Active Minds National Conference THE NATION’S LARGEST CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON STUDENTS & MENTAL HEALTH
2017 CONFERENCE PROGRAM The George Washington University Washington, DC
November 3-5, 2017 | #ActiveMindsCon17 | activeminds.org
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Welcome! Thank you for joining us at this year’s Active Minds National Conference in Washington, DC. Over the next energizing, idea-filled three days, you’ll see showcased the country’s most innovative and effective approaches for supporting student mental health and wellness. This weekend is, more than anything, an incubator for change. Hundreds of campus and school professionals, mental health clinicians, student leaders, and government, foundation, and corporate representatives are here to advance one of the most important issues of our time. Whether your focus is education, awareness, advocacy, research, or policy, this is where you’ll discover what works and what’s next in bringing positive change to your campuses and communities. I very much look forward to meeting and talking with you over the next couple of days. Thank you, as always, for being a passionate and strong advocate for suicide prevention and mental health awareness. Your efforts make such a difference not only among students, but in how mental health is talked about, cared for, and valued among us all.
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Parking info There is street parking located on the streets around the Marvin Center. Additionally, you can find parking in some of the garages listed below. Rates will vary.
University Parking Garage (24/7) - Access on H St between 22nd and 23rd Streets Marvin Center Garage (M-F) - Access on H St between 21st and 22nd Streets G Street Garage (24/7) - Access from both 20th Street and 21st Street between F and G Streets Elliott School Garage (M-F) - Access on 19th St near E St
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Make the Most of Your Conference Choose your sessions ahead of time Look over the daily schedules as soon as possible and identify the concurrent sessions you’d like to attend. Some sessions may fill up quickly, so choose a “Plan B” just in case. If you came with other people from your same organization, we encourage you to split up and attend different sessions to maximize the amount of information you gather.
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On-site counselors Mental health clinicians have donated
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their time to serve on an on-call rotation throughout conference weekend to provide brief mental health support. If you or someone you know is in distress or crisis, please go to the Registration Desk and one of our staff members will connect you with a
Resource and exhibition areas
clinician.
Just for you! You’ll find free educational materials near the registration table, such as books and resources from Active Minds and various partner organizations.
Help lines
Video contest
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Lights, Camera, Action! We want to see what it’s like to attend #ActiveMindsCon17
(800) 273-TALK (8255)
through YOUR eyes. Make a short video of your conference weekend and your movie could be featured on our website and social media. The winning submission will receive acclaim and something special from Active Minds. Full details are on the flyer that you received at check-in.
Crisis Text Line Text ‘BRAVE’ to 741-741 Washington DC Police Department Call 911
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FRIDAY 9 am
Nov 3 | Schedule at a Glance
Conference Start - Registration Open
Grand Ballroom
Check-in at the registration desk, explore the store and resource area, and mingle before sessions begin.
10:20 - 11:20 am
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Student Lives & Institutional Dollars: The Intersection of Our Most Costly Issues
Room 301
The Active Minds Approach to Active Listening
Room 302
Using Your Voice for Change
Room 308
Resetting Expectations and Creating Tools for Innovation
Room 403
Acknowledge, Care, Treat (ACT): Addressing Mental Health Concerns in College
Room 407
Board of Directors Meeting (closed meeting) Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Room 404
Campus Mental Health and Disability Rights Laws
Room 301
George Washington University TRAiLs & Mental Health Services: A Unique Partnership
Room 302
The Role of Storytelling in Reducing Stigma and Isolation
Room 308
YOU at College: Harnessing the Power of Technology to Increase Mental Health Literacy
Room 403
Transform Your Campus: Student Powered Policy Reform
Room 407
Kick-off Lunch and Hero Award Presentation
Grand Ballroom
Erin McClintock, EVERFI/Campus Prevention Network
Becky Fein, Angela Gillis, and Robyn Suchy, Active Minds National Megan Larson, UCLA Johanna Kandel, The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness Liz Goll Lerner, LCPAT, LPC, Your Inspired Choices Kevin Mellon, Screening For Mental Health
10:30 am - 1 pm 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Monica Porter, Esq., Disability Rights Advocates
Sarah Harte and Lin Philpott, George Washington University Terry McGuire, Giving Voice to Depression
Nathaan Demers, Psy.D., Colorado State University Kiera Butler, Kelsey Carpenter, Ellie Ewer, and Megan MacRae, Active Minds at Colorado State University Jayne-Anne Ahmann, Active Minds at University of Georgia Laura Horne, Active Minds National
12:45 - 2 pm 2:10 - 3:10 pm
Honoring the NFL Players Association with the Active Minds Hero Award
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Mental Health Advocacy Through Student Conducted Research
Room 301
Considering Culture
Room 302
BetterMynd: Using Innovative Teletherapy to Improve Mental Health Resources on Campus
Room 308
Eleanor Pepi Downey, MSW, PhD, Lewis-Clark State College Veena Velury, Active Minds at San Jose State University Cody Semrau, BetterMynd
13 Ways to Reach Out
Liz Moseley, PhD, Pensacola State College
3:35 - 4:35 pm
Room 403
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Changing the Conversation: Messaging About Hope and Recovery
Room 301
Innovative Student Programming: Bringing Creativity and Positivity Into Your Outreach
Room 302
Elizabeth Neely, Reingold
Kathleen Connelly, Active Minds at Stockton University Dominic Farello, Active Minds at Emerson College
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FRIDAY 3:35 - 4:35 pm
Nov 3 | Schedule at a Glance
Stress Responses in Emerging Adults
Room 308
Stronger As One: Bringing Together Mental Health and Addiction to Improve Campus Recovery Supports
Room 403
3 Ways to Help Students Build Resilience: It Starts With Them
Room 407
California Breakout Session: Each Mind Matters
Room 403
Active Minds Celebration Dinner (invitation only)
City View Room
Erin Carney, Tennessee State University
Tim Rabolt, Altarum
Eric Hodgdon, Speaker, Author, Trainer
5 - 6 pm 6 - 8:30 pm
Closed meeting for California’s Active Minds for Every Mind Student Ambassadors. The City View Room is located at 1957 E Street NW, 7th Floor.
SATURDAY 8 - 9 am 9 - 10 am
Nov 4 | Schedule at a Glance
Attendee Breakfast Welcome, Awards, & Address from Alison Malmon
Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom + livestream in Rm 301 & 307
Enjoy breakfast, celebrate with the award winners, and hear remarks from Alison Malmon, Founder and Executive Director of Active Minds.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
10:15 am - 12:15 pm 10:15 - 11:15 am 12 - 2 pm
Chapter Member Breakout Sessions: Membership Retention & Leadership Small Schools Medium Private Schools Medium Public Schools Large Schools
Room 301 Room 302 Room 307 Room 308
Campus Professionals Track: Membership Recruitment & Retention for Advisors
Room 403
Active Listening Skills
Room 407
Attendee Lunch
Grand Ballroom
Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre, Ed.D., Phired Up Productions and Active Minds Speakers Bureau Sgt. Kevin Briggs, Active Minds Speakers Bureau Enjoy lunch and then visit the iAM presentations and Creative Programming Expo.
iAM: Emerging Research in Young Adult Mental Health 12:35 - 12:55 pm 1 - 1:20 pm 1:25 - 1:45 pm 1:50 - 2:10 pm
12:45 - 2:15 pm
iAM: Building Resilience and Emotional Regulation
Room 302
Alyse Ruriani, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
iAM: Investigating Twitter Implications for Stigma and Social Support
Room 302
Alex Budenz, Drexel University
iAM: In Defense of the Dark Arts
Room 302
Nate Sawyer, Brookline Center for Community Mental Health
iAM: Exploring the Trigger Warning Debate
Room 302
Katherine Nieweglowski, MS, CRC, National Consortium of Stigma & Empowerment & Chicago Health Disparities
Creative Programming Expo
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SATURDAY 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Featured Keynote Presentation: Taylor Nolan
3:45 - 4:45 pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Nov 4 | Schedule at a Glance Grand Ballroom + livestream in Rm 301 & 307
Honoring Taylor Nolan with the Active Minds Hero Award
Featured Panel Presentation: Active Minds Across Campus and the Community
Continental Ballroom
Black Mental Health Matters
Room 308
Being an Ally Today: A Cross-Cultural Emotional Support Writing Workshop
Room 403
Recruiting and Retaining Members in Your Chapter
Room 407
Laura Horne (moderator), Active Minds National Stephen E. Loflin, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Andy MacCracken, National Campus Leadership Council Danny Johnson, Crisis Text Line Phillip J. Roundtree, MSW, MS, Quadefy Stacy Pershall, Active Minds Speakers Bureau J. Danee Sergeant, Active Minds Speakers Bureau
Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre, Ed.D., Phired Up Productions and Active Minds Speakers Bureau
5 - 6 pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Campus Climate Matters: Changing Mental Health Climate Improves Student Outcomes and Benefits Society
Room 301
Using Story to Navigate Detours, Fight Stigma, Create Inclusion, & Build Resilience
Room 302
Crisis Text Line and School Based Crises
Room 307
Mental Health & Dating: How to Support and Be Supported
Room 308
Innovative Student Programming: Collaboration as a Key to Success
Room 403
Lisa Sontag-Padilla, RAND Corporation Amy Oestreicher, Hampshire College
Danny Johnson, LLMSW, Crisis Text Line Courtney Cruz, Active Minds at UCLA
Pablo Campos, Active Minds Speakers Bureau Georgette Farias, Active Minds at Cerritos College
Daylight Savings - Remember to set your clocks back
CONGRATULATIONS to Active Minds’ Hero Award Recipients
The Active Minds Hero Award recognizes mental health advocates who have used their personal or organizational influence to courageously change the conversation about mental health in society. Join us in the Grand Ballroom to honor and celebrate their impact!
NFL Players Association Friday, 12:45 - 2 pm
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Ms. Taylor Nolan
Saturday, 2:30 -- 3:30 pm
SUNDAY 8 - 9:15 am 9:15 - 10:15 am
Nov 5 | Schedule at a Glance
Attendee Breakfast and Welcome Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Grand Ballroom
Panel Discussion: Innovative Approaches to Mental Health
Room 403
Men and Mental Health
Room 405
Active Mic: Mental Health Through Music
Room 407
Connection Through the Arts: Supporting Students’ Mental Wellness Through Media and Creativity
Room 413-414
Alison Malmon (moderator), Active Minds Lauren Brocious, Virginia Commonwealth University Gabby Frost, Buddy Project Yazmin Santos, George Washington University
Kevin Briggs (moderator), Active Minds Speakers Bureau Bryan Adams, Jordan Burnham, Pablo Campos, and David Romano, Active Minds Speakers Bureau Kai Roberts, Active Minds Speakers Bureau
Cary McQueen, Art With Impact
10:30 - 11:30 am
Concurrent Breakout Sessions Panel Discussion: Mental Health Messaging
Room 403
Immigrant Mental Health and Barriers to Access
Room 405
My War on PTSD
Room 407
What’s Next: Life Transitions as a Young Adult
Room 413-414
Featured Keynote Presentation: Kevin Briggs
Grand Ballroom + livestream in Rm 407 & 413
Elizabeth Neely (moderator), Reingold Ali Hougnou, Project HEAL Megan Larson, UCLA Alyse Ruriani, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Raquel Sosa, Active Minds at East Stroudsburg University Jocelyn Gonzalez, Stanford LEAP and Street Level Health Project Yesenia Salazar, Street Level Health Project Bryan Adams, Active Minds Speakers Bureau David Romano, Active Minds Speakers Bureau
11:45 am - 12:45 pm 12:45 - 1 pm
Closing Comments
Grand Ballroom
Alison Malmon, Active Minds National
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS & FEATURED PRESENTERS
Taylor Nolan Active Minds Hero Award Recipient Saturday, 2:30 - 3:30 pm in the Grand Ballroom Taylor Nolan, a mental health counselor, appeared on the recent seasons of The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise. Before becoming a part of The Bachelor franchise, Taylor completed her undergraduate studies at Stevenson University and received her Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. Taylor was a member of Active Minds while in college and continues to be a mental health advocate, using her platform to spread awareness on mental health issues.
Kevin Briggs Sunday, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm in the Grand Ballroom Sergeant Kevin Briggs spent most of his career patrolling San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. Through his compassion and innate capacity for “listening to understand,” Briggs encouraged more than 200 individuals to come back over the bridge’s rail to solid ground and a new chapter in their lives. These efforts earned him the nickname “Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge.” Briggs now dedicates his life to improving mental health awareness and promoting suicide prevention, crisis management, and leadership skills.
Stephen E. Loflin
Andy MacCracken
Danny Johnson
Saturday, 3:45 - 4:45 pm in the Continental Ballroom
Saturday, 3:45 - 4:45 pm in the Continental Ballroom
Saturday, 3:45 - 4:45 pm in the Continental Ballroom
Steve is the Founder and CEO of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a leading national honors society for first and second year students recognized on more than 320 campuses. He also serves on the board of directors for the Association of College Honor Societies.
Andy is Executive Director and Co-Founder of the National Campus Leadership Council, a nonprofit that empowers student leaders to engage in the public discourse. NCLC reaches student body presidents at more than 400 campuses nationwide.
Danny is the Crisis Counselor Supervisor at Crisis Text Line, a free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. He supervises a team of crisis counselors providing crisis intervention services to people who have texted to 741741 for support, processing over 42 million messages to date.
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Session Descriptions FRIDAY Resetting Expectations and Creating Tools for Innovation
FRIDAY, NOV 3
10:20 - 11:20 am | Room 403
Student Lives & Institutional Dollars: The Intersection of Our Most Costly Issues 10:20 - 11:20 am | Room 301 Erin McClintock, Director of Prevention Education, EVERFI/Campus Prevention Network This session explores the connections that exist between substance use, sexual assault, and mental health in college populations. Participants will gain an understanding of the scope of the issues and will walk away with a best-practice framework for effectively supporting campus-wide efforts to drive forward meaningful, institutionalized change.
The Active Minds Approach to Active Listening 10:20 - 11:20 am | Room 302 Becky Fein, California Statewide Program Manager, Active Minds National Angela Gillis, Communications Manager, Active Minds National Megan Larson, UCLA Robyn Suchy, Senior Chapter Coordinator, Active Minds National Active Minds students often find themselves in sometimes difficult conversations with peers, friends, and classmates about mental health and times of struggle. Let’s talk about it. This hands-on roundtable discussion with peers and professionals will explore where and how these conversations are happening and what tools and responses you’ve found to be most effective. We will also introduce the forthcoming Active Minds Approach to Active Listening: VAR (Validate, Affirm, Refer).
Liz Goll Lerner, LCPAT, LPC, ATR-BC, CEO, Your Inspired Choices, LLC In this session we will discuss the stressors that students typically experience leading up to the first days of college: expectations about performance, the college experience, friendship and sense of place, as well as myths that lead to unrealistic expectations. The focus will be on sharing tools that student advocates and mental health and college professionals can use to support students during this significant life transition. We’ll also brainstorm innovative on-campus solutions that will further support and prepare students.
Acknowledge, Care, Treat (ACT):
Addressing Mental Health Concerns in College 10:20 - 11:20 am | Room 407 Kevin Mellon, Program Manager-College Response, Workplace Response, Screening For Mental Health, Inc. Kevin will present ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Treat) to address depression and suicidal Ideation amongst the college population. He will provide data-supported facts and figures regarding depression and suicide and its prevalence among college students. Kevin will share how we can take action by sharing proactive frameworks, providing examples of proactive approaches, and taking a deeper dive into Screening for Mental Health’s programs and how we’re partnering with over 600 colleges to spread the message of early identification/linkage to treatment.
Using Your Voice for Change
Campus Mental Health and Disability Rights Laws
10:20 - 11:20 am | Room 308
11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Room 301
Johanna Kandel, CEO, The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness
Monica Porter, Esq., Equal Justice Works Fellowship Attorney, Disability Rights Advocates
Join Johanna Kandel for an interactive presentation on how she went from barely surviving to fully thriving. Now a CEO, author, and advocate, Johanna struggled with eating disorders for 10 years, and nearly lost her life. Upon recovering, she made it her mission to create conversations and break the stigma surrounding eating disorders. Since 2000, Johanna has spoken to 250,000 individuals, worked alongside The White House and Capitol Hill, and mentored thousands of people on their recoveries.
Did you know that students with mental health conditions are protected from discrimination and have the right to reasonable accommodations, just like students with physical and learning disabilities? This session will include an overview of disability rights laws and how they apply to students and universities, to empower students to engage in conversations about their rights and assist campuses to ensure they are in compliance and engaging in best practices for supporting students.
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Session Descriptions FRIDAY
George Washington University TRAiLS & Mental Health Services:
YOU at College:
11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Room 302
11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Room 403 Nathaan Demers, Psy.D., VP & Director of Clinical Programs, YOU at College/Colorado
A Unique Partnership
Sarah Harte, Assistant Director, Outreach & Prevention, Mental Health Services, George Washington University Lin Philpott, Program Coordinator, Outdoor Leadership, George Washington University In this session, you will hear from both student and administrative leaders of GW TRAiLS, as well as staff from GW’s Mental Health Services, about our unique partnership, working together to encourage the GW community to attend to their emotional and physical well-being by getting outside. We will highlight opportunities for partnership between university staff and student organizations, review data from participants of GW TRAiLS programming, and share stories of personal benefits from student leaders.
The Role of Storytelling in Reducing Stigma and Isolation 11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Room 308
Harnessing the Power of Technology to Increase Mental Health Literacy
State University Kiera Butler, Active Minds at Colorado State University Kelsey Carpenter, Active Minds at Colorado State University Ellie Ewer, Active Minds at Colorado State University Megan MacRae, Active Minds at Colorado State University With 1 in 4 young adults having a behavioral health condition, 50 percent reporting unmanageable stress, and counseling center utilization rates increasing 5x that of enrollment, scalable and personalized digital interventions are essential for student mental health. Dr. Demers and Colorado State University Active Minds students present a case study of YOU@CSU, a digital platform that increases mental health literacy, help-seeking behaviors, and campus connections to promote well-being and inform health policy through the use of analytics.
Transform Your Campus:
Terry McGuire, Podcast Producer and Co-Host, Giving Voice to Depression
Student-Powered Policy Reform
The most effective way to fight stigma is through shared stories. Research proves it. You can tell people that depression, anxiety, etc. are not choices, personal failings, or weaknesses. But until they relate to a specific person’s struggle (a story they understand told by a person they relate to), attitudes and behaviors are unlikely to change. With podcast interviews and personal stories, this course will discuss the power of talking and the need to listen.
11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Room 407 Jayne-Anne Ahmann, Active Minds at University of Georgia Laura Horne, Director of Programs, Active Minds National Want to require mental health programming in first year orientation? Interested in ensuring that crisis numbers are printed on student ID cards at your school? Engage with the presenters to learn about effective research-based policy reform and the Active Minds Transform Your Campus program. Policy reform on college campuses has the potential to impact every student struggling with mental illness, creates opportunity to connect with campus leadership, and enables students to build useful advocacy skills. Attendees will walk away with tangible ways to start making policy changes on their own campus.
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Session Descriptions FRIDAY
Mental Health Advocacy Through Student Conducted Research
BetterMynd:
2:10 - 3:10 pm | Room 301
Using Innovative Teletherapy to Improve Mental Health Resources on Campus
Eleanor Pepi Downey, MSW, PhD, Professor - Social Work, Lewis-Clark State College
2:10 - 3:10 pm | Room 308
This presentation will focus on the utilization of graduate and undergraduate mental health research in the development of legislative tool kits. For eight years, a Regional Behavioral Health Advisory Board (Idaho) has created legislative tool kits for mental health advocates working to change local and state mental health policy. The presentation will demonstrate effective ways to engage students in mental health research and policy advocacy as well as methods for developing legislative tool kits.
Considering Culture 2:10 - 3:10 pm | Room 302 Veena Velury, Active Minds at San Jose State University The United States is a beautifully diverse country, yet so many people of color do not receive the aid they need. Diversity is something of high importance to Active Minds, and many chapters are seeking ways to create a more inclusive environment. This session will discuss the intersection of cultures and mental health, how different cultures view seeking help, and ways of approach to mend this distance.
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Cody Semrau, Founder and CEO, BetterMynd How can technology be used to help budget-strapped colleges bring more mental health resources to their student body while also working to overcome the stigma of seeking help? BetterMynd is a new online mental health and teletherapy platform made exclusively for college campuses. Using the power of technology, BetterMynd’s innovative model allows college students to access a diverse network of licensed mental health counselors, all from the privacy and security of their laptops and smartphones.
13 Ways to Reach Out 2:10 - 3:10 pm | Room 403 Liz Moseley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pensacola State College Brooke Powell, President, Active Minds at Pensacola State College This interactive workshop explores the popular (and controversial) book and Netflix series titled 13 Reasons Why. It includes information about the background of the story, an introduction to guidelines for safe messaging, and suggestions for ways to promote positive discussions about mental health. Participants will take away a packet of resources to address the mental health messages in this and other high-profile stories.
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Changing the Conversation:
Stronger As One:
Messaging About Hope and Recovery 3:35 - 4:35 pm | Room 301
Bringing Together Mental Health and Addiction to Improve Campus Recovery Supports
Elizabeth Neely, Senior Director, Reingold
3:35 - 4:35 pm | Room 403
Messengers – anyone communicating publicly about suicide – can play an important role in helping to change public perceptions about suicide, reduce stigma, and encourage help-seeking behaviors—but only if done safely and effectively. The Action Alliance’s Framework for Successful Messaging offers guidance for researchers, advocates, community-based organizations, government officials, suicide loss survivors, institutions, and others messaging publicly about suicide.
Tim Rabolt, Collegiate Recovery Advisor and Project Manager, Altarum
Innovative Student Programming:
For many years, colleges have provided unique accommodations to student populations requiring a specific set of support services. Students in or seeking recovery from addiction and mental illness are another emerging under-served student population requiring additional support. Learn about aligning substance use and mental health in an effort to promote recovery support services and transform the college culture. If student success is a priority, then recovery should be a priority as well.
3 Ways to Help Students Build Resilience:
Bringing Creativity and Positivity Into Your Outreach 3:35 - 4:35 pm | Room 302
It Starts With Them
Kathleen Connelly, Active Minds at Stockton University Dominic Farello, Active Minds at Emerson College
3:35 - 4:35 pm | Room 407
Active Minds students all over the country are putting their minds together to create impactful, effective, and transformative programming on their campuses. This session features two students who have organized and implemented exciting and unique programs with their chapters. From arts and gratitude festivals, to meditation lessons, to therapy dogs and more, engage with the speakers on best practices and learn how you, too, can bring high-quality, positive mental health events to your campus.
In this dynamic and interactive session, and born from deep personal struggle, Eric will introduce a powerful three-step process to build personal and productive resilience in the face of hardship. Empowering students to navigate their way through their struggles without doing the work for them is tantamount. Come and join the conversation to learn how to support students and peers in building personal resilience.
Eric Hodgdon, Speaker | Author | Trainer, Erichodgdon.com
Stress Responses in Emerging Adults 3:35 - 4:35 pm | Room 308 Erin Carney, Ph.D. student - Counseling Psychology, Tennessee State University This session explains how emerging adults (ages 18-25) may cope with stress using experiential avoidance. Depending on their stress level, dissociative behaviors may normally fluctuate along a continuum in these young adults. Suicidal ideation, in particular, may be a dissociative behavior that exists on the extreme end of dysfunctional coping. The ultimate hope is that dissociative behavior can be used to better identify emerging adults at imminent risk for attempting suicide.
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Session Descriptions
SATURDAY
iAM: Emerging Research in Young Adult Mental Health
SATURDAY, NOV 4
12:30 - 2:15 pm | Room 302
Chapter Member Breakout Sessions: Membership Retention & Leadership 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Small Schools | Room 301 For schools with less than 5,000 students
Medium Private Schools | Room 302 For private schools with 5,000-15,000 students
This session is sponsored by The Scattergood Foundation. 12:35 - 12:55 pm | iAM: Building Resilience and
Emotional Regulation Alyse Ruriani, Masters student - Art Therapy, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Medium Public Schools | Room 307 For public schools with 5,000-15,000 students
Large Schools | Room 308 For schools with more than 15,000 students
Campus Professionals Track:
Membership Recruitment & Retention for Advisors 10:15 am - 12:15 pm | Room 403 Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre, Ed.D., Research & Retention Specialist, Phired Up Productions, and Speaker, Active Minds Speakers Bureau Researcher and trainer Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre will draw from her experience in growing campus sorority and fraternity membership. She will share tips of the trade with Active Minds chapter advisors.
Active Listening Skills 10:15 - 11:15 am | Room 407 Sgt. Kevin Briggs, Speaker, Active Minds Speakers Bureau The use of active listening skills in interactions is paramount in understanding what the speaker is really attempting to communicate to you. This one-hour course is designed to provide insight on the use of active listening skills, focusing on communicating with an individual who may be in crisis. Nine segments of active listening skills will be explained in the first 40 minutes. The remaining 20 minutes will have attendees practicing what they have learned through scenarios.
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Hear from the 2017 cohort of Active Minds Emerging Scholars as they each take you on a short journey through their unique and timely research into young adult mental health. Attendees may stay for an individual iAM talk, for multiple talks, or for the full set of talks. See below for details.
1 - 1:20 pm | iAM: Investigating Twitter Implications
for Stigma and Social Support
Alex Budenz, MA, Doctoral Candidate, Drexel University 1:25 - 1:45 pm | iAM: In Defense of the Dark Arts Nate Sawyer, Brookline Center for Community Mental Health 1:50 - 2:10 pm | iAM: Exploring the Trigger Warning Debate Katherine Nieweglowski, MS, CRC, Research Assistant, National Consortium of Stigma & Empowerment & Chicago Health Disparities
Featured Keynote Presentation:
Taylor Nolan 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Grand Ballroom This keynote presentation features Taylor Nolan, a mental health counselor and The Bachelor star, speaking about the intersection of mental health with her experiences as a student, professional, and celebrity. Taylor will discuss her initial interest in mental health as an Active Minds chapter member, her journey to pursue her master’s in Mental Health Counseling at Johns Hopkins University, and how her experience as part of The Bachelor franchise impacted her own mental health journey. Taylor presents a thoughtful and compelling narrative of her experience and how she’s using her platform to spread awareness about mental health issues.
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SATURDAY
Black Mental Health Matters
Featured Panel Presentation:
3:45 - 4:45 pm | Room 308
Active Minds Across Campus and the Community
Phillip J. Roundtree, MSW, MS, Founder, Quadefy LLC
3:45 - 4:45 pm | Continental Ballroom Moderator: Laura Horne, Director of Programs, Active Minds National Stephen E. Loflin, CEO and Founder, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Andy MacCracken, Co-Founder and Executive Director, National Campus Leadership Council Danny Johnson, LLMSW, Crisis Counselor Supervisor, Crisis Text Line Hear from Active Minds’ national partners, including Crisis Text Line, the National Campus Leadership Council, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, about how Active Minds’ work has been applied in a variety of settings to reach multiple communities, including but not limited to people in crisis and the volunteer counselors who support them, student body presidents, and high-achieving students. Presenters will share how they are working with Active Minds now and what’s to come.
This presentation addresses the overly-stigmatized topic of mental health within the black community. Phillip will discuss key ideas relating historical/current perceptions within the community, societal factors that impact minority wellness, and barriers impacting the utilization of services. He will also offer perspective as a black man living in today’s society with a mental health diagnosis, while successfully navigating familial, career, and social responsibilities.
Being an Ally Today:
A Cross-Cultural Emotional Support Writing Workshop 3:45 - 4:45 pm | Room 403 Stacy Pershall, Speaker, Active Minds Speakers Bureau J. Danee Sergeant, Speaker, Active Minds Speakers Bureau Join Danee Sergeant and Stacy Pershall as they guide you through a writing exercise designed to explore the intersectionality between mental health and ethnic/gender identity and ways to encourage and empower with sensitive language.
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Recruiting and Retaining Members in Your Chapter
Crisis Text Line and School Based Crises
3:45 - 4:45 pm | Room 407
Danny Johnson, LLMSW, Crisis Counselor Supervisor, Crisis Text Line
Colleen Coffey-Melchiorre, Ed.D., Research & Retention Specialist, Phired Up Productions, and Speaker, Active Minds Speakers Bureau
Crisis Text Line has sent and received over 42 million text messages to date. While there isn’t an age rage for who can utilize our services, we’re able to pull the data to see how many of our texters reference high school and college. We want to open a dialogue about the issues we’re seeing that are closely related to mental health and the pressure of school itself.
You can’t recruit who you don’t know. Growing the membership of your chapter is key to advancing your cause. More people means you can do more stuff and have more relationships and a bigger presence. Come to this awesome and interactive session taught by one of our own who is also an expert recruiter. Learn how to recruit and keep the best members!
Campus Climate Matters:
Changing Mental Health Climate Improves Student Outcomes and Benefits Society 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Room 301 Lisa Sontag-Padilla, Behavioral and Social Scientist, RAND Corporation This talk highlights findings from one of the largest studies to date of factors influencing mental health service utilization among college students. Additionally, we provide the first look at the RAND Corporation’s collaboration with Active Minds chapters in California, which is currently the largest investigation of the impact that engagement with Active Minds has on various knowledge, attitude, and behaviors indicators related to student mental health issues.
Using Story to Navigate Detours, Fight Stigma, Create Inclusion, & Build Resilience 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Room 302 Amy Oestreicher, PTSD Specialist, Speaker, Author, Teaching Artist, Hampshire College How can storytelling empower students with the life skills needed to thrive in college? Through PTSD as well as physical and mental health issues, Amy found stories as a way to recovery and activism. Learn from a TEDx Speaker how to share your story to create a campus culture of empathy and advocacy. Through creative exercises, engaging discussion, and a multimedia presentation, we’ll explore how storytelling can fight mental health stigma, navigate life’s unexpected detours, and transform adversity into resilience.
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Mental Health & Dating:
How to Support and Be Supported 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Room 308 Courtney Cruz, Active Minds at UCLA This workshop discusses mental illness in a relationship, addressing the topics of how to support a partner with a mental illness, set boundaries, and usage of healthy communication techniques. This workshop is interactive, in which attendees participate in activities to demonstrate the techniques and information discussed. Attendees will be leaving with a packet of resources, materials, and information regarding communication strategies, healthy relationship techniques, crisis planning, and interaction with crisis teams/law enforcement.
Innovative Student Programming: Collaboration as a Key to Success 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Room 403 Pablo Campos, Student and Speaker, North Carolina State University, and Active Minds Speakers Bureau Georgette Farias, Active Minds at Cerritos College Effective collaboration, when planning your events, can not only increase the level of exposure and attendance but also reach diverse audiences who may not have otherwise known about the mental health movement on your campus. Join this session for a conversation about effective collaboration on your campus. Attendees will leave with a more in-depth awareness of the advantages of collaboration, and ideas for whom to approach on campus.
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SUNDAY
Connection Through the Arts:
SUNDAY, NOV 5
Supporting Students’ Mental Wellness Through Media and Creativity 9:15 - 10:15 am | Room 413-414
Panel Discussion:
Cary McQueen, Executive Director, Art With Impact
Innovative Approaches to Mental Health
In this interactive session, you will experience how arts-based programs can be used to help students address internalized stigma around mental illness. Watching films from the OLIVE Film collection and referencing data from over 130 recent campus events, you will gain tools for igniting powerful discussions on your campus, including creating a brave space, empowering students to define their own terms, and using short film to help students recognize that they’re not alone.
9:15 - 10:15 am | Room 403 Moderator: Alison Malmon, Founder and Executive Director, Active Minds Lauren Brocious, YouTuber and Influencer, Virginia Commonwealth University Gabby Frost, Founder and CEO, Buddy Project Yazmin Santos, LEAD Board Advisor, George Washington University Do you have a great idea about how to elevate the mental health movement? Join this conversation to learn about how other young adults have implemented their ideas to promote mental health in unique ways. Moderated by Active Minds’ own Founder and Executive Director Alison Malmon, panelists will discuss how they brought their ideas to bear, their successes, and challenges. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of how to innovate within the mental health field while avoiding common pitfalls and fatigue.
Men and Mental Health 9:15 - 10:15 am | Room 405 Featuring speakers from the Active Minds Speakers Bureau Moderator: Kevin Briggs Panelists: Bryan Adams, Jordan Burnham, Pablo Campos, David Romano What do men think about mental health? How do male identified people handle depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues and how do they overcome the stigma associated with mental illness? Learn the answers to these questions and more at this panel session featuring speakers from the Active Minds Speakers Bureau.
Active Mic:
Panel Discussion:
Mental Health Messaging 10:30 - 11:30 am | Room 403 Moderator: Elizabeth Neely, Senior Director, Reingold Ali Hougnou, Director of Volunteer Services, Project HEAL Megan Larson, UCLA Alyse Ruriani, Masters Student, Art Therapy, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Raquel Sosa, Active Minds at East Stroudsburg University Popular TV shows and movies that address mental health are on the rise. In response, students and professionals around the country have galvanized to promote safer, more respectful discourse about suicide and mental health. The way we talk about an issue holds power. In this session, you will hear from emerging voices who have embraced their platforms to discuss the importance of people-first language, responsible reporting, and using our language to change the culture around mental health.
Immigrant Mental Health and Barriers to Access 10:30 - 11:30 am | Room 405
Mental Health Through Music
Jocelyn Gonzalez, Post-Baccalaureate Student, Stanford LEAP & Street Level Health Project Yesenia Salazar, Street Level Health Project
9:15 - 10:15 am | Room 407 Kai Roberts, Speaker, Active Minds Speakers Bureau Kai’s presentation is a high energy hip-hop concert complemented by the honest narrative of his mental illness and recovery. Kai tells the story of his battle with anxiety and panic disorder through interactive dialogue and hip-hop music. From the beginning, you’ll be engrossed in the origins of his anxiety, gradually taking the journey into his emotions, through his disorder, and into his recovery. Be prepared for good music, meaningful messages, and an overall good time.
Have you or a family member experienced health insurance or language barriers in accessing mental health services? Immigrant communities encounter many barriers in accessing health care, specifically mental health services. With a focus on the immigrant community of Oakland, CA, this session will discuss the various social barriers and stigma that surround minority populations. Come learn how you can be an advocate and address these health disparities to improve the overall health of vulnerable communities.
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My War on PTSD 10:30 - 11:30 am | Room 407 Bryan Adams, Speaker, Active Minds Speakers Bureau In his presentation, Bryan recounts his military service as a sniper in Iraq, being wounded in Tikrit, his physical recovery, and his struggle with mental health issues once he returned to civilian life. He candidly discusses his PTSD and anxiety disorder, alcohol abuse and depression, and his continuing care. A dedicated advocate, Bryan offers hope to veterans and active duty service members and those who care for them, and he delivers a message that impacts all audiences.
What’s Next:
Life Transitions as a Young Adult 10:30 - 11:30 am | Room 413-414 David Romano, Speaker, Active Minds Speakers Bureau In this session, you’ll learn about common stressors that often emerge in life transitions of young adulthood through the context of David’s mental health narrative. Specific topics will include mental health and substance use education, academic stress around grades and classes, and the overall challenge of “finding your place in the world.” Attendees will leave with a better understanding of common young adulthood transitions and how to better support students and peers through these times.
Featured Keynote Presentation:
Kevin Briggs 11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Grand Ballroom In this keynote presentation, Kevin Briggs will share his experience patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge as an officer and a sergeant with the California Highway Patrol. He will interweave his own personal story of physical and mental health challenges including recovery, military service, surviving the suicide of a loved one, divorce, and depression. Kevin’s story has been featured in The New Yorker, People, and Men’s Health magazines and on The Steve Harvey Show and NPR’s Bob Edward’s Radio Show.
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WHO’S WHO at ACTIVE MINDS Board of Directors Steven A. Lerman, Chair Senior Member, Lerman Senter PLLC
Sue Cimbricz, Vice Chair Principal, Cimbricz Consulting
Rick Mosenkis, Treasurer President and CEO, WorkZone, LLC
Jen Hartstein, Psy.D., Secretary Hartstein Psychological
National Advisory Committee
Student Advisory Committee
Bernard S. Arons, M.D.
Nycole Fassbender, SAC President
Arons Psychiatric Consulting
Marquette University
Bob Boorstin
Maura Barrett, Pennsylvania State University
Marketing Consultant, Washington DC
Christy Benedict, Jefferson College
John V. Campo, M.D. Chair, Department of Psychiatry at The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
Elizabeth Dugas, Worcester State University Russell Fascione, University of Maine
Patrick W. Corrigan, Psy.D.
Gopika Hari, Virginia Commonwealth University
VP, Strategic Alliances, Bandwith.com
Professor of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology and Principal Investigator of Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research
Anthony M. Bongiorno
Gregory Eells, Ph.D.
Brooke Hubbard, Denison University Amna Ijaz, Collin College
Brad Blanken, Development Committee Co-Chair
Megan Larson, University of California, Los Angeles
Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, CBS Corporation
Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, Cornell University
Ken Brody
Daniel Eisenberg, Ph.D.
Tylor Martin, Elkhorn South High School
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health; Principal Investigator, Healthy Minds Study
Shawn Pham, George Mason University
Founder, Sutton Square Partners
Kelly Cox Senior Director, Global Alliance Development, Johnson & Johnson
John A. Cutler Senior Advisor, Chevy Chase Trust
Paul Di Vito Marketing Consultant, Washington, DC
Nycole Fassbender President, Active Minds Student Advisory Committee
Michael Glickman President, Computer Network Architects
Marc Kantor Senior Vice President, Broad Street, LLC
William J. Lammers Consultant,Healthcare/Finance/ Governance, Washington, DC
Gail Kamer Lieberfarb Former Board Chairperson and Executive Director, National Mental Health Awareness Campaign
Alison K. Malmon Founder and Executive Director, Active Minds
Vanessa Melendez Mehta Founding Partner, Accent Partners
Ilene Rosenstein, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Campus Wellness and Education, University of Southern California
Jeremy Shure Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank
Laurie Flynn Director of External Relations, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center
Tara Maestas, Colorado School of Mines
Sabrina Rowley, Creighton University Dana Sauro, Loyola University Maryland Raquel Sosa, East Stroudsburg University
Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D.
Anaclare Sullivan, University of Rochester
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, UC Berkeley
Jessica York, University of Missouri
William H. Isler Executive Director, Fred M. Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at St. Vincent College
Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and author
Richard Kadison, M.D.
National Office Staff Alison Malmon, Founder and Executive Director Emily Armstrong, Program Manager
Former Chief, Mental Health Service, Harvard University Health Services
Becky Fein, California Statewide Program Manager
Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
Angela Gillis, Communications Manager
Former Member of Congress, First District of Rhode Island; Founder, One Mind for Brain Research
Alan Leshner, Ph.D.
Lee Ann Gardner, Director, Active Minds Speakers Bureau Hayley Harnicher, Program Coordinator Gerry Hoch, Development Associate and
CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Database Coordinator
John Morahan, BA, MPA, MHA
Laura Horne, Director of Programs
President/CEO St. Joseph Regional Health Network
Michael Korniewicz, Development Coordinator
Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, Ph.D.
Pam McKeta, Director, Communications and Marketing
Director, College Mental Health Program, McLean Hospital; Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Kelly Moore, Chief Operating Officer
Daniel S. Pine, M.D. Chief of Child and Adolescent Research, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health
Emelyne Ndikumasabo, Office Manager Josh Ratner, Program Manager, Send Silence Packing Robyn Suchy, Senior Chapter Coordinator
Sally Pingree Trustee, Charles Engelhard Foundation
Micky M. Sharma, Psy.D. President, Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD); Counseling and Consultation Service, Ohio State University
Active Minds’ Ambassador for Mental Health is actor and screenwriter Wentworth Miller.
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CHAPTER AWARDS Active Minds - Stephanie Becker Fund
Chapter of the Year Award Active Minds at Rockhurst University
This award recognizes a chapter that sets itself apart as an invaluable asset to its campus. The Chapter of the Year has an effective executive board and passionate chapter members, hosts innovative programs that reach a large portion of the school population, and makes significant strides in changing its campus culture surrounding mental health. Sponsored by Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness
Student Leader of the Year Award Abigail Agnew, Active Minds at Auburn University This award is given to students who made significant contributions to the Active Minds cause at their school. The Student Leader of the Year recipients lead by example, set a standard of excellence, display leadership, facilitate change on campus around mental health, build coalitions, involve others in advocacy efforts, and develop trust with members of their campus community as individuals dedicated to changing the conversation about mental health.
Advisor of the Year Award Catherine Welch, Active Minds at St. Michael’s College This award is given to advisors of Active Minds chapters who provide clarity, support, and meaningful counsel to their chapter. Advisor of the Year recipients demonstrate dedication to their chapter that goes well beyond the basics by empowering their Active Minds chapter members to successfully use their voice to change the conversation about mental health on their campus.
Road Runner Award Active Minds at Brookline High School This award recognizes a chapter that registered with the Active Minds national office on or after July 1, 2016, and hit the ground running on programming, leadership formation, and awareness efforts on its campus.
Programming Innovation Award Active Minds at Stockton University This award recognizes a chapter that has demonstrated particular creativity and innovation in programming for mental health.
Fundraising Innovation Award Active Minds at The College of William and Mary This award recognizes a chapter that has demonstrated particular creativity and innovation in fundraising for mental health.
Uniting Voices Award Active Minds at Ithaca College This award recognizes a chapter that has succeeded in building diverse coalitions of individuals, organizations, and partners on campus in order to break barriers and build understanding of Active Minds and our mission. The award celebrates chapters that have brought an array of groups together through their initiatives, including different levels of campus administration and faculty, and have reached diverse audiences, such as athletes, LGBTQ students, students of color, fraternities, and sororities.
Margaret Clark Morgan
Transformational Change Award
Luke Beischel Chapter Jumpstart Scholarship
Active Minds at Lesley University
Saidat Sola-Rufai, Marshall University School of Medicine
This award recognizes a chapter that achieved lasting change through effective advocacy for campus-wide policies, structures, or practices that improve, protect, and prioritize student mental health. Examples include expanding counseling center hours, integrating mental health education into new student orientation, and impacting student I.D. cards. The award is named in honor of a compassionate advocate of change who had a transformative impact on mental health in Northeast Ohio, and is sponsored by the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation in her name.
This scholarship, generously supported by Xavier University chapter alumnus Luke Beischel is awarded to a chapter member through a competitive application process. Analogous to the support Luke received when he was a student, the scholarship includes funding and additional, invaluable mentorship from Luke.
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CONGRATULATIONS to Active Minds’ 5-STAR Chapters Active Minds is powered by a vibrant network of more than 400 student-led chapters at high schools, colleges, and universities nationwide. The following chapters received a 5-star rating for their exceptional accomplishments in changing the conversation about mental health throughout the 2016-17 school year. Auburn University Austin Peay State University Brookline High School California State University at Fullerton California State University at Long Beach Cerritos College Clovis Community College College of William and Mary Colorado State University at Fort Collins Creighton University Denison University Drexel University Elkhorn South High School Emory University Indiana University Purdue Fort Wayne Loyola University Maryland Mount San Jacinto College Occidental College
Oregon State University Rockhurst University Sacramento State University Saginaw Valley State University San Jose State University Stockton University The Ohio State University University of California at Los Angeles University of California at Santa Barbara University of Iowa University of Michigan at Ann Arbor University of North Alabama University of Texas San Antonio Vanderbilt University Virginia Commonwealth University Wake Forest University West Chester University West Virginia University
Everyone knows someone who struggles with depression, anxiety, PTSD, or another mental health condition. Yet the silence that surrounds mental health discourages many people, especially students, from seeking help when it’s needed. Active Minds’ mission is to fill the silence with a powerful message — that whatever it is you’re going through, there is hope, there is help, and you will get yourself back.
Active Minds is the nation’s premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for students.
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