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2021 Hero’s Journey SYMPOSIUM

 

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

  • Panel 1. Improving Mental Well-Being For Children And Families

    Discussion on improving mental health awareness in families and children

  • Panel 2. 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

  • Panel 3. 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

  • Panel 4: 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

  • 9:05 AM - Keynote
    Mrs. Patricia Barron, BSN, MSEd, DASD for Military Community and Family Policy

  • 9:20 AM - 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

  • 10:30 AM - 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

  • 12:00 PM - Keynote
    Eric Schoomaker, MD, PhD, FACP - LTG (Ret.), 42nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army

  • 12:30 PM - 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

    • 2:15 PM - Health Defender Award

    • Congresswoman Julia Brownley

  • 2:30 PM - 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

  • 3:30 PM - Closing Remarks
    Col. Mary Lowe Mayhugh (Ret.), Founder & President

  • 4:00 PM - Reception