2016 Adolescent Mental Wellness Conference: “Breaking Down Stigma, Building Support for Youth Mental Health"
August 5-6, 2016
South San Francisco Conference Center
(South San Francisco, CA)
“We’re all in this together”: Supporting adolescent mental wellness
Throughout the conference, held from August 5 through 6 at the South San Francisco Conference Center, attendees were charged to work as a team to help break the stigma affiliated with mental health. Christopher G. Dawes, chief executive officer of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children’s Health, said that the topic of mental health is all too often “the elephant in the room” and applauded the nearly 400 attendees who came together to open up discussion around it. Attendees, including clinicians, policymakers, educators, parents and students from local high schools and colleges, shared their diverse perspectives on the topic of mental health issues among young people in order to collectively identify gaps in resources and work to find potential solutions.
The Psychology of Technology: Connecting With the Always On Generation
Speakers:
Holly Pedersen, PhD, MFT, My Digital Tat2
Erica Pelavin, LCSW, PhD, My Digital Tat2
Moderator: Vicki Harrison, MSW, Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing
How is Your Child Doing? From Warning Signs to Resiliency
Speakers:
Ramsey Khasho, PsyD, Director of the Center/Director of Clinical Services at Sand Hill School, Children’s Health Council
Christine Tam, LCSW, On-Campus Counseling Program, Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS)
Moderator: Anne Ehresman, MSW Executive Director, Project Cornerstone/YMCA Silicon Valley
What to Do When Your Friend is in Crisis
Speakers:
Meredith McGarvey, MS, LMFT, Family Service Agency of Marin
Liam Day, Peer Health Exchange
Laura Champion, Uplift Family Services
Moderator: Elizabeth Li, UC Berkeley Student
Talking with Families and Parents About Mental Health Concerns
Speakers:
Jenee Littrell, San Mateo County Office of Education
Susan Charles, EdD, Santa Clara University
Gerry Larvey, NAMI Santa Clara
Moderator: Gail Price, Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Board