Learn more about a healthy mind and mental health issues during the Changing Minds events at the NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo.
Changing Minds is brought to you by our partners, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Phoenix House, Kaiser Permanente, Caron Treatment Center and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The Expo will be held Jan. 7 and 8 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Click here for complete schedules and hours.
The Changing Minds Discussion Area is at booth 1535. Here is the schedule of events:
Saturday, Jan. 7
- 10 a.m.: Housing: The Foundation for Recovery
Eleanor Vincent, EdD, LPC, CSAC, COO, Pathway Homes - 11 a.m.: Common Concerns and Misconceptions Regarding Substance Use
Phoenix House - 12 p.m.: Talk Saves Lives
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, National Capital Area Chapter - 1 p.m.: Parenting a Child with Mental Illness - Treatment, Therapies and Resources
Steve Luteran, McClendon Center - 2 p.m.: Unique Educational Performance About Addiction and Recovery
Tara Handron, D.C. Regional Vice President
Caron Treatment Centers - 3 p.m.: Building Resilience Through Storytelling
Jennifer Marshall, Executive Director and Julie McCarter, LCSW
This Is My Brave, Inc. - 4 p.m.: Exercise, Sleep, and Mental Health
Robert Dill, M.Ed, LMFT, LPC, CSAC, Department of Integrative Medicine
Sarita Wahba, MSPH, MS, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanete
Sunday, Jan. 8
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- 11 a.m.: Mental health in young adults. Perspectives of young adults living in recovery, parents of youth who have had mental health conditions, mental health professionals, and representatives from community mental health organizations
NAMI Montgomery County - 12 p.m.: Talk Saves Lives
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, National Capital Area Chapter - 1 p.m.: Stronger Than Ever: Early Intervention for Psychosis
Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board
(Turning Point Program) - 2 p.m.: Our Minds Matter: A student-led movement to change the school culture around mental health.
Lauren Anderson, Josh Anderson Foundation & SPAN - 3 p.m.: Exercise, Sleep, and Mental Health
Robert Dill, M.Ed, LMFT, LPC, CSAC, Department of Integrative Medicine
Sarita Wahba, MSPH, MS, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanete