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ABOUT THE Hero’s Journey SYMPOSIUM

The Hero’s Journey Symposium is comprised of facilitated panel discussions and a closing synthesis session.  The panel discussions bring together a wide array of stakeholders, including brain health researchers, physicians, military leaders, public policy experts, and community advocates.  Our outcomes include shaping a “call to action” for a public information campaign; providing a collective sharing of best practices; identifying policy and research gaps; and providing a white paper summarizing the current state of affairs and offering solutions to create

better pathways to recovery, from wounds to wellness”.


Panel Discussions

Improving Mental Well-Being For Children And Families

Discussion on improving mental health awareness in families and children

New Technologies and Integrative Models of Care In Managing Mental Health and Well-Being

Embracing innovation and the role that new technologies play in advancing care and how we understand mental health

Well-Being Practicum: An Experiential Introduction to Yoga Coaching and Tao Calligraphy

Discussion on incorporating Mindfulness, Yoga and other Art into the healing process and supporting long term mental health and resiliency

From Wounds to Wellness

How do we build collaborative relationships with the public and private sectors to shape sustainable pathways for mental health recovery and create a community blueprint to support resilient communities?

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 Symposium

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The City Club Of Washington

9:00 aM - 4:00 pM

Reception 4:00 pM - 5:00pm


 

9:00 AM - OPENING REMARKS

Col. Mary Lowe Mayhugh (Ret.) - Founder & President, John P Mayhugh Foundation

9:05am - Keynote

Mrs. Patricia Barron, BSN, MSEd, DASD for Military Community and Family Policy

9:20am - Panel 1: Improving Mental Well-Being for Children and Families

Facilitator: Lee Kelley, LMSW, Director, Military Community Support Programs, Office of Military Community & Family Policy, Department of Defense

Monica Berry, Northeast National Account Manager, Novo Nordisk

Trish Glowacki, Founder and Executive Director of the glowmedia project

Rebecca I. Porter, Ph.D./President and Chief Executive Officer/Military Child Education Coalition

Dr. Dorinda Williams, PhD, LICSW, LCSW-C

10:30am - Panel 2: New Technologies and Integrative Models of Care in Managing Mental Health and Well-Being

Facilitator: Sybil Russell MD MPH, Chief Scientist & Health Innovation Area Lead in the Health Innovation Lab at the MITRE Corporation

Joseph Burdo, MBA, Ph.D. (Neuroscience). Senior Scientist at RallyPoint Networks, Inc.

Joshua C. Morganstein, M.D./CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service/Assistant Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress/Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry/Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Military and Emergency Medicine/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

12:00Pm - Keynote

Eric Schoomaker, MD, PhD, FACP - LTG (Ret.), 42nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army

12:30Pm - Hero Defender Award

Congressman Greg Murphy, MD

1:15pm - Panel 3: Well-Being Practicum: An Experiential Introduction to Yoga Coaching and Tao Calligraphy

Facilitator: Dr. Suzie Carmack, PhD, MFA, MEd, ERYT 500, NBC-HWC, Yoga Coach

Amy Yamashiro, EdD, Tao Healing Calligraphy Practitioner

2:15Pm - Health Defender Award

Congresswoman Julia Brownley

2:30pm - Panel 4: From Wounds to Wellness

Facilitator: Kathleen Koch, Founder & Executive Director, LeadersLink

Brittany D. Chatman, MHA, Program Manager, Military and Veterans Programs

Rebecca Fortgang, PhD

Rev. Carol Ramsey-Lucas, BCC/Chief, Chaplain Service/Integrated Ethics Program Officer/Washington DC VA Medical Center

Dr. Anneke Vandenbroek, Ph.D., ABPP. Senior Vice President and Clinic Director, Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easterseals DC MD VA

3:30pm - Closing Remarks

Col. Mary Lowe Mayhugh (Ret.), Founder & President

4:00pm - Reception