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VA Be Connected Community Mental Health Summit!

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Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 8:00 - 12:00pm

AGENDA

  TIME
All times are Arizona (MST)
  SESSION 
8:00 - 10:00am
Opening & VA Resource Highlights

Ali Graham, MSW Program Manager for PRRC/ICMHR
Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS)

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Veteran Personal Experiences

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Leadership Welcome & Panel Discussion: VA & Community Health: Honoring The Dignity of Veterans By Working Together

Thomas Winkel, MA, LPC, NCC. Director
Arizona Coalition for Military Families

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Pledge of Allegiance

Cesar Torres, MSgt USAF(ret), Community Engagement Program Assistant
Arizona Coalition for Military Families

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Panel Discussion: Honoring The Dignity of Veterans By Working Together

Jennifer Gutowski, MHA, FACHE, Director
Southern AZ VA Health Care System

Leslie Lockridge DNP, RN, Associate Director of Patient Care Services
Phoenix VA Health Care System

Steven J. Sample, MS, CHC, VHA-CM, Director
Northern Arizona VA Health Care System

Marcus Johnson, Deputy Director of Community Engagement and Regulatory Affairs
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)

Dana C. Allmond, Cabinet Executive Officer
Arizona Department Of Veterans' Services

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PACT Act

Walt Strong, Assistant Director
Phoenix VA Regional Office

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Dignity within Mental Health

Chuck Weinberg, LICSW, BCD, Local Recovery Coordinator and Coordinator for Employee Assistance Program
Veterans Health Administration, Hershel “Woody” Williams VAMC

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Mindful Break

Kris Leon, Recreation Assistant - Whole Health
Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

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10:10 - 11:00am

BREAKOUT SESSION 1

 
 
Treatment Resistant Intervention -Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Joseph Zollo, MD, Team Lead for Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

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Treatment Resistant Interventions - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Jennifer S. Gunther, MD, Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS)

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Suicide Prevention

Nicole Abdul-Bari, LCSW, Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

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11:00 - 11:05am


BREAK

11:05 - 11:55am

BREAKOUT SESSION 2

 
 
Moral Injury

Chaplain Dr. Troy Parson, M. Div., D. Min., BCC, Chief of Chaplain Services
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS)

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Treatment Resistant Interventions - MDMA Research Moderator

Brandi Luedtke, PsyD, HSPP, Program Manager/Psychologist for PTSD and MST Program; Psychologist and Director of Clinical Operations
Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

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My Story/Whole Health

Rebekah Leigh, Site Director, VA My Life, My Story Project
Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

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11:55am - 12:00pm

Closing

Sandra Ballester, Be Connected Community Coordinator
Arizona Coalition for Military Families, Air Force Military Spouse

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