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Conference Schedule

 

Please note that all sessions are in
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC - 4  

Event Overview Day 1 

Time (EDT)

Saturday, November 5th 
9 am - 4:15 pm - EDT

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Saturday

9:00 am - 9:15 am

Introductions & Welcome ~ Kojo Aurelien, Addie Lentzner, Crystal Widado, Peter Berg, Jerry Mintz 

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9:15 am - 10:00 am

Keynote:  TOWARD THRIVING   - Stephanie Shuler

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10:45 am - 11:30 am                 Keynote: Mental Health and Refugees ~ Heela Yoon
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11:30 am - 12:15 pm                   Breakout:  Well being - A global priority ~ Eliane EL HABER

                                                                  Breakout:  The International Outcasts from the Mental                                                                                                                                Health Reform in the United States ~ Fatima Ismatulla

                                                                  Breakout:  Mental Health Promotion for Youth in Advocacy and                                                                            Leadership Positions ~ Hani Rukh-E-Qamar

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10:00 am - 10:45 am                    Breakout:  Bridging the gap between who you are now
                                                                                            and who you could someday be ~ Megan Padron
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                                                                   Breakout:  Acculturation vs. Assimilation: Mental Health & Identity for the                                                                                                           Children of Immigrants ~ Shivani Parikh

                                                                   Breakout:  Thirsty and Hopeful ~ Shelot Masithi
                                                   
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm 
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Lunch, Networking 
Keynote:   What Should Our Priorities Be For Our Students?  ~ Dennis Littky 
1:00 pm - 1:45 PM 
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 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm                         Breakout:  Your initiative, Your meaning ~ Claire Ma                                                        Convert to my timezone                            Breakout:  Finding Healing on an Advocacy Journey~ Taylor Hawthorne​                                                                                            Breakout: Crowdsourcing Hope ~ Ariana Alejandra Gibson
1:45 pm - 2:45PM                              Workshop:  Who is Big Picture Learning and How Student Centered                                                                                                                                Learning support the Well Being of All Students ~ Sonn Sam
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3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
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Closing Keynote:  Stress & Competition ~ Ritika Saraswat

Introductions & Welcome: ~  Kojo Aurelien, Addie Lentzner, Crystal Widado, Peter Berg, Jerry Mintz 

9:00 am  - 9:15 am

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Keynote:  Innovative Public Policy Approaches to Address the Youth                               Mental Health Crisis ~ Carson Domey & Lucas Johnson

Breakout: From Advocacy to Service Provision in Mental Health ~ Melanie De Sousa

Workshop: Mental Health Conversations ~ Anagha Rajesh

Breakout: Working Through Generational Trauma​ ~ Ayushi Anand
Breakout: From settling to unsettling : story of international student ~ Srushhti Trivedi
Breakout:  A Student's Experiences With Mental Health in Schools ~ Ashmita Annamalai  together with  Turning Pain to Purpose  ~ Fatemeh Matin Moradkhan

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Keynote: Who should I be today on social media? ~ Madison Masterson

Workshop:  Re-Designing Social Impact Education ~ Drishti Vidyarthi & Prameela Boorada

Breakout: Your voice has power ~ Shadaè Lezama
Breakout: Depression in teens and pathophysiology behind it ~ Shunmei Levana  Zheng
Breakout: Inside the Mind of a Youth ~ Bernice Deng

9:15 am  - 10:00 am

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10:00 am  - 10:45 am

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10:45 am  - 11:30 am

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11:30 am  - 12:15 pm

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12:15 pm  - 1:00 pm

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1:00 pm  - 1:45 pm

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1:45 pm  - 2:45 pm

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2:45 pm  - 3:30 pm

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Sunday, November 6th 
9 am - 4:15 pm - EST

Conference Schedule 

Please note that all sessions are in
Eastern STANDARD Time (EST), UTC - 5  

Event Overview Day 2 

 
3:30 pm  - 4:15 pm               Closing Keynote: I am alive because I advocate, I advocate because I am alive:                                                                                                                       how mental healthcare activism sparked for lived experience            Convert to my timezone                                                                   is shaping policy ~ Sophie Szew

                  

Thank You For Participating In the Conference & Being a Part of the Education Revolution

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