Updated Conference Schedule
UPDATED CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020
9:00AM | CONFERENCE OPENS
We ask that you take time on Day 1 to orient yourself to the platform.
- Log-In & explore our new virtual Asilomar venue
- Update your profile
- Explore our Research & Sponsor Room
- Start adding material to “take home” ain your “swag bag”
- Start a conversation and network with other attendees in the chat room
- Earn points on our leaderboard to win a $500 VISA GIFTCARD!
WELCOME ADDRESS FROM CMHACY LEADERSHIP
Watch a short welcome address from CMHACY leadership upon logging in to the conference.
ADDRESS FROM DEPUTY SECRETARY, JOHN CONNOLLY
11:15AM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS [LIVE]
JAMES BELL
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay—A View From Here
Mr. Bell will discuss the underlying structures that have been exposed by COVID-19 that maintain inequity.
1/2 HOUR BREAK
1:00PM | YOUTH ADVOCATE PANEL
Youth Advocate Panel, Hosted By Stanford Sierra Youth & Families
Valuing racial equity requires examining how organizational practices can support equitable outcomes by addressing racial disparities and outcomes. Hear from a panel of Youth Advocates with different perspectives to tackle the complexities of equity, inclusion, and access—what it is, why it is, and what it could look like in the future. Racial and Ethnic Disparities related to the COVID pandemic will be addressed and strategies to support youth and families will also be discussed.
PANEL MODERATOR
- Ebony Chambers, Chief Family & Youth Partnership Officer, Stanford Sierra Youth and Families
PANELISTS
- Douglas Montiel, Youth Advocate, Stanford Sierra Youth and Families
- Beatriz Lodia, Youth Advocate, Stanford Sierra Youth and Families
- Arianna Turner, Youth Advocate, Stanford Sierra Youth and Families
- Thomisha Wallace, Youth Advocate Manager, Stanford Sierra Youth and Families
15 MINUTE BREAK
2:15 | WORKSHOP SESSION A – 8 WORKSHOPS
Feeling burnout or need a break during the conference?
Attendees can watch sessions for up to 30 days after the conference. Share presentations with your team members who can’t make it, and watch all 30 workshops if you want to!
3:30 | WORKSHOP SESSION B – 7 WORKSHOPS
Feeling burnout or need a break during the conference?
Attendees can watch sessions for up to 30 days after the conference. Share presentations with your team members who can’t make it, and watch all 30 workshops if you want to!
5:45PM | END OF DAY 1
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020
7:30AM | CONFERENCE PLATFORM OPENS
- Explore our Research & Sponsor Room and chat with booth reps
- Add material to “take home” in your “swag bag”
- Start a conversation and network with other attendees in the chat room
- Earn points on our leaderboard to win a $500 VISA GIFTCARD! Most points by the end of the day wins!
8:00AM | RESCHEDULED KEYNOTE ADDRESS
MELVIN CALAWAY
CHRISTOPHER GIBSON
The Resurgent Father & His Path to Paternal Reentry in the Midst of COVID-19 & Social Unrest
Fathers are an essential piece to their child’s life; however, they are often excluded from the valuable moments of attachment and bonding with their child. When fathers are welcomed back into the loving arms of their child, they experience adverse challenges that have an effect on their path to paternal reentry. While the path to paternal reentry can be strenuous, it is heightened by COVID-19 and the social unrest that occurs today. In this keynote presentation, Melvin Calaway Jr. and Chris Gibson share the importance of actively engaged fathers and the challenges that resurgent fathers are faced with during his path to paternal reentry. They will also take a look at the added challenges that COVID-19 and the current state of unrest have had on a father’s ability to bond with their child.
As a result of this keynote session, participants will take away:
- Equity: The importance of fathers having equal involvement and rights in their child’s life.
- Inclusion: The positive outcomes for families, children, fathers and communities when fathers have an active role in their child’s life.
- Access: The importance of strong advocates for fathers’ rights.
- Mental Health: Depression/PTSD in men of color, specifically fathers
- COVID-19: The effects that the pandemic has on maintaining family relationships, specifically with the shelter-in-place order.
- Social Unrest and how it stems from Institutional racism led to pent-up anger: police brutality, unlawful shooting of black men and more enlighten to the recent murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
9:00AM | LIVE FOLLOW UP Q&A WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
MELVIN CALAWAY
CHRISTOPHER GIBSON
11:15AM | SUICIDE PREVENTION PANEL [LIVE]
Building a Safety Network to Prevent Youth Suicides
Key state partners and leading community organizations collaborate to build a network of safety for youth suicide prevention. Join us as we discuss current and potential partnerships as well as strategies and resources that will strengthen the network to protect our youth.
PANELISTS
- Michelle Carlson, Executive Director, Teen Line
- Stan Collins, Consultant, Suicide Prevention Field
- Dr. Shashank Joshi, Director of Training/Director of School Mental Health Services, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Stanford Children’s Health
- Monica Nepomuceno, Educations Program Consultant, California Department of Education
1/2 HOUR BREAK
1:00PM | PLENARY Q&A SESSION [LIVE]
TONY THURMOND
Live Session with Tony Thurmond
Join CMHACY attendees during a live session to hear from California State’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond.
15 MINUTE BREAK
2:15 PM | WORKSHOP SESSION C – 7 WORKSHOPS
Feeling burnout or need a break during the conference?
Attendees can watch sessions for up to 30 days after the conference. Share presentations with your team members who can’t make it, and watch all 30 workshops if you want to!
3:30 PM | WORKSHOP SESSION D – 8 WORKSHOPS
Feeling burnout or need a break during the conference?
Attendees can watch sessions for up to 30 days after the conference. Share presentations with your team members who can’t make it, and watch all 30 workshops if you want to!
4:30PM | CLOSING REMARKS, LEADERBOARD WINNER ANNOUNCED [LIVE]
CMHACY LEADERSHIP
Join CMHACY leaders for closing remarks and some memories of the past 40 years. Our leaderboard winner will be announced!
END OF CONFERENCE
THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 CONFERENCE SPONSORS!
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