2016 Annual Conference Agenda*

9:30 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

10:00 am - 11:15 am

Integration of Peer Support into Routine Health Care Delivery
Kaiser Permanente will highlight its experience of integrating peer support into routine care delivery, and highlight successful practices, challenges and obstacles faced along the way. Affiliates will discover new opportunities to hire peers, learn various models of integration and get a better understanding of how to approach healthcare delivery systems around integrating peer support.
Andrew Bertagnolli, PhD

Mental Health America’s Nationally Accredited Peer Support Certification
MHA will unveil the first Nationally Accredited Peer Support Certification, National Certified Peer Specialist, NCPS, developed in partnership with the Florida Certification Board (FCB), to meet the needs of public and private sector health care providers and insurers. Affiliates will learn about the core competencies and skillsets required for certification, and exciting new opportunities to become trainers and employers for the new credential. Affiliates will explore new opportunities to hold contracts with various companies, opportunities to hire peers, explore new partnerships with insurance companies that will pay for services, explore new opportunities to be the training body in the local area via the Train the Trainer Program, learn about the certification process and training experience required for national standards, learn about opportunities to create revenue streams for providing peer support in their respective community, and learn about the only national certification working to meet private insurance standards.
Patrick Hendry, Clarice Bailey, PhD, Amy Farrington

Lunch Session: Reducing Negative Attitudes Directed Towards Peer Staff and Leveraging Peers’ Lived Experience: Guidance for Providers
The Lewin Group will highlight concrete steps that behavioral health providers and other general health care providers can take to overcome challenges, and equip the audience with tools they can use to effectively integrate peer support staff into their organization. The Lewin Group will also provide strategies to encourage discussion among providers to share information and learn from each other on best practices for integration.
Evan Vahouny, Alexis Estomin, Beverly Haberle

MHA Workplace Mental Health Development and Planning
MHA affiliates will have an opportunity to learn about MHA National’s initiatives in the area of workplace mental health; share activities of MHA affiliates currently working in the area of workplace mental health, funding sources, employer approaches and future initiatives; exchange ideas with affiliates about the needs they see or what they would like to do in this area as part of a national strategy; and learn what other national partners are doing in the area of Workplace Mental Health and how they would like to collaborate with MHA’s.
Theresa Nguyen, LCSW

Behavioral Population Health: Breakthrough Analytics for Integrating Care and Improving Outcomes
In general medical care, integrated population health has become a high priority for health advocates and new approaches to data analytics and care coordination the rage. But until now, little attention has been given to the linkage of general health and behavioral health.  Recently developed by behavioral health experts in collaboration with IBM is Mentrics, a new technology being introduced to dramatically improve our ability to identify individuals who have co-occurring conditions and are at risk for heavy service utilization and poor outcomes. The Mentrics product could become a future non-dues revenue source for affiliates.

David Shern, PhD, Richard Surles, PhD, Candace Saldarini, MD, Rusty Selix, JD

Sponsored by:

Affiliate Reception (Clyde’s Alexandria)
(This reception is for MHA Affiliates Only. Attendees must RSVP to Valerie Sterns at vsterns@mentalhealthamerica.net to confirm eligibility to attend).

Affiliate Executives Dinner (Clyde’s Alexandria)
(This Dinner is for MHA Affiliates Only. Attendees must RSVP to Valerie Sterns at vsterns@mentalhealthamerica.net  to confirm eligibility to attend)

Sponsored by:

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration/Check-In

9:00 am - 10:00 am
 

MHA National Board & Affiliate Delegate Assembly
For MHA Affiliates Only
MHA National Board Chair and President/CEO Paul Gionfriddo will review highlights from 2015 and update the field on the work of the MHA Network. Elections for new Board members occur.

10:00 am - 11:30 am

MHA National Board Meeting
By Invitation Only

12:15 pm - 2:00 pm 

2016 Annual Conference Opening Session and Luncheon
Mental Health America’s Board Chair will open the conference. MHA President and CEO will welcome conference attendees and lay out Mental Health America’s vision for our nation’s mental health and the framework for this year's conference.

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Breakout Sessions
Choose between four highly informative sessions based on three tracks:

The Power of Storytelling
Mental Health On and Off the Field
Gerald McRath, Marques Ogden, Robert Royal 

Non-Fiction and Reporting
Surviving Trauma and the Impact on Mental Health
Jimmie Briggs, Dr. Tama Lane

The World of Digital
Managing Mental Health: Let's Blog About It
Kimberly Zapata, Natasha Tracy, Douglas Cooty

The Power of Storytelling
Author's Corner
Gayathri Ramprasad, Francisco Stork, Kevin Hines, Luis Carlos Montalvan 

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Afternoon Plenary
Suzy Favor Hamilton

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Welcome Reception
Network with attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. Our warm and engaging receptions are a great way to unwind after a day of travel or Hill visits.  

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
 

Clifford Beers Society Reception
By Invitation Only

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Clifford W. Beers Awards Dinner
Speaker(s): Sue Klebold, Kana Enomoto, Award Winners (TBA)

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Registration/Check-In

7:00 am - 9:00 am

Exhibitor Set-Up

9:00 am - 7:00 pm 

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Breakfast, Ice Breaker Run Finale
Chris Herren, Bart Yasso, Charlie Engle, David Clark, Catra Corbett, Pam Rickard, Sophie Kashurba, Chris Martin

9:00 am - 10:00 am 

Plenary Session
Chris Wood 

10:30 am - 11:45 am

Breakout Sessions
Choose between four highly informative sessions based on three tracks:

The Power of Storytelling
Interactive Theater and Mental Illness
Stefanie DeLeo, Jennifer Cihi 

Non-Fiction and Reporting
Influencing the Discussion Through Documentaries
Glenn Holsten, PJ Moynihan, Alivia Tagliaferri, Ben Selkow

The World of Digital
Tele-Mental Health: Exploring Access and Implementation
Mark Nolte, Scott Baker, Gina Sprague

The Power of Storytelling
Using Art to Challenge Stigma: The Stories of Kristin and Elisif
Peter Bruun, Sharon Strouse 

The Power of Storytelling
Mental Health and its Impact Across Cultural Groups: A Closer Look
Tommy Ghost Dog, Paulina Fuentes Moad, Sitawa Wafula

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

2016 Media Awards Luncheon
Emcee: Kelly Wallace, CNN
Awardees: Patrick Kennedy; Mom/CBS; You're the Worst/FX; Sarasota Herald Tribune.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Networking Hour and Innovation Nation
Get a chance to mingle and chat with other registrations. We'll also give our coveted Innovation in Programming Award to one of our affiliates during this session (winner TBA).

2:30 pm - 3:45 pm 

Breakout Sessions
Choose between four highly informative sessions based on three tracks:

The Power of Storytelling
Gutless, Grateful and the Power of Words: Healing Through Our Stories
Amy Oestreicher

Non-Fiction and Reporting
Language Matters: Rethinking our Words About the Experience Called Mental Illness
Donna Hardaker

The World of Digital
Seeking Solutions Online: The New Frontier in Therapy
Beth Pausic, Brian Loew, Jennifer Oko, Sharon Cichy, Ofer Leidner

The Power of Storytelling
Activism Through Storytelling
Paul Falcone, Rachel Griffin, Marissa Betley

The Power of Stoytelling
Mental Illness: A Laughing Matter!
John Shuchart

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Afternoon Plenary
Depictions in Hollywood: The Evolution of Change
Brian Dyak, Patrick Mulcahey

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MHA Board Member Reception (Invite Only)

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

MHA Film Festival: Exploring the World of Mental Health through Films**
MHA will kick off the evening with screenings of short and full-length films exploring the different aspects of mental illness, addiction and recovery. Panel discussions will follow.

7:30 am - 2:00 pm

Registration/Check-In

8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Open

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:45 am

Plenary Session
Mental Illness and Suicide Prevention
Paul Gionfriddo, Josh Horwitz

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Plenary Session
Reporting on Mental Illness; Getting the Story Right
Rebecca Palpant Shimkets, Angie Goff, Amy Keller-Laird
Moderator: Wayne Lynch

10:15 am – 11:15 am

Plenary Session
The Power of Music and Storytelling in Combatting Mental Illness
You Rock Foundation, Neon Trees

11:30 am- 12:45 pm

Breakout Sessions
Choose between four highly informative sessions based on three tracks:

The Power of Storytelling
Mental Health and Comic Books: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D., Praveen R. Kambam, M.D.

Non-Fiction and Reporting
Pitching and Placing Your Mental Health Message to Media
Jeanette Porter, Laura Marshall, Kristin Battista-Frazee

The Power of Storytelling
Too Old For Bedtime Stories: The Change in Mental Health from Youth to Adulthood
Corie Posey, Chelsea Malone

Non-Fiction and Reporting
Responsible Reporting and Portrayals: Best Practices within Diversity and Beyond
Wonderful Faison, Lucy Wilmer, Sam Nickels, Jose Campos

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Closing Keynote and Luncheon
Kimberley Clayton Blaine