2023 AIM Youth Mental Health Symposium Bridging the Gap
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Monterey Conference Center 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey, California 93940
AIM 2023 Youth Mental Health Symposium Agenda
A life-changing symposium you won’t want to miss: On April 19 – 21, 2023, AIM Youth Mental Health will gather world-renowned researchers, best-selling authors, youth experts, parents, clinicians, educators, first responders, and community members to protect the mental health and safety of our children.
This Year’s AIM Symposium will be held at the Monterey Conference Center in beautiful Old Town Monterey, California
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2023:
Preconference:
School Safety and Youth Mental Health
- 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibitors
- 9:00 – 9:15 am | Welcome: Michael Kimball and Lori Butterworth
School Safety and Youth Mental Health
- 9:15 – 10:00 am | Keynote: Greg Johnson and Andy McGill
West Liberty-Salem High School
The Anatomy of the West Liberty-Salem High School Shooting, Lessons Learned
- 10:00 am – 10:45 am | Logan Cole
West Liberty-Salem High School
School Shooting Survivor: Youth Mental Health in the Wake of Violence
- 10:45 – 11:00 am | Break and Exhibit Visit
- 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions
- Greg Johnson & Andy McGill: Principal Recovery Guide
- Logan and Addy Cole: The reality of a lockdown with elementary school children / Safety Training with Elementary School Children
- Kraig Hissong – A School Leaders’ Role in Communicating to the Community After a Tragedy
- Dr. Summer Prather-Smith – Parent Tools in Helping Kids Feel Safe
- Santa Rita Behavioral Health Team – Addressing School Climate: Proactive Responses to Bullying
- Thomas Woodland – Salinas Union High School District – Integrating School Emergency Management Planning into School Culture
- 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch, Networking, Exhibits
- 1:30 – 2:30 pm | Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Secret Service
- 2:30 – 3:30 pm | TBA
- 3:30 – 4:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions
- Santa Rita Behavioral Health Team – Addressing School Climate: Proactive Responses to Bullying
- Thomas Woodland Salinas Union High School District – Integrating School Emergency Management Planning into School Culture
- Northern California Regional Intelligence Center: To protect life, critical infrastructure, key resources, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties through information sharing, analysis, criminal intelligence and technology that focuses a whole of government and community approach to identify, prevent, protect against, mitigate, and assist in the response to and the recovery from the greatest human-made threats and major hazards in the Federal Northern District of California.
- Lori Butterworth – Transforming School Culture Through Youth Mental Health First Aid
- 4:15 – 5:00 pm | Closing Keynote
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023:
Day 1:
The Alphabet Soup of Youth Mental Health
- 8:00 am to 8:30 am | Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibitors
- 8:30 – 8:45 am | Welcome: Shashank Joshi, MD and Lori Butterworth, MED, MA
- 8:45 – 9:00 am | The State of Youth Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Arthur Evans, CEO of the American Psychological Association and Emilie Fernandez, Junior at North Salinas High School.
- 9:00 – 9:45 am | Keynote: Dr. Marc Brackett
- 9:45 – 10:00 am | Youth-led Table Talk – Barriers to Accessing Mental Healthcare
- 9:45 – 10:30 am | Panel DiscussionThe Alphabet Soup of Youth Mental Health Treatments
- Moderated by Shasank Joshi
- Ramona Friedman
- Michele Berk
- John Piacentini
- 10:30 – 11:15 am | Latest Research on Adverse Childhood Experiences ACEs
The research team from the UCSF series of studies on Adverse Childhood Experiences will share their findings and using PEARLS Pediatric ACEs and Related Life Events Screener as a tool for early intervention and prevention.
- 11:15 am – 11:30 am | Break and Exhibit Visits
- 11:30 – 12:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions
- Social Media – Vicki Harrison and Youth
- The Who, What, When, Where, How of Medication – Dr. Shashank Joshi
- Office Hours – Dr. Ramona Friedman
- Breaking Down Bullying – Dr. Summer Prather-Smith
- Equine Therapy – Jennifer Fenton, MFT
- Body Positive and Eating Disorders- Connie Sbczak and Elizabeth Scott
- 12:15 – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Exhibit Visits
- 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Anxiety: Let’s Talk About It
Dr. John Piacentini and Dr. Ramona Friedman
Drs. Piacentini and Friedman will discuss anxiety from the latest research to effective ways to deliver evidence-based treatments.
- 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Break and Exhibits
- 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Concurrent Sessions
- 4:45 – 5:00 pm |
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023:
Day 2:
Now What? Strategies Beyond Therapy
- Keynote: Tramaine El-Amin – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing
- Training for Change: Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid