI Colorado

Breakout Presenter: Paul Paizen – Denver, CO

Breakout Presenter: Ashley Lunt – NAMI Northern Nevada

Criminal Justice

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2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E13 - When The Math Doesn’t Work: Leadership Strategies for Times of Change

Location: Bluebird 1B

Breakout Presenter: Michael King – The Communities Project

Breakout Presenter: Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, PhD – Advocates for Human Potential

Substance Use Continuum of Care

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

Crisis Response

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E15 - Stories of Hope Level Two: Value-centered Storytelling for Organizations

Location: Bluebird 2C

Breakout Presenter: Joseph Green – LMSvoice

Breakout Presenter: Nicole Tierney, J.D., M.S. – CPC Integrated Health

Breakout Presenter: Mona Lisa McEachin, CRPA, CRPA-F, NYCPS – BestSelf Behavioral Health

Public Health

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E16 - From Rollout to Results: The Change Management Blueprint for Leading a Successful AI Implementation

Location: Bluebird 3G

Breakout Presenter: Felicia Jeffery, LPC – Gulf Coast Center

Breakout Presenter: Tracie Del Torto, LCSW – Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers

Breakout Presenter: Kate Benedetto, MA – Eleos Health

Breakout Presenter: Correnda Perkins, LCSW – Hillsides

Technology Solutions

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E17 - Hopeways to Home: Recovery Housing Toolkit for Transitional Age Youth

Location: 603

Breakout Presenter: Tiona Guess Praylow, MD, MPH – Three Rivers Midlands

Breakout Presenter: Kimberly Gordon-Achebe, MD, DFAPA – University of Maryland School of Medicine

Clinical Practices

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E18 - Enhancing Neuro-informed Care in Community Behavioral Health Programs: Training, Screening and Support

Location: Bluebird 2A

Breakout Presenter: Robert J. Rogers, PS-A, LADC, CCS, LSW – Kennebec Behavioral Health

Breakout Presenter: Haleigh C. Cushen, CRC, CVE – National Association of State Head Injury Administrators

Breakout Presenter: Patricia A. King, CTRS, CBIS – Brain Injury Association of America-Maine

Breakout Presenter: Judy L. Dettmer, BSW – National Association of State Head Injury Administrators

Trauma-informed Care

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E19 - CCBHCs and Medicare

Location: 708

Breakout Presenter: Selina Hickman – Bowling Business Strategies

Breakout Presenter: Rachael Matulis, MPH – Bowling Business Strategies

Financing

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

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E21 - Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff - New Frontiers

Location: 711

Breakout Presenter: Kristin M. Woodlock, BSN, MPA, CDTLF, ACC – Woodlock & Associates

Leadership

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

E12 - Tardive Dyskinesia Risk and Management Guidance

Location: 607

Breakout Presenter: Roshni Koli, MD – Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

Breakout Presenter: Christina Arredondo, MD – El Rio Community Health Center

Clinical Practices

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM MDT

EXPO14 - Tips to Proactively Mitigate Risk in Your Mental Health Professional Journey

Location: Exhibit Hall Theater

Sponsored By

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM MDT
Snack Break and Lightning Conversations Lightning Conversations on Behavioral Health Innovation: Fast-Paced Conversations Between Community Behavioral Health Providers and Technology Partners

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM MDT

EXPO15 - Lightning Conversations on Behavioral Health Innovation: Fast-Paced Conversations Between Community Behavioral Health Providers and Technology Partners

Location: Exhibit Hall Theater

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM MDT
Snack Break and Lightning Conversations

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM MDT

Snack Break

Location: Exhibit Hall

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
Education Session F

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F1 - Investing in Brain Capital: A Global Call to Action

Location: Bluebird 1A

Thought Leader: Erica Coe, MPH, MBA – McKinsey Health Institute

Thought Leader: Danish Munir – GreyMatter

Thought Leader: Drew Holzapfel, MBA – Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative

Thought Leader: Anjlee Joshi – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F2 - Access in an AI World

Location: Bluebird 3C

Breakout Presenter: Joy Fruth, MSW – MTM Services, LLC

Breakout Presenter: Jessica Gentry, LPC-S – Gulf Coast Center

Technology Solutions

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F3 - Common Elements Treatment Approach: Giving Practitioners the Ability to Address Multiple Challenges at Once

Location: 607

Breakout Presenter: John Gavino, LCSW – Family & Children’s Services, Inc.

Clinical Practices

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F4 - Physician Supervision of Advance Practice Professionals: A Focus on Key Strategies and Clinical Collaboration

Location: 603

Breakout Presenter: Luming Li, MD, MHS, FACHE, FAPA – The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Breakout Presenter: Garima Singh, MD – Centerstone

Breakout Presenter: Alana Nagle, MD – Eliot Community Human Services

Clinical Practices

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F5 - The New Front Door: Using Intentional Marketing to Build Trust, Drive Access and Lead Change

Location: Bluebird 2A

Breakout Presenter: Bailey Pyle, Licensed Professional Counselor – Centerstone

Breakout Presenter: Jessica McCarthy – Centerstone

Communications, Marketing and Branding

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F6 - Rural Georgia Growing Stronger: 988, Law Enforcement, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Resource Implications

Location: Bluebird 3A

Breakout Presenter: Jennifer W. Dunn, LMFT – Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Breakout Presenter: Carol J. McVey, LCSW, MPA – Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Breakout Presenter: Rachael Holloman, MS, LPC – Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Breakout Presenter: Dawn Peel, LPC CPCS – Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Rural Service Delivery

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

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

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

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F9 - Federal Advocacy 101: Tools for Everyday Advocates

Location: Bluebird 1B

Breakout Presenter: Gillian Williams – Global Health Advocacy Incubator, Overdose Prevention Initiative

Breakout Presenter: Michele Gazda, MPH – Global Health Advocacy Incubator, Overdose Prevention Initiative

Policy

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F10 - Supporting Crisis Hotline Help Seekers: Exploring the Safety Planning Intervention and Crisis Response Plan for Crisis De-Escalation and Suicide Prevention

Location: Bluebird 3G

Breakout Presenter: Alena Goldstein, MPH – Vibrant Emotional Health

Breakout Presenter: Shye Louis, MEd – Vibrant Emotional Health

Breakout Presenter: Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP – University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine & University of Vermont Medical Center

Breakout Presenter: Gregory K K. Brown, PhD – Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania

Suicide Prevention

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F11 - The Harder Side of Helping

Location: 711

Breakout Presenter: Daniel Champer, MA LCPC – Florence Crittenton

Trauma-informed Care

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F12 - Planning for the Future- Integrating Educational Opportunities in a CCBHC/FQHC.

Location: 201

Breakout Presenter: Muskinni Salau, MD – Compass Health Network

Breakout Presenter: Catherine Grigg, PsyD – Compass Health Network

Breakout Presenter: Allison Thurman, BSBA – Compass Health Network

Breakout Presenter: Gaurav Kulkarni, MD – Compass Health Network

Workforce and Talent Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F13 - From Spreadsheets to Strategy: Building Organizational Analytics Capability

Location: 505

Breakout Presenter: Jesse Sieger-Walls, Phd, MSW, LCSW – Wellbeing in Action

Breakout Presenter: Jeff Capobianco, PhD – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F14 - Psychedelics: State of the Union

Location: 205

Breakout Presenter: Jazz Glastra, MS – BrainFutures

Breakout Presenter: Leith States, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM – Sunstone Therapies

Breakout Presenter: Josh Hardman, BSc – Psychedelic Alpha

Substance Use Continuum of Care

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F15 - Reimagining the Mental Health Workforce: How Older Adults Are Powering the Future of Wellbeing

Location: Bluebird 2G

Breakout Presenter: Vani Kapur, MBA – Age+

Breakout Presenter: Nicole Cadovius, BS, MBA, MSM, PhD – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter: Jodi Waterhouse, MHA – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Breakout Presenter: Karen Peffer Brown, MBA – iAging

Breakout Presenter: Lisa Armao – Early Childhood Service Corps

Older Adults

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F16 - Using GLP-1s in Substance Use Treatment

Location: 708

Breakout Presenter: Steven Klein, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG, FASAM – Caron Treatment Centers

Substance Use Continuum of Care

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F17 - Integrating Mental Health Support in Housing Programs: Evidence From Wraparound Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Location: Bluebird 2C

Breakout Presenter: LeShawn Arbuckle, MSW, LCSW-S – LifeWorks

Breakout Presenter: Liz Schoenfeld, PhD – LifeWorks

Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F18 - Beyond the Intercept: Building Safer, Healthier Communities Through Justice-Behavioral Health Partnerships

Location: Bluebird 2E

Breakout Presenter: Trisha Zizumbo, MSA, CHES – Oakland Community Health Network

Breakout Presenter: Vasilis K. Pozios, MD, DFAPA – Oakland Community Health Network

Breakout Presenter: Tenasha Hildebrand, MPA – Mercy Care

Breakout Presenter: Paula Krasselt, DBH – Mercy Care

Criminal Justice

Unrestricted Education Sponsor

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F19 - Organizational Assessment and Strategic Leadership in Uncertain Times

Location: Bluebird 1C

Breakout Presenter: John Kastan, PhD, Sociology – Independent Consultant

Breakout Presenter: Keith Little, MPA – Kemili Solutions, LLC

Leadership

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F20 - Navigating the New Landscape of Abuse Prevention: Trends, Liability, and Strategies for Behavioral Health Leaders

Location: 503

Breakout Presenter: Aaron Lundberg, MSW – Praesidium

Organizational Excellence

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

F21 - Dropping in Before SUD Patients Drop off: The Positive Impacts of Personalizing Employee and Patient Engagement

Location: Bluebird 3E

Breakout Presenter: Paul Jaglowski – Relias

Breakout Presenter: Alexandra Plante, MA – National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Breakout Presenter: Rachel Valenzuela – Valle Del Sol

Substance Use Continuum of Care