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8:30am PDT

Welcome Remarks: Dr. Daniel Lee Zoom Keynote Session V: Angie Thomas Zoom

10:00am PDT

DACA: In the Shadows but Not Out of Sight ZoomGustavo Garcia-Rojas Team Stronger 2gether (Staff, Students, Families, Community Grow Together Through Elevating Mental Wellness Skills Equal To Academics) ZoomMichael Gray, MS Making Connections: Effective Strategies to Engage African American Caregivers to Enhance the Wellness of their Emotionally Impaired Child. . ZoomRegina Terry-Green Ph.D. Promoting Inclusive School Cultures around Mental Health ZoomKatie Conklin • Ilana Sherman School-Wide Mental Health Screening ZoomAdela Cruz • Sandra Brookhart • Dr. Martin Eaton The Power of Play In Schools and Communities ZoomScott Bedley • Eric Saibel Launching Adolescents into Adulthood with Social Emotional Learning ZoomDanielle Matthew • Eve Goldstein Peer to Peer Prevention Approaches ZoomLeanne Loughran Understanding the ACEs Science: The Impact on Students' Mental Health and Implications in the Classroom. Hope and help that helps. ZoomDr. Lorry Leigh Belhumeur

11:00am PDT

Helping Students Live Without Using Drugs: NA's Free Community Resource ZoomHeather B, Kareem K, Lee M & Alexandra W Using the Family Resource Center Model to Promote Wellness & Mental Health at School Sites ZoomStephanie Kubicek, M.S. • Erin M. Simon, PhD • Thomas J. Sopp Bringing Gender and Racial Equity to Social-Emotional Learning ZoomCatherine MacDonald Burns Historical Trauma of Families in Communities: Strategies for Cultural Healing ZoomMatthew R. • Raquel Morris, LCSW What's it like? Mental health as a first-generation college queer Latine student ZoomCyn Gomez Won’t You be My Neighbor? Why BIPOC Students Need Communities of Care ZoomSusan Toler Carr, PE,GRMS Moving Beyond Self-Care to Instilling a Culture of Wellness: Considerations for Leaders ZoomMara Madrigal-Weiss • Heather Nemour Practical Reflective Practice ZoomJennifer Mundy, LMFT IFECMHS Mindfulness Makes Everything Else Possible ZoomChristopher Ramirez • Valerie Velez Suicide Prevention Tools for Educators and Families ZoomMichelle Bartsch • Tobin Novasio Digital-First Social and Emotional Learning: Democratizing Access to Mental Wellness and Personal Growth ZoomMichael Godoy • Kim

12:00pm PDT

Break & Networking

12:30pm PDT

Keynote Session VI: Dr. Dan Amen

1:30pm PDT

Angst: A Film about Raising Awareness About Anxiety ZoomKarin Gornik Frontline Perspectives on Children's Mental Health: Understanding the Pediatrician's Role in Supporting Student Mental Health ZoomDr. Sarah Bourne • Dr. Tiana Woolridge Black Students Matter- How Microaggressions, Microinsults, and Microinvalidations Negatively Impact the Mental Wellness of Black Students ZoomSheri K. Parker, DSW, LCSW Destress with Dance! ZoomLiz Jay • Matthew Diep Solving Puzzles & Straddling the Divide how to be an educator in 2021 ZoomEmily Catlett Toolbox Project: Tools for Learning--Tools for Life ZoomMark Collin • Sara Truebridge, Ed.D. Cultivating Organizational Resilience for a Healthy School Climate ZoomJoanne • Kristen Buczek Calm Down Kits: Tools for Supporting Young Children in Managing Strong Emotions ZoomCarly Bedard M.A.Ed. Developing Stress Resilient Student Leaders During a Pandemic ZoomDave Heitman Mindfulness, Mental Health, and Resilience in the Classroom ZoomLinda Yaron Weston

2:30pm PDT

The New World - Virtual Learning, Mental Health and Human Trafficking ZoomAlicia Zayas, LCSW Healing Centered Engagement ZoomEdith Jordan-McCormick, MEd The Neurobiology of Restorative Justice ZoomCarlos A Alvarez Am I Invisible? Things All Educators Need To Know ZoomShelley Jonas • Murphy Lynne Alabama State Department of Education: Role of the Mental Health Service Coordinator ZoomLaura Browder, EdS, LPC-S • Kristen Fargason, LMSW • Andrea Zavitz How to Disconnect From Your Screens to Reconnect with Yourself: The Impacts of COVID-19 On Digital Technology Use and Mental Health ZoomLaurel Marks School-Based Health Centers 101: A comprehensive approach to adolescent care ZoomSierra Lau • Amy Blackshaw Mindfulness in the Classroom ZoomBeth Marks There’s an app for that! How smartphone apps can help support college student mental health and wellness. ZoomMartha Neary • Stephen Schueller Youth-led Mental Health Campaigns Promoting Healthy Social Media Use & Cultural Literacy ZoomEmily Chan • Shravanti Shankar • Vicki Harrison