Mental Health America’s Annual Conference 2021 - Agenda

CONFERENCE AGENDA

MHA’s 2021 Annual Conference: From Resiliency to Recovery will be held June 10-12, 2021 in Washington, DC with Affiliate Pre-Conference Day on June 9. 

MHA’s 2021 Annual Conference is planned to be a hybrid event, consisting of a small in-person gathering and a digital conference experience for attendees participating online. Registration information will be available in the coming weeks. 

*Agenda is subject to change. 

 
Wednesday, June 09, 2021
Time Title Sessions
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration
9:00 am – 9:20 am
Pre-Conference Kick-Off & Networking Breakfast
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Breakout Sessions
  • Leveraging Virtual Interns, Practicum Students and Volunteers
    (Marcie Timmerman, Mental Health America of Kentucky)
  • MHA's I Am Not Alone Program
    (Kat McIntosh, Mental Health America)
  • Managing Through Change: Engaging and Supporting Remote Employees
    (John Hogan-Trinh, Mental Health Association of Rochester and Monroe Counties; Dr. Dottie Stevenson, Mental Health Association of Westchester)
  • How Business Intelligence Paves The Way To Success
    (Chelsea Thornton, Mental Health Connecticut)
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Breakout Sessions
  • Workplace Mental Health: Best Practices in Practice
    (Suzi Craig, Mental Health Connecticut; Taylor Adams, Mental Health America)
  • Redefining & Reframing. Using Human-Centric Design to Inform Culture and Community
    (Sheana Firth, Mental Health Association in Indian River County)
  • Mental Health and Criminal Justice: Crisis Response Collaborations
    (Elizabeth Atwell, Mental Health America of Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio; Paul Hartinger, Great Oaks Career Campuses)
  • Shifting HOPE
    (Julie Preder, Trisha Erpelding, Brianna Heusterberg – Mental Health America in Sheboygan County)
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
  • The Innovation Team - Disruptors in Behavioral Health
    (Courtney Beach, Echo Shumaker-Pruitt – Mental Health Association of Westchester)
  • Bridging the Gap Between Clinical Research and Local Advocacy Organizations
    (Luke Kramer, The STARR Coalition; Paul Jaquith, Mental Health America of Southeast Florida; Dr. Erin Tireman, Segal Trials Site Network)
  • Disaster Response as a Change Agent for Mental Health
    (Robert Kley, Jaime Angelini, Ruth Kaluski – Mental Health Association in New Jersey)
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Breakout Sessions
  • A Multi-Pronged Approach to Pandemic Response to Achieve Lasting Change: An Example from the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health
    (Catia Sharp, Stefani Karr, Jessica Larochelle – Massachusetts Association for Mental Health)
     
  • Providing Peer Support as a Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Through the Cal HOPE Warmline
    (Susan Gallagher, Dawniell Zavala – CalVoices)
     
  • Turning Ideas Into Action: MHC’s Equity, Social Justice & Antiracism Advisory Committee
    (Jacquilyn Davis, Mental Health Connecticut)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Delegate Assembly

Led by Paul Gionfriddo, MHA President & CEO; Peter Carson, MHA Board Chair
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Affiliate Reception
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Time Title
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Virtual International Panel
11:15 am – 11:45 am
MHATV (A talk-show style broadcast with exclusive content and interviews)
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Icebreaking Networking Breaks
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Opening Luncheon
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Opening Session
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Breakout Sessions
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Optional Support Group
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Plenary/Keynote
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Awards Ceremony
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Dinner & Entertainment
Friday, June 11, 2021
Time Title
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Breakfast + MHATV (A talk-show style broadcast with exclusive content and interviews)
10:00 am – 10:45 am
Keynote
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Breakout Sessions
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Media Awards Luncheon
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Interactive Breakout Sessions
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Plenary
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Awards Ceremony
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
New CEO meet and greet
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Virtual Happy Hour
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Time Title
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Breakfast + MHATV (A talk-show style broadcast with exclusive content and interviews)
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Youth Plenary
11:15 am - 12:00 am
Breakout Sessions
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Networking
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Closing Luncheon
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Closing Session
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
MHATV Debrief (A talk-show style broadcast with exclusive content and interviews)