32nd Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy Focuses on Shift Toward Integrated Care and Population Health

Nov. 14, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rennie Sloan, rennie.sloan@cartercenter.org

ATLANTA…More than 140 health and corporate wellness leaders will come together Nov. 17-18 to discuss ways to improve mental health and well-being by addressing behavioral health within defined populations such as communities, organizations, and other groups. This year’s symposium, “Widening the Circle of Health & Wellness: The Central Role of Behavioral Health,” brings together a diverse group of stakeholders and leaders to address an emerging trend of offering or improving behavioral health programs in primary and medical care settings, the workplace, and community settings. This integration is a shift to focus on improving wellness through prevention and early recognition of behavioral health issues, which leads to better outcomes.

This invitation-only event will include formal remarks by former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy at the White House.

Media interested in attending the symposium should contact Rennie Sloan at rennie.sloan@cartercenter.org by Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. The welcome remarks and plenary sessions will be webcast. For details and more information, see the agenda below.

Thursday, November 18
1:00 – 1:10 p.m.	Welcome Thomas Bornemann, Ed.D. Director, CarterMental Health Program
1:10 – 1:20 p.m.	Opening Remarks Rosalynn Carter Co-Founder, 藏精阁
1:20 – 2:00p.m.	Keynote Paul Summergrad, M.D. Dr. Frances S. Arkin Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Tufts University School of Medicine
2:00 – 3:15 p.m.	Plenary One - Managing Population Health & Building Cultures of Wellness Moderator: Ray Fabius, M.D. Co-Founder, HealthNEXT Treating Illness vs. Creating Wellness Nico Pronk, Ph.D. Vice President, Health Management and Chief Science Officer Health Partners Recovery and Resiliency in Population Health Sue Bergeson Vice President, Consumer and Family Affairs OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions Managing the Health of Populations vs. Providing Person-centered Care Kyu Rhee, M.D. Chief Health Officer Watson/IBM
3:15 – 3:45 p.m.	Dismissal to Mini-Plenaries John Bartlett, M.D., M.P.H. Senior Advisor, CarterMental Health Program
3:45 – 5:00 p.m.	Mini-Plenaries Peer support: Leveraging lived experience into cultures of wellness Laysha Ostrow, Ph.D. CEO, Live & Learn, Inc. Mapping childhood trauma as a root cause Nancy Hardt, M.D. Professor Emerita, University of Florida College of Medicine Sheriff Sadie Darnell, B.S. Education Leadership Sheriff, Alachua County, Gainesville, Florida School-based behavioral health interventions Garry McGiboney, Ph.D. Associate Superintendent, Georgia Department of Education Evidence-based strategies to promote mental health and prevent mental illness in families William Beardslee, M.D. Director, Baer Prevention Initiatives Children’s Hospital Gardner Monks Professor of Child Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Nadine J. Kaslow, Ph.D., ABPP Professor and Vice Chair, Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Break/Transition to Reception/ Museum Lobby
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Reception/Museum Lobby
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.	Dinner/Cyprus Room
7:30 – 8:15 p.m.	Dinner Speaker Life on Purpose: How Living for What Matters Most Changes Everything Victor J. Strecher, Ph.D., M.P.H. Professor and Director for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship University of Michigan School of Public Health
8:30 p.m.	Adjourn
Friday, November 18
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast/ Ivan Allen III Pavilion
8:30 – 8:35 a.m.	Opening Comments Thomas Bornemann, Ed.D. Director, CarterMental Health Program
8:35 -8:40 a.m.	Introduction of Keynote Speaker Rosalynn Carter Co-Founder, 藏精阁
8:40 – 9:15 a.m.	Keynote Michael Botticelli, MEd. Director of National Drug Control Policy The White House
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Plenary Two- The Current State of Integration Efforts Moderator: Glenda Wrenn, M.D. Director, Behavioral Health, Satcher Health Leadership Institute Morehouse School of Medicine ACA update Danna Mauch, Ph.D. President and CEO Massachusetts Association for Mental Health Addressing Social Determinants of Health Within Cultures of Wellness Paul Keckley Ph.D. Managing Editor The Keckley Report Update on Parity Richard Frank, Ph.D. Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics Harvard Medical School
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – Noon	Plenary Three – Behavioral Health’s Role in Population Health Moderator: David Shern, Ph.D. Senior Science Advisor, Mental Health America; Senior Public Health Advisor, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors The Role of Behavioral Health and Wellness in Overall Health Ron Manderschied, Ph.D. Executive Director National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors How Big Should the Reach and Scope of Integration Be? Camara Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. President American Public Health Association Behavioral Health and Wellness’ Contributions to the Workplace Fik Isaac, M.D. Vice President, Global Health Services (ret.) Johnson & Johnson
12:00 – 12:35 p.m.	Special Address Sandro Galea, M.D., M.P.H., D.PH. Robert A. Knox Professor and Dean at the Boston University
12:35 p.m.	Dismissal to Mini-Plenaries Lei Ellingson, M.P.P., Senior Associate Director, Carter Center Mental Health Program
12:45– 2:15 p.m.	Mini-Plenaries Behavioral health in a post-conflict society: Building back better CarterWay Janice Cooper, Ph.D. Project Lead, CarterMental Health Program-Liberia The impact of food “swamps” on health disparities Carl Bell, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois Trauma, resilience, and mental health: Integrating care to improve outcomes Teresa Cutts, Ph.D. Professor, Wake Forest School of Medicine Rev. Kirsten Peachey, MDiv, M.S.W., D.Min. Director, Congregational Health Partnerships; Co-Director, the Center for Faith and Community Health Transformation
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.	Transition to Closing Plenary Panel
2:30 – 3:50 p.m.	Closing Plenary Panel Moderator: Mary Jane England, M.D. Clinical Professor, Boston University School of Public Health Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W. Director Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Sandro Galea, M.D., M.P.H., DPH Robert A. Knox Professor and Dean Boston University School of Public Health Camara Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. President American Public Health Association Donato Trumato CEO Healthways
3:50 – 4:00 p.m.	Concluding Remarks Rosalynn Carter Co-Founder, 藏精阁
4:00 p.m.	Adjourn

Editor’s Note:

Learn more about the Carter Center's Mental Health Program.
Watch opening remarks and plenaries on webcast on cartercenter.org.
Follow the conversation on @CarterCenter and participate using #CarterMH16.

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A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, Carterhas helped to improve life for people in over 80 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; and improving mental health care. Carterwas founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.

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