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Alexina Federhen
Alexina created a non-profit, The Feel Better Way, to provide information and resources to young adults struggling with mental health issues. Alexina was selected as ...
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Cris Rowan
Cris Rowan is a pediatric occupational therapist, biologist, international speaker, and author passionate about changing how children use technology.
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Deborah Weidner
Dr. Weidner’s mission is to save lives through the aspirational goal of zero deaths by suicide and opiate overdose.
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Eileen Barendse
Eileen Barendse is a former educator, current Co-Lead of the Vermont Chapter of Moms Demand Action, and the State Lead for the BeSMART program.
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Julie Ebin
Julie Ebin, EdM, leads projects on state- and community-level suicide prevention at Education Development Center, including their Community-Led Suicide Prevention project and the Suicide Prevention ...
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Kevin J. Crowley
Dr. Crowley’s research to date has emphasized brief interventions for reducing shame and suicide risk, understanding suicide “drivers,” and considerations for optimizing the effectiveness of ...
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2022 Speaker
Kristy Hommel, M. Ed. ECE
Kristy Hommel is a Reducing Traumatic Stress for Children in the Emergency Department trainer and loves it.
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2021 Speaker
Lisa Horowitz
Dr. Lisa Horowitz is a Pediatric Psychologist and a Senior Associate Scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health at NIH.
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2023 Speaker
Marissa Sicley-Rogers
Marissa Sicley-Rogers, Psy.D, is the Coordinator of the Institute of Living’s Psychological Testing Service in Hartford, CT, where she supervises psychological assessment for pre-doctoral interns ...
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Matt Dove
Matt Dove is a dual-certified Nurse Practitioner in Family Medicine (FNP-C) and Psychiatric Mental Health (PMHNP-BC).
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Melissa M. Houser
Dr. Mel Houser (she/they) is a Board-certified family physician and an expert in neuro-inclusive healthcare and employment, as well as the brain science of mental ...
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Nick Nichols
Nick Nichols, MSW, is the Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator at the Vermont Department of Health and oversees the work of a Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant ...
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Peggy Darling
Peggy has been privileged to work with children and their families for over 35 years. During retirement from her full-time role, she continues researching topics ...
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Pete Cudney
Pete Cudney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has focused his career on understanding child development, attachment, and the impacts of trauma.
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