Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Keynote I: Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Services
Living and Working in the Most Integrated Setting (Len Statham, Doug Hovey, Amanda Saake, Harvey Rosenthal)
Navigating our Trauma and Grief: Looking at Recovery, Wellness and DBT in our Challenging Times
(Helle Thorning, Beth Brodsky, Abaigeal Duke, Luis Lopez)
Getting Ready for 9-8-8 (David Covington, John Draper)
Unapologetically Black Unicorns (Khatera Aslami Tamplen, Jei Africa, chyrell Bellamy, Rayshell CHambers, Keris Myrick)
Peer Run Crisis Innovations (Steve Miccio, Shannon Higbee, Lisa St. George, Harvey Rosenthal)
Perspectives in Peer Supervision (Dana Foglesong, Jonathan Edwards)
NYS Mental Health Town Hall
(Commissioner Ann Sullivan, Special Assistant to the Commissioner Amanda Saake, NYS Office of Mental Health)
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Keynote II: Stories of Hope, Stories of Power (Lindsey Sizemore, Taina Laing, Kelly Davis)
Transforming OMH Services to Advance Recovery, Rehabilitation and Peer Support
(Robert Myers, Nicole Haggerty, Amanda Saake, Denise Balzer, Emil Slane, Suzanne Feeney)
During COVID-19: Virtual Peer Support Group (VPSG) (Clarence Jordan, Lisa Kugler, Anathaleo Blake)
New Pioneers (Matthew Petitte, Garrett Smith, Len Statham)
From Allies to Accomplices: Gender Diversity, Trauma, and Liberation (Elise Diamond)
Added Value in Crisis Care: Specific Strategies and Surprising Lessons (Mike Hogan)
Cultural Competence: Is It Enough? A Call to Action! (Luis Lopez, Jeffrey McQueen, Ruth Colon-Wagner, Deborah Wilcox, Marguerite Gayle, Lenora Reid-Rose, Theresa Hall)
Artists for Change: Politically, Personally and Socially Part 1 (Gayle Bluebird, Deb Trueheart, Jen Padron, Bonnie Schell, Ken Segal, Cynthia Christensen)
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Keynote III: Caught Up in the Intersectionality of Systems: Moving from Rage to Fearlessness to Change
(Helen ‘Skip’ Skipper)
Criminal Justice #1: Diversion: Mental Health First Responders
(Tim Black, Christina Sparrock, Ruth Lowenkron, Carla Rabinowitz)
Youth Perspectives: Viewing the Mental Health System through the Lens of Youth (Kelly Davis)
US BIPOC Health Disparities & Inequities (Jen Padron, Diane Holliman)
Criminal Justice Reform #2: Rehabilitation and Re-Entry (Jerome Wright, Tracie Gardner, Jeff Coots)
But My Loved One Doesn’t Want Help! (Cindy Peterson-Dana, Ronda (Ro)Speight, Pat Wright, Dmitriy Gutkovic)
Artists for Change: Politically, Personally and Socially Part 2 (Gayle Bluebird, Deb Trueheart, Amy Smith, Isaac Brown, Patricia Obletz)
Artists for Change: Politically, Personally and Socially Part 3 (Gayle Bluebird, Deb Trueheart, Lauren Tenney, Maghan Caughey, Anna Pate Glover, Gloria Garrett)
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Hope from Behind the Walls and Serving a Life Sentence (Mary Ellen Copeland, Lee Horton, Dennis Horton)
Partnering with Communities to Create a Trauma-Informed Approach to Racial Justice, Reconciliation and Healing (Teena Brooks, Mandy Davis, Jesse Kohler, Leslie Lieberman)
Leadership in Action (Edye Schwartz, Kristin Woodlock, Melissa Wettengel)
Tobacco Use as a Stumbling Block to Community Inclusion: Practical Tips for Minimizing Tobacco as a Barrier to Recovery (Nancy Covell, Rusty Foster, Noah Lipton, Susan Friedlander, Gita Enders)
New York as a Center of Healing (Amanda Saake, Rita Cronise, Regina Shoen, Liz Breier, Julia Fesko)
Decolonizing the Gender Binary (Vesper Moore)