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Wednesday, April 29, 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 - 9:00 AM
MDT
Light Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
MDT
Light Breakfast
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
MDT
Registration, Bookstore and Help Desk Open
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
MDT
Registration, Bookstore and Help Desk Open
Location: Lobby D
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
MDT
Coat and Baggage Check
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
MDT
Coat and Baggage Check
Location: 101
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
Education Session G
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G1 - TED-style Talks
Location: Bluebird 1A
Ted Talk Speaker:
Bechara Choucair, MD
– Kaiser Permanente
Ted Talk Speaker:
Miracle Akortha, PSS, MHPS, CFP
– The Center for Health Care Services
Ted Talk Speaker:
Tamika McReynolds
– County of Hudson
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G2 - Value-Based Contracting: How the Sausage Gets Made
Location: 607
Breakout Presenter:
Alyssa Casey
– firsthand
Breakout Presenter:
Chris Maxedon, FSA
– Triple Aim Partners
Clinical Practices
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G3 - Delivering Behavioral Health Services in the Age of AI
Location: 505
Breakout Presenter:
Jeremy Attermann, LGSW/CAPM
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Breakout Presenter:
Danish Munir
– GreyMatter
Technology Solutions
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G4 - Communitywide Implementation Road Map for Large-scale MHFA Initiatives
Location: 708
Breakout Presenter:
Anne Chapman, MPH
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Breakout Presenter:
Amelia Roeschlein, DSW, MA, LMFT
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Mental Health First Aid
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G5 - H.R.1 Work Requirements: Clinical-level Recommendations and Policy Considerations
Location: Bluebird 1B
Breakout Presenter:
Peter Delia, JD
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Breakout Presenter:
Katherine Seibel, MSSW
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Policy
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G6 - Substance Use Treatment and Criminal Legal System Partnerships
Location: 711
Breakout Presenter:
Phil Rutherford
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Breakout Presenter:
Jim Crotty, JD, MA
– Meta Platforms, Inc.
Breakout Presenter:
Mark Elliott, MAOL
– TASC Center for Health and Justice
Breakout Presenter:
William R. Dennis, MD, MPH, CCHP-CP
– USA Medical & Psychological Staffing, S.C.
Substance Use Continuum of Care
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G7 - Prevention in Public Mental Health Services
Location: 603
Breakout Presenter:
Jennifer Battle, MSW
– The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
Breakout Presenter:
Stanley Williams, PhD, LPC
– The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
Clinical Practices
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G8 - When the Caseload Is Crushing: Supervision for Overburdened Clinicians
Location: 205
Breakout Presenter:
Rachel Ledbetter, LMFT
– Motivo Health
Breakout Presenter:
Carla Smith, PhD, LCSW, LMFT
– Motivo Health
Workforce and Talent Development
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
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G10 - Transforming and Teaming: From Reorganization to Patient-centered Care
Location: Bluebird 2C
Breakout Presenter:
Laura Golden, OTR/L, OTD
– MHMR of Tarrant County
Breakout Presenter:
Elizabeth Stasey, LPC-S
– MHMR of Tarrant County
Trauma-informed Care
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G11 - Hope at Work: Recognizing and Responding to the Risk of Suicide Among Coworkers
Location: 702
Breakout Presenter:
Nicole Cromer, LPC, CPCS
– Georgia Pines Community Service Board
Breakout Presenter:
Michelle Cope, CPS-Parent
– Aspire/The Yellow Elephant Ministries, Inc
Suicide Prevention
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G12 - New Jersey’s CCBHC Evolution: From Demonstration to Enduring Impact
Location: Bluebird 3G
Breakout Presenter:
Jon G. Villasurda, Jr., MPH
– Mercer Government
Breakout Presenter:
Greg Lovell
– Division of Medial Assistance and Health Services, Department of Human Services
Breakout Presenter:
Vicki Fresolone, LCSW, LCADC
– Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Human Services, State of New Jersey
Breakout Presenter:
Robert P. Eilers, MD, MPH
– Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Department of Human Servicers
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G14 - Better Together: Building Partnerships in a Rural Community
Location: Bluebird 2A
Breakout Presenter:
Ellen Roberts
– Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers
Breakout Presenter:
Kaylyn Weldon Gary, MA, LPC-S
– Community Youth Services of Southern Oklahoma
Breakout Presenter:
Jessica Pfau, JD
– Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers
Rural Service Delivery
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G15 - Mental Health First Aid for Corrections Professionals
Location: 503
Breakout Presenter:
Tajrian Amad, BS
– Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School
Breakout Presenter:
Clement Chen, PharmD
– Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School
Breakout Presenter:
Fabiola X. X. Millien-Faustin, BA
– Sacred Heart University
Breakout Presenter:
Pamela Valera, PhD, MSW, ACSW, NCTTP
– Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School
Criminal Justice
Unrestricted Education Sponsor
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G16 - Integrating Verbal Intervention Training for Addiction Professionals in Residential Settings
Location: Bluebird 3C
Breakout Presenter:
James Hollywood, LCSW
– Samaritan Daytop Village
Breakout Presenter:
Deirdre A. Rice-Reese, MPA, CASAC
– Samaritan Daytop Village
Breakout Presenter:
Melissa Earle, PhD, LCSW
– Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare
Breakout Presenter:
Jill Poklemba, MPP
– Samaritan Daytop Village
Workforce and Talent Development
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G17 - From Burnout to Breakthrough: Improving Capacity and Satisfaction Without Adding Staff
Location: Bluebird 2G
Breakout Presenter:
Dell Anderson, M.Ed., LMHC
– Renew
Breakout Presenter:
Kathy Letendre, MHSA
– Ingenium Healthcare Advisors
Leadership
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
Unrestricted Education Sponsor
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G19 - I’m Doing 100% At-risk VBC and Never Lost Once
Location: Bluebird 2E
Breakout Presenter:
Susan Cordts, MBA
– Catalytic Health Partners
Substance Use Continuum of Care
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MDT
G20 - New Cool Stuff in SUD: Digital Edition
Location: Bluebird 1C
Breakout Presenter:
Kamal Shah, PhD
– Google
Breakout Presenter:
David Eddie, PhD, ABPP
– Recovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Breakout Presenter:
Allison Lin, MD, MS, DFASAM
– University of Michigan Medical School
Substance Use Continuum of Care
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
MDT
Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
MDT
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
Education Session H
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H1 - Conviction, Vision, Strength: Leading When It Matters Most
Location: Bluebird 1A
Thought Leader:
Jeanne Supin, MA
– Manager-Hub.com
Workforce and Talent Development
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H2 - Mental Health First Aid: More Than a Training
Location: 503
Breakout Presenter:
Nicole Cadovius, BS, MBA, MSM, PhD
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Breakout Presenter:
Sarah Eure, MPH
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Breakout Presenter:
Elaine Tsao, MPH
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Breakout Presenter:
Carrie King, LPC, MA
– Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City, Missouri
Mental Health First Aid
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H4 - Unlocking Collaboration: Maximizing the Impact of CCBHCs and Managed Care
Location: 711
Breakout Presenter:
Andrew Schwend
– Centerstone
Breakout Presenter:
Nina Marshall, MSW
– Oak Street Outcomes
Breakout Presenter:
Lisa Tse, MPH
– Rhode Island Office of Health and Human Services
Breakout Presenter:
Tory Gildred, LICSW, SUDP
– Molina Healthcare
Financing
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H6 - Maternal Mental Health and Suicide Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Conversation About Opportunities for Improving Care
Location: Bluebird 2G
Breakout Presenter:
Julie Goldstein Grumet, PhD
– Zero Suicide Institute at Education Development Center
Breakout Presenter:
Sarah Nagle-Yang, MD
– University of Colorado School of Medicine
Breakout Presenter:
Zhandra Levesque, DrPH MPH
– Education Development Center
Breakout Presenter:
Emily E. Johnson, MHA
– Mission Just One Mom
Breakout Presenter:
M. Camille Hoffman-Shuler, MD, MSc
– University of Colorado School of Medicine
Suicide Prevention
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H7 - Living Longer, Living Better: How Integration Transforms Life Expectancy
Location: 708
Breakout Presenter:
Jessica Bounds, MJ
– Missouri Department of Mental Health
Breakout Presenter:
Emily Luebbering, MBA, RN
– Missouri Behavioral Health Council
Breakout Presenter:
Jodi Woodruff, Ph.D
– University of Missouri St. Louis Missouri Institute of Mental Health
Integrated Care
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H8 - The AI Adoption Playbook: Training, Trust and Change Management
Location: 205
Breakout Presenter:
Michael Arevalo, Psy.D.
– Core Solutions
Workforce and Talent Development
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H9 - Culture by Design, not Default: Building Intentional Leadership, Value Alignment and Employee Experience
Location: Bluebird 1C
Breakout Presenter:
Melissa Santos, BSW
– Community Solutions
Breakout Presenter:
Elias Ehrheart, MA
– Community Solutions
Workforce and Talent Development
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H10 - Beyond the VA: Bridging the Behavioral Health Gap for Transitioning Service Members and Veterans
Location: Bluebird 2A
Breakout Presenter:
Siobhan Cunningham, LCSW
– Mat-Su Health Services, Inc.
Veterans
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H11 - Mind in Motion: Fun and Focus for Older Adults
Location: Bluebird 3A
Breakout Presenter:
Deborah S. Allen, MSW, CDP
– PennCares Support Services
Older Adults
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H12 - Models That Cultivatie Food Security Through Employment
Location: 501
Breakout Presenter:
Mike Hollis, MPH
– Services for the UnderServed
Public Health
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H13 - From Discovery to Action: Building a Sustainable Peer Workforce in Integrated Health Care Settings
Location: 201
Breakout Presenter:
Shannon Higbee
– The Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Breakout Presenter:
Daniella Labate-Covelli, MSW, CPRP
– The Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Workforce and Talent Development
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H14 - A Novel Application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Substance Use Disorders in a Residential Setting
Location: Bluebird 3C
Breakout Presenter:
Vaughn Steele, Ph.D
– Yale University
Breakout Presenter:
Erin Alex, LCSW
– Hartford HealthCare-Rushford
Breakout Presenter:
Jonathan Craig Allen, MD, FASAM
– Hartford Healthcare
Substance Use Continuum of Care
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H15 - Behavioral Health Independent Practice Associations: Emerging Trends and Solutions for Success in a Changing Environment
Location: 603
Breakout Presenter:
Colin Thomasset, MPH
– Wheat State Healthcare
Breakout Presenter:
Kyle Kessler, MPA
– Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H16 - Trends and Tips to Refresh Your Brand
Location: Bluebird 2C
Breakout Presenter:
Jackie Gibson
– Flicker Media
Communications, Marketing and Branding
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
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H18 - Equipo Renacer: Building Hope and Healing for Spanish-speaking Communities in Community Mental Health
Location: 702
Breakout Presenter:
Elixandra Colon Bou, PsyD
– Eliot Community Human Services
Breakout Presenter:
Cynthia Carballo, MS
– Eliot Community Human Services
Breakout Presenter:
Maria Acosta, Recovery Coach
– Eliot Community Human Service
Breakout Presenter:
Melissa J. Jadhav, LMHC
– Eliot Community Human Services
Clinical Practices
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H19 - Digital Solutions for Treatment Transitions and Long-term Recovery Support
Location: Bluebird 2E
Breakout Presenter:
Dana Kerney
– Valley Hope
Breakout Presenter:
Jessica Owen, LCSW, LCAS, MSW
– McLeod Centers for Well-being
Breakout Presenter:
Jordan Hansen, MA, LADC
– YourPath
Substance Use Continuum of Care
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H20 - Grounded in Data, Powered by Community: Building the Behavioral Health Systems We Need
Location: Bluebird 1B
Breakout Presenter:
Bevin Croft, MPP, PhD
– Human Services Research Institute
Breakout Presenter:
Laura Anderson, MPH
– North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Health Division
Breakout Presenter:
Joleen Darby, CPRP
– Ulster County Department of Mental Health
Breakout Presenter:
Sam Jackle
– Walla Walla County Department of Community Health
Leadership
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
Unrestricted Education Sponsor
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
MDT
H5 - Leading the Responsible Use of AI in Behavioral Health
Location: 505
Breakout Presenter:
Jeremy Attermann, LGSW/CAPM
– National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Breakout Presenter:
Merage Ghane, PhD
– Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)
Technology Solutions
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
MDT
General Session
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
MDT
General Session
Location: Hall A
Award Winner:
Jermaine J. Williams
– CDAC Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
Award Winner:
Marc Palmer, BA, CPSS, CPS, CRS, CFRS
– WellSpan Health
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
MDT
Keynote Presentation with Trent Gillespie
Location: Hall A
Keynote Speaker:
Trent Gillespie
– CEO, Stellis AI
