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AGENDA

8:00 - Check In Opens
8:30 - Opening Ceremony 
8:45 - Morning Plenary 
10:00 - Transition Break 
10:15 - Breakout Session #1
11:15 - Morning Break 
11:45 - Luncheon Keynote 
1:15 - Transition Break 
1:30 - Breakout Session #2 
2:30 - Snack Break 
3:00 - Breakout Session #3
4:10 - Closing Remarks
4:30 - Event Concludes

BREAKOUT SESSION #1 - 10:15 AM

How Does Trauma Show Up at School?
Kelly Ihejiawu - Children's Health | Claire Mcloughlin - Children's Health
​Breaking the Silence: Men, Mental Health, and Suicide Prevention
Leslie Silva Castillo - Grant Halliburton Foundation
​Psychiatric Care in the Emergency Room
Sydney Cousins, LCSW - Methodist Richardson Medical Center
​Shifting Tides: The Continued Evolution of the "Fourth Wave" of America's Overdose Crisis
Kelly L. Olson, PhD - Millenium Health
​Discovery Through Trauma: A Journey of Resilience and Leadership
Heath Crossland - Chief of Police, Mexia Police Department
Emergency Detentions and Deterioration
Alyse Ferguson, JD - Rosenthal, Kalabus, & Therrian Law Firm | Officer Carlos Henderson - The Colony Police Department

​BREAKOUT SESSION #2 - 1:30 PM

Childhood Robbed: The Impact of Mass Gun Violence on Youth
JoAnn "Jodi" Davis, MS, LPC, NCC ​
​Food, Mood, and Mental Health: Nutrition's Role in Functional Psychiatry
Everest Goldstein, M. Ed., MSN, PMHNP-BC, IFMCP - Everest Functional Psychiatry & Wellness; Evergreen Functional Collective
Why You're Feeling Stuck When Treating Trauma And What To Do
Leanne Foell, LCSW ​
Critical Decision Making
Sergeant Billy McIntosh - Wylie Police Department
​Parenting a Special Needs Child
Officer Terry Qualls - McKinney Police Department

​​BREAKOUT SESSION #3 - 3:00 PM

​It’s Not Just a Phase: Understanding Child and Teen Grief
Bryna Talamantez, LMFT - Talamantez Therapy
​A Functional Model for Treating Chronic Mental Health
Melissa Engle, LPC - Healing Springs Ranch
Beyond Therapy: The Role of Community in Mental Health and Recovery
Krystal Mayse - Uniquely Noble | ​Kimberly Jones, LPC-MS - Rejected & Restored Counseling
Building Collaborative Law Enforcement-Mental Health Partnerships
Det. Brandon Quimbey - Princeton Police Department | Ponmalar "Robin" Wesley Samuel, M.S., LPC, MBA - Lifepath Systems
​First Responder Wellness
Christopher Hoyer- Retired LEO, Author, Speaker
​Resetting the Default Mode Through Data Driven Justice
District Attorney John Creuzot - Dallas County
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