Join the Texas Lyceum for their Quarterly Meeting
"The State of Mental Health in Texas" hosted in Abilene!

       

Schedule

Thursday, September 26, 2024

2:30 PM

Leadership Workshop #3: Advocacy Communications - 

DoubleTree by Hilton

Presented by: Merrill Davis; Lyceum Class of 2013

5:00 PM

Welcome Reception - Paramount Theatre

 

 Welcome Remarks - Paramount Theatre

Molly Quirk, President, Texas Lyceum; Lyceum Class of 2018
Weldon Hurt, Mayor, City of Abilene

 

Fireside Chat - Paramount Theatre

Introduction: Tedd Mitchell, M.D., Chancellor, Texas Tech University System
Moderator:
Lynette Averill, Ph.D., Associate Professor Psychiatry,
   Baylor College of Medicine
Speaker: Rick Perry, Former Governor, State of Texas;
Lyceum Class of 1986

8:00 PM

Dinner - Perini's Ranch Steakhouse

10:30 PM

Hospitality Suite - DoubleTree by Hilton

Friday, September 27, 2024

7:45 AM

Breakfast - Abilene Christian University

8:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Morning Programming - Abilene Christian University

 

 Welcome Remarks

Conference Co-Chairs
Jenny Goode, CEO, Betty Hardwick Center
 

Adolescent Mental Health 

Moderator: Andy Keller, Ph.D., President & CEO, Meadows Mental Health
   Policy Institute
Speakers: 
Sarah Martin, M.D., Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 
   Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso
Sarah Wakefield, M.D., Chair, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Lubbock

 

Mental Health for First Responders and Medical Professionals:
A Conversation on Trauma, Stress, and Healing

Moderator: Matthew DeSarno, CEO, Verfico Technology | Retired Special Agent, FBI
Speakers: 
Heather Chung, Ph.D., Rn, NE-BC, Director of Psychiatry, Houston Methodist Hospital
Steve Dye, Police Chief, City of Allen
Heather Twedell, Psy.D., Founder & CEO, F1rst - First Responder Stress & Trauma LLC

10:20 AM

Break

 

Fellow Presentation: Rural Communities and Mental Health 

Moderator: Cary Dupuy, Vice President - Fellowships, Texas Lyceum;
   Lyceum Class of 2021
Speaker: Hope Henderson, Lyceum Fellow, Texas Tech University

 

Bridging the Gap Between Care & Access

Moderator: Esteban Lopez, M.D., MBA, Chief Medical Officer, doxy.me;
   Lyceum Class of 2015
Speakers: 
Diana Chapa, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department Chair,
   University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Jackson Griggs, M.D., CEO, Waco Family Medicine
Matthew Vereecke, Ed.D., CEO, Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation

11:50 AM

Lunch

12:30 PM

Board Meeting Part 1 - Abilene Christian University

1:15 PM - 2:40 PM

Afternoon Programming - Abilene Christian University

 

Director's Stories

 

The Place for Policy in Mental Health

Moderator: Erica Grigg, MEd, LPC-Associate, LCDC, Therapist,
   Erica Grigg Counseling Services PLLC
Speakers: 
Allison Mohr Boleware, LMSW, Director of Policy, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Trina Ita, MA, LPC, Deputy Executive Commissioner, Behavioral Health Services,
   Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Lee Johnson, MPA, CEO, Texas Council of Community Centers
Kevin Sparks, Senator, The Texas Senate; Lyceum Class of 2003

2:40 PM - 3:45 PM

Breakout Sessions - Abilene Christian University

6:30 PM

Dinner - Frontier Texas!

10:00 PM

Hospitality Suite - DoubleTree by Hilton

Saturday, September 28, 2024

9:00 AM

Board Meeting Part 2 - DoubleTree by Hilton

Breakfast Included