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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