Please join us for the 2023 African American Behavioral Health Conference on April 6! We are excited to share that Nicole King Cotton, M.D. of the Morehouse School of Medicine will be our keynote speaker with her talk "Social Injustice and Mental Health."
About the conference
What must be done to help shape policies that impact behavioral health disparities in the African American community? From social stigma surrounding mental health to the effects of healthcare policy, this conference will bring together attendees from a variety of backgrounds to discuss interdisciplinary approaches to tackling these issues.
Agenda (more details will be added as they are finalized)
- 8 a.m.: Registration and continental breakfast (Ballroom)
- 9 - 9:30 a.m.: Welcome remarks (Ballroom)
- 9:30 - 10 a.m.: Plenary 1: Dr. Beverly Vandiver - youth suicide prevention
- 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Drs. Cotton and Vandiver in conversation with Dr. Ange-Marie Hancock (Ballroom)
- 10:45 a.m.: Break
- 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Concurrent sessions I
- 12:15 p.m.: Lunch begins (Ballroom)
- 12:45 p.m.: Keynote Address: Dr. Nicole King Cotton, Morehouse School of Medicine (Ballroom)
- 1:30 - 1:45 p.m.: Transition to conference theater
- 1:45 - 3 p.m.: Plenary 2: Diversity Needs in the Behavioral Health Workforce (Conference Theater)
- 3 - 3:15 p.m.: Break II
- 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.:
- Concurrent sessions II
- 4:30 p.m.: Networking reception (coffee & cookies) (Lobby)
- 5 p.m.: Conference ends
You can learn more about the conference and register here.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference!
