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2016 Conference Speakers

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​Keynote Speaker - Rev. Gary E. Nelson
Depression is one of the top killers of teens. Dr. Nelson is a pastoral counselor and pastor with over 38 years of experience working with teens and families. His son suffered through depression and anxiety as a teen. Dr. Nelson used his son’s story to talk about teen depression in his book, A Relentless Hope: Surviving the Storm of Teen Depression. In this seminar Dr. Nelson will dialogue about teen depression – what it looks like on the outside and inside, help for those teens suffering from depression, and help for those walking the journey with the teens.

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Plenary Speaker -  Dr. Jack Naftel
Dr. Jack Naftel will discuss the presentation, course and treatments of common mental disorders in childhood and adolescence, with a focus on risks and benefits of pharmacological treatment.  The session will cover barriers and difficulties that impair long term treatment success.  Participants will be able to recognize how common mental health disorders affect development. The session will also identify  common barriers that impair successful outcomes.
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Guest Professionals
Dr. Tina Lepage
In Breakout Session #2, Dr. Lepage will help participants understand how to structure children’s programming with common mental health needs in mind, as well as provide information on how to build professional support, coordination and referral structures into children’s ministries.
 
Jeanine Driscoll, PhD
In Breakout Session #3, Dr. Driscoll will provide a perspective on the intersection of spiritual and psychological issues for college-aged young adults. This perspective will integrate how values-centered living, the importance of frustration tolerance, and images of God can influence the well-being of young adults in college. It will suggest ways that spiritual practices can be used to shore up spiritual and psychological hardiness in young adults.

Other Speakers & Professionals
  • Ruby Brown-Herring, BSW MEd - Breakout 1: Parent Insight: Parents of Children with Mental Illness
  • Barbara Hall, RCC RAA RAI - Breakout 1: Parent Insight: Parents of Children with Mental Illness
  • Stacey Hirshman, - Breakout 1: Parent Insight: Parents of Children with Mental Illness
  • Elinor Williams, MSW, LCSW - Breakout 4: One Church's Efforts to Raise Mental Health Awareness
  • Jay Williams, MSW, Ph.D, LCSW - Breakout 4: One Church's Efforts to Raise Mental Health Awareness
  • Damie Jackson-Diop, MA - Plenary: Youth M.O.V.E (Motivation Others Through Voices of Experiences
Guest Group with Damie Jackson-Diop, MA
Members of Youth M.O.V.E. North Carolina will work as a diverse collective of young adults to empower youth to advocate for their rights and those of other youth at the local, state and national level.  We will raise awareness of youth struggles across all systems and work to reduce the stigma attached to mental health. Come join us as we discuss ways for you to start a local chapter and engage young adults in your community!  This presentation is made possible in part by the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse Administration Services to improve the quality and outcomes of community based services in accordance with P.L. 102-321 (ADM Community Mental Health Services Block Grant under the Center for Mental Health Services/SAMHSA and our youth partner organization, NC Families United. Inc.
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