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Texas Leading the Global Transformation of Mental Health
2021 Engage & Excel Session Details Date: September 30, 2021 Moderator: Andy Keller, PhD Speakers: Harris Eyre, MBBS, PhD Carol Graham Vikram Patel, MBBS, PhD Increasingly, Texas-driven innovations in mental health and brain health more…
Addressing the Mental Health Impacts of COVID19 on Students and Educators
2021 Engage & Excel Session Details Date: September 30, 2021 Moderator: Shari Albright, EdD Speakers: Charles R. Martinez Jr., PhD, Kelvey Oeser, MPAff, Angélica Ramsey, EdD, and Dewitt Smith, EdD Even as we move into…
We’re Ready to Free Texas From Depression. Are You?
2021 Engage & Excel Session Details Date: October 1, 2021 Moderator: Andy Keller, PhD Speakers: Harris Eyre, MBBS, PhD, Daniel H. Gillison, Jeff Last, and Madhukar Trivedi, MD Each year 1.5 million Texans battle depression….
America’s Overdose Epidemic: Saving Lives Through Innovation
2021 Engage & Excel Session Details Date: October 1, 2021 Moderator: Darilynn Cardona-Beiler, MSSA, LCSW Speakers: Tim Mercer, MD, MPH, FACP, Kevin Roy, MBA, and Rick Shepler, PhD, LPCC-S The unprecedented increase in overdose deaths…
The Repercussions of Racism on Mental Health
2021 Engage & Excel Session Details Date: September 30, 2021 Moderator: Quianta Moore, MD, JD Speakers: Ed Burger, PhD, DJ Ida, PhD, Fred Sandoval, MPA, and Altha J. Stewart, MD In November 2020, the American…
More Than a Crisis: Responding to Mental Health Emergencies with Multi-Disciplinary Response Teams
2021 Engage & Excel Session Details Date: October 1, 2021 Moderator: John Petrila, JD Speakers: Enrique Mata, MSPH, RN, Michael Thompson, and B.J. Wagner, MS Traditionally, communities across the United States have relied on law…
Innovation in Integrated Care for Children and Youth
2021 Engage & Excel Session Details Date: September 30, 2021 Moderator: Andy Keller, PhD Speakers: Greg Bonnen, MD and Dawn Buckingham, MD Texas Senator Dawn Buckingham, Representative Greg Bonnen, MD, chairman of the Texas House…
Boots On the Ground: Community-Driven Mental Health Care for Military Families
2021 Engage & Excel Session Details Date: October 1, 2021 Moderator: Amanda Mathias, PhD Speakers: Kristen Daugherty, LISW, LCSW, MBA Tracy Neal-Walden, PhD and Sasha Rasco, MPAff In 2018, more than 500 Texas veterans died…
Advancing Children’s Mental Health: A Year of Action
2021 Engage & Excel Session Details Date: September 30, 2021 Moderator: Melissa Rowan, MSW, MBA Speakers: Roshni L. Koli, MD, Sarah L. Martin, MD, and Danielle Wesley, DrPH, PMP, CSSBB Every kid needs a hero,…