10th Annual Wellness Together Conference has ended

10th Annual Wellness Together Conference

11:00am PDT

Registration, Connection, & Networking Ballroom 20 Lobby & Center Terrace

11:15am PDT

Exhibit Hall & Networking Exhibit Hall - Ballroom 20 CD

1:00pm PDT

Main Session #1 Ballroom 20 AB

1:15pm PDT

A Shared Musical Experience: James Sills Ballroom 20 ABJames Sills Keynote: Jean Twenge Ballroom 20 ABDr. Jean Twenge Keynote: Mychal Threets Ballroom 20 ABMychal Threets Welcome Address: Richard Barrera Ballroom 20 ABRichard Barrera Mental Health Innovator Award Ballroom 20 AB

3:30pm PDT

Analog Activites Ballroom 20 Lobby & Center Terrace

4:15pm PDT

Main Session #2 Ballroom 20 AB

4:30pm PDT

Keynote: Chris Duffy Ballroom 20 ABChris Duffy Keynote: Elyse Cohen Ballroom 20 ABElyse Cohen Keynote: Senator Weber Pierson Ballroom 20 ABSenator Akilah Weber Pierson

5:30pm PDT

Laughing Together Comedy Show Mixer Center Terrace

6:30pm PDT

Laughing Together Comedy Night Ballroom 20 ABPaul Scheer • D’arcy Carden • Neil Casey • Chris Gethard • Will Hines • Jessica McKenna

7:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall & Networking Exhibit Hall - Ballroom 20 CD Registration Ballroom 20 Lobby

9:00am PDT

Main Session #3 Ballroom 20 AB

9:15am PDT

Keynote: CA Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber Ballroom 20 ABDr. Shirley Weber Keynote: Chris Gethard Ballroom 20 ABChris Gethard Keynote: Dr. Aaliyah Maxwell Ballroom 20 ABDr. Aaliyah Maxwell Keynote: Dr. Zainab Okolo Ballroom 20 ABZainab Okolo, Ed.D., LCMFT

10:30am PDT

Laughing Together 33 AChris Gethard Let’s Chat About Chatbots: Student Mental Health, Safety, and AI 33 CStephanie Loscko • Stephan Lambert Lighthouse Talk: Adult Resilience First: The Missing Link in Student Mental Health 30 CMeri McCoy-Thompson Lighthouse Talk: Self-Care Accountability Buddies: A Collaboration Across the Pacific Ocean 30 CWendy J Lum Lighthouse Talk: The Invisible Self: Taking a Look Inside The Classroom 30 CKara Hamblin Lighthouse Talk: Values, Identity & Youth Mental Wellness 30 CRudy Regalado Making the Fee Schedule Work: Lessons, Strategies, and Next Steps 33 BHeather Nemour • Violeta Mora Making Wellness a Priority: Leadership Moves that Support Student Wellness Efforts 31 CNicole Dewitt Policy Meets Practice: Navigating Budgets, Politics, and CYBHI Realities 30 ELee Angela Reid • Autumn Boylan Rooted in Purpose, Driven by Possibility: The COELSC Story and What It Means for California School Counselors 30 DDr. Tanya Bulette • Lori Narahara Under Construction™: Adolescent Brain Development in Real Classrooms 32 A-BDr. Tiffany Chaney • Dr. Michelle B. Calhoun, LPC-S, PSC

11:30am PDT

1:15pm PDT

Main Session #4 Ballroom 20 AB

1:20pm PDT

Growing Up Now: Identity, Resilience, and Belonging - How Families, Communities, and Culture Shape the Next Generation Ballroom 20 ABDr. Nicole Stelter • Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs • Dr. Lisa Damour

2:30pm PDT

From Prevention into Practice: Sustainable Approaches to Suicide Intervention 30 EMara Madrigal-Weiss • Heather Nemour Emotionally Healthy Instructional Leader 33 CDayo Banjo From System to Student: A Collaborative, Countywide Approach to Building an Integrated System of Care 30 DShirley Diaz • Mayu Iwatani • Gabriela Hernandez • Carmen Katsarov Going Analog in a Digital World 33 BTali Sherman Its Bigger Than Burnout: Naming the SPIN That Keeps Us in Hustle Mode 31 CPortia Jackson Preston Sponsored Lighthouse Talk: A Connected System of Care for Student Behavioral Health 30 CSara Potler LaHayne Sponsored Lighthouse Talk: Belonging First: New Research on How Relationships Support Attendance & Behavior 30 CKelsey Aijala Sponsored Lighthouse Talk: Wellbeing Is Not a Program—It’s the Operating System for Learning 30 CNaren Balasubramaniam The Journey of Healing and Growth: How Moana Can Teach Us All 31 AScott Leiker Understanding Jewish Identity and Antisemitism 31 BApril Powers EMPOWER Youth: Evidence-based and Scalable Approaches for Addressing Mental health for young people in non-clinical settings 32 A-BBritney Stone, MA, LMFT • Emma Hill • Laura Bond From Launch to Scale with the CYBHI Multi-Payer Fee Schedule: Launching Your Program 33 ADepartment of Health Care Services

3:45pm PDT

Beyond the Headlines: How Emotional Intelligence Deepens Media Literacy 30 DLisa Rosenstein • Brian Tousey Breaking the Scroll: How a One-Week Social Media Silence Shifted Student Focus and Well-Being 33 CAlexis Mele • Megan Humphreys Designed to Drift: Navigating Kids' Relationships with AI Chatbots 31 CEisha Buch Every Conversation Counts: How Peer to Peer Mental Health Clubs Support Youth Mental Health 31 ACristina McQuillen GoodforMEdia: Centering Youth Voice in the Development of Healthier Social Media and AI Strategies, Policies, and Technologies 30 CMarilyn Lopez Mota • Madison Pope Reconnect Movement: A Phone Free Experience 31 BSeán Killingsworth The Choir Effect: Why Singing Together Creates Connection and Belonging 30 EJames Sills Winning Beyond the Game: Coaching Strategies that Strengthen Mental Health and Performance 33 BClete Purinton, M. Ed. • Ashleigh Purinton

5:00pm PDT

Leadership Dinner: Dr. Fabiola Bagula & Michael Tubbs Center TerraceValerie Martinez • Michael Tubbs • Dr. Fabiola Bagula

5:15pm PDT

Embarcadero & Seaport Village Walking Tour (Limited Spots!) San Diego Bayfront Park Restorative Yoga in the Park (Limited Spots!) Embarcadero Marina Park South

7:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall & Networking Exhibit Hall - Ballroom 20 CD

8:00am PDT

Braiding Vision, Funding, and Partnerships to Sustain School-Based Wellness Models 33 BLuke Anderson • Ali Murphy Every Student Known: A Scalable Advocacy Center Model in Action for Whole-School Wellness, Belonging, and School Success 31 CMary Crnobori • Courtney Jenkins • Christine Croom Lighthouse Talk: I’m Glad You’re Here: How Unconditional Positive Regard Promotes Well-Being 30 EKassie Cardona Lighthouse Talk: Mind Out Loud 30 EMind Out Loud Student Directors Lighthouse Talk: Navigating the Licensure Bottleneck: Accelerating and Diversifying the Youth Mental Health Workforce 30 EDr. Kristina Gordon Lighthouse Talk: The AI Sandwich & Authentic Student Learning and Leadership 30 EDr. Dave Heitman Navigating Youth Digital Wellbeing: Practical Tools for Trusted Adults in School Communities 31 BRyan Skaggs • Michael D. Corral Staff First, Students Always: A Whole-School Approach to Routines, Relationships, & Responsive Mental Health Support 33 AAlisha Rodriguez • Dr. Zaia Vera StrengthIn.Youth: Building Peer Support Capacity through Adult-Youth Collaboration 31 AMarilyn Lopez Mota • Laura Avila Supporting Youth Mental Health with Notice. Talk. Act. ® at School 33 CKate Berg When Suspension Is the Default: Building a DIY MTSS for Substance Use in Schools 32 A-BAlex Kunesh

9:15am PDT

Beyond the Degree: Navigating Your Path as a California Certified Wellness Coach (CWC) 33 BKimberly Lee • Pauline Atenio Certified Wellness Coaches: Statewide Updates, Early Impact, and Direct Insights from a CWC and CWC Employer 33 ASamantha Sadler • Angela Brand • Gloria Cota • Kate Edra Fee Schedule in Practice: Audit Preparedness, Compliance, and Real-World Operations 31 CAutumn Boylan Grief-Informed Schools: From Awareness to Action 32 A-BSamira Moosavi Looking Up to Light Up How 27 Teenage Girls Traded Digital Noise for Real-World Connection 33 CJennifer Riboni Christensen Reconnect Movement: A Phone Free Experience 31 BSeán Killingsworth The CBO Model: How California Districts Are Expanding Access Through CYBHI 31 ALizbet Betancio • Tayler Trotter • Jen Athanacio • Victoria Vega • Lorraine McClay

10:30am PDT

A Revenue Generating Model of School-Based Mental Health 33 CMatt Reddam • Tyson Dickinson California Behavioral Health Apprenticeship Collaborative: Wellness Coach 33 ASharon Nilsson • Irene Ornelas Care in Action: Building Systems of Support in Schools for Immigrant Students and Families 33 BMaria Al-Shamma • Dr. Jordy Sparks • Cynthia Hernandez • Jaimie Pandzic • Rosana Martinez Lighthouse Talk: allcoveTM - Where Every Youth Belongs, Chooses the Support They Need and Thrives 30 EDeAndre James Lighthouse Talk: Empowering Youth to Create Ripple Effects in Their Communities 30 ECheryl Eskin Lighthouse Talk: Nothing Heals Like Sport 30 EChris Reed Reimagining School-Based Mental Health: An LEA’s Journey to ERMHS Implementation 31 BGina Fabrizio • Theb Manivanh • Heather Chambers-Plett • Thomas Vanderhoek The Avoidance Trap: Unpacking Internalizing Disorders, School Refusal, and the Path Back to the Classroom 32 A-BCorinne Brodnicki The Power of Peer to Peer Wellness 31 AAlexis Woodard What Gilligan’s Island Taught Me About Trauma Response - Navigating vicarious trauma, grief, and healing in school communities 31 CGraham Wiseman • Tracy Wiseman

1:00pm PDT

Restorative Yoga in the Park (Limited Spots!) Embarcadero Marina Park South

1:30pm PDT

Embarcadero & Seaport Village Walking Tour (Limited Spots) San Diego Bayfront Park