#WeAreChangingMinds at the NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo!

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
  • 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
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