Equity in Mental Health Symposium

Equity in Mental Health Symposium: Creating a Culture of Community

Reclaim, Remember, Reconnect

August 11 and 12, 2022
9 am — 3:30 pm
PROGRAM DAY 1   |   PROGRAM DAY 2   |   MAPS (PDF)
Bill and Adele Jonas Center
COM Indian Valley Campus
1800 Ignacio Blvd., Novato, CA

Free. Open to public. Registration Required.

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Join us at the first annual College of Marin Equity in Mental Health Symposium as we tap into ancestral wisdom, the power of nature, culturally responsive pedagogy, healing, and mental health to create a culture of community rooted in equity.  

Featuring a diverse group of leaders in mental health, participants will engage in hands-on activities in preparation for the upcoming academic year. The conference is open to the public and specifically designed for those working in education, community colleges, mental health, mentoring, and social and youth services. Students and interns are encouraged to attend.

Questions? Email umoja@marin.edu

Individuals seeking access support or reasonable accommodations to attend campus activities and events may contact the Student Activities and Advocacy Office, (415) 485-9376.


PROGRAM

Day 1: Thursday, August 11, 2022
9 am—3:30 pm

Time Session Location

8 am–9 am

Registration
Meet and Greet

Jonas Center

9 am–9:15 am

Welcome and Introductions

Walter Turner, Umoja Equity Institute
Department Chair, COM Social Science

Stormy Miller Sabia, Ed.D.
COM Director of Student Services
Student Accessibility and Psychological Services

Jonas Center

9:15 am–10 am

Opening Address

Building Community Through Rhythm: Grounding and Renewal

Jaimeo Brown, Transcending Arts

Jonas Center

10:20 am–11:50 am

Breakout Sessions 1

Understanding Mental Health in K–12 Schools

Shaylah Anderson
COM Faculty Diversity Internship Program

Pomo 6-203

Equity & Integrative Medicine

Tara Collins, MD, MPH
Marin County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

Pomo 5-116

The Warrior In You: Decolonizing and Destigmatizing Mental Health in the Latinx/e Community

Ismael Lara, COM Social Sciences Faculty

Pomo 5-120

Facing, Feeling & Moving Forward with Grief: Indigenous Perspectives on Emotions

Batul TrueHeart | Maaso Medicina

Jonas Center

Breaking Isolation: Self Care and Community Care in Action

Tea Perales, COM Equity and Activities Coordinator

Pomo 6-205

12 pm–12:30 pm

Lunch Pause

Jonas Center

12:30 pm–1:15 pm

Lunch and Noonday Address

Ensuring Equity in Integrated Behavioral Health Services

Jei Africa, Psy.D., MSCP
Director of Marin County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services

Jonas Center

1:30 pm–2:50 pm

Breakout Sessions 2

Ensuring Equity in Integrated Behavioral Health Services

Marie de la Paz, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Pomo 5-120

Yoga and Decompression
Please bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes.

Raj Escondo, Yoga and Meditation Instructor

Miwok 13-105

Community Representation and Celebration:
Using Short Film to Normalize Mental Health Support

Cary McQueen, Art with Impact

Pomo 5-116

Roundtable—Inclusive Education:
Supporting Formerly Incarcerated Students on College Campuses

Jason Bell
Director of Programs, CSU Project Rebound Consortium

Jody Lewen, Ph.D.
President, Mount Tamalpais College

Bonaru Richardson
Communications Associate, Mount Tamalpais College

Jonas Center

3:10–3:30 pm

Reconvene and Close of Day 1

Jonas Center

Day 2: Friday, August 12, 2022
9 am—3:30 pm

Time Session Location

8 am–9 am

Registration
Meet and Greet

Jonas Center

9 am–9:15 am

Welcome and Introductions

Walter Turner, Umoja Equity Institute
Department Chair, COM Social Science

Stormy Miller Sabia, Ed.D.
COM Director of Student Services
Student Accessibility and Psychological Services

Jonas Center

9:15 am–10 am

Keynote Address

Some Thoughts on Modern Relationships

Gerald Chambers, MFT

Jonas Center

10:20 am–11:50 am

Breakout Sessions 1

Liberatory Pedagogy: Deconstructing Colonial/ Corporate Education

Don Carney
Executive Director, Youth Transforming Justice

Pomo 5-120

Facilitating with a Safety and Trauma-Informed Lens

Eva Jo Meyers, Inspired Learning & Leading

Pomo 6-205

(Re)evaluating Approaches to Student Behavior in the Classroom: Centering CARE and Identity

Sadika Sulaiman Hara
COM Director of Student Services—Activities and Advocacy

Pomo 6-203

Transforming Trauma: Recreating Systems Towards Healing

Larry Woodland, MSW, MBA, Side by Side

Pomo 5-116

Roundtable—Student-Athletes:
Demands, Pressures, and Mental Health

Emily Schaefer, LyRyan Russell, Hakeem Ward,
Steve Berringer, Derek Morgan
COM Athletic Department

Ashley Davis-Carter, LeadHership Athletics

Jonas Center

12 pm–12:30 pm

Lunch Pause

Jonas Center

12:30 pm–1:15 pm

Lunch and Community Panel

Oshalla Dee Marcus
Cultural Arts and Wellness Educator

Jahmeer Reynolds, M.Ed.
Marin County Cooperations Team

Elaine Tannous, LMFT, Canal Alliance

Wendy Zepeda, LCSW, Marin Community Clinics

Jonas Center

12:20 pm–1:15 pm

Farm Tour and Q&A

Meet outside Jonas Center
Registration area

1:30 pm–2:50 pm

Breakout Sessions 2

Celebrating Imaginative Diversity & Finding Wholeness in Collaboration

Craig Coss
COM Faculty, Fine Arts and Architecture Programs

Pomo 3

After the Acceptance Letter: Seven Health Mindsets for Emotional Wellness in College

Gina Davis, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist 

Pomo 5-120

Open to all interested in relaxing.

Maureen Miller, Co-Creator, Black to Yoga

Miwok 13-105

Healing Writing Circle for Healers, Practitioners, Educators & Other Social Justice Warriors

Adrienne Danyelle Oliver, Ed.D., Educator & Writer

Pomo 5-116

3:10 pm–3:30 pm

Reconvene and Close of Day 2

Building Community through Rhythm: Closing

Jaimeo Brown, Transcending Arts

Jonas Center


Co-sponsors:
Umoja, COM Psychological Services
County of Marin Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Eeson-Ruffin Family Fund