YSAD Agenda

8:30-9:00 am Registration/continental breakfast provided  
9:00-9:15 am Opening Blessing
Welcomes
 
9:15 - 9:45 am Keynote Address:
RALLY: A Call for Community Action and Youth Depression Prevention
Terrie M. Williams
9:45 - 10:15 am Changing Demographics of Youth Depression Larke Huang, Ph.D.
10:15 - 10:45 am Break  
10:45 - Noon Depression in All Its Faces: A Multicultural Discussion

Facilitator: Mary Azoy, LPC, CPT
Panelists:
--Donna Barnes, Ph.D African-American Perspective
--Bill Briggs, GLBTQ, TBA Reprentative of Hispanic/Latino Perspective
--Larke Huang, Ph.D, Asian Perspective

11:00 - 1:00 pm Video Showing  
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch: Box Lunch Provided Networking and lunch
1:00 - 2:30 pm

Workshops: Select One

1) Identity Challenges for Immigrant Youth: Role of Parents and Youth Advocates in Preventing Depression 1) Esther Park, Ph.D.
2) After-School Matters: A Little Bit of Time Makes a Big Difference Toward Youth Mental Wellness 2) Linda Gawthrop, Facilitator
Presenters: Judith Dittman, Mark Emery, Ph.D., and Patti McGrath
3) QPR: Depression Awareness & Suicide Prevention Training 3) Mary Azoy, LPC, CPT
4) Role of Faith Leaders in Linking Diverse Youth and Families to Mental Health Resources 4) Rev. Sandi John, Facilatator
5) Choosing The Right Treatment for Youth: What Families and Communities Need to KnowClosing 5) Darcy Gruttadaro, J.D.
2:30 - 3:00 pm Closing


Donna Barnes, Ph.D.,
President and Co-Founder National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPCAS)
Research Assistant Professor, Howard University Dept of Psychiatry

Bill Briggs, Staff, Northern Virginia Aids Ministry

Judith Dittman, Executive Director, Alternative House

Mark Emery, Ph.D., After School Administrator, Fairfax County Public Schools

Linda Gawthrop, Fairfax County After-School Network (FCAN) Coordinator, Fairfax Partnership for Youth

Darcy Gruttadaro, J.D., Director of Child and Adolescent Action Center, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Patti McGrath, After School Program Manager, Fairfax County Department of Community and Recreation Services

Larke Nahme Huang, Ph.D.,
Senior Advisor on Children and Families
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
(co-editor Children of Color: Psychological Interventions with Culturally Diverse Youth)

Rev. Sandi John, MDiv, MS,APRN-BC ,
Sr. Manager
Congregational Health Partnership
InovaHealthSource

Yehsoon Esther Park, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington