Great Change from the Great Lakes: Driving the Revolution for Youth Mental Wellness

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Registration and Networking

• Resource Fair and interactive activities begin and remain open until 3:30 PM.

• Breakfast available in Banquet Rooms 5 – 8.

9:00 AM – 9:40 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Carla Pretto, Executive Director ACMH

• Cassandra Phipps, Director of Children’s Initiatives, DWIHN

• Andy Schor, Lansing Mayor

9:40 AM – 10:20 AM

Navigating the Current: The Future of Youth Mental Health

• Kara Hope, Michigan State Representative, 74th House District

• Myles Johnson, Ingham County Commissioner

• Nedra Cannon, LCSW LLC, Founder of Harmony in Hues Wellness Center

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Transition Break

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

Breakout Sessions

• Culture and Tradition is Medicine – Adon Vazquez and Taylor Maxwell

• All Hands on Deck – Nadiah Dyer-Coronado, Margo Pierce, Kyla Viruquiz, Christy Levine

• Breaking the Silence – Ethan Getchell

• Innovate, Include, Inspire – Brittany Jones, Sami’a Muhammad-Hunter, Dr. Andrea Scheid

• Creative Recharge – Amelia McGraw

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Transition Break

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Panel: Bridging the Gap: Collaborative Solutions for Youth Mental Health

• Jarell Farley

• Natalia Cuthrell

• Coach A’Jai Necole

• Jamar Marreign

• Jeremiah Steen

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Transition Break

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

• Healing Together – Lauren Griffin

• Trauma Is the “Opps” – Danyelle Orr-McNeil

• MDHHS Fire Side Chat – Krissy Dristy, Kim Batsche-McKenzie, Justin Tate

• Empowering Friendship – Keegan Johnson

• Creative Recharge – Amelia McGraw

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Transition Break

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Closing Group Activity: Music and Movement

• DJ Y’z and Tabor Vits, All of the Above Hip Hop

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Closing Remarks & Raffle Drawing

3:30 PM

Event Concludes