African American Behavioral Health Conference - Exterior Event

Fawcett Event Center
April 6, 2023
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Fawcett Event Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210

Date Range
2023-04-06 09:00:00 2023-04-06 17:00:00 African American Behavioral Health Conference - Exterior Event 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 conferenceWhat 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 prevention10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Drs. Cotton and Vandiver in conversation with Dr. Ange-Marie Hancock (Ballroom)10:45 a.m.: Break11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Concurrent sessions I12:15 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 theater1:45 - 3 p.m.: Plenary 2: Diversity Needs in the Behavioral Health Workforce (Conference Theater)3 - 3:15 p.m.: Break II3:15 - 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! Fawcett Event Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 America/New_York public

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!