Young Minds Matter 2021: Conference Agenda

Time 

Session

10:00-10:30 AM

Welcome and opening remarks

• Vicky Coffee, Director of Programs and Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., Executive Director, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
• Rachel Davis, Executive Director, Prevention Institute

10:30-11:30 AM

Opening Session: A New Deal for Youth: Our Vision for Healing and Well-being
Featuring a Panel Discussion with New Deal for Youth Changemakers

Moderator:

• Dr. Nia West-Bey, Director, Youth Policy Center for Law and Social Policy

Changemaker Panelists:

• Darlecia Dublin
• Whitney Lee
• Kadesha Mitchell
• Marissa Howdershelt

• Marcus Ceniceros, Leadership for Educational Equity
• Dr. Jamie Freeny, Mental Health America
• Dr. Regenia Hicks, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department
• Kristi Rangel, City of Houston Health Department

Street Captains: A Model for Community Engagement and Advocacy

Moderators:

• Regina Garza and Sindhu Sathees

Street Captains:

• Susan Jackson
• Georgette Bryant
• Maria Rodriguez
• Gloria Mazariego
• Pat Jasso
• Sylvia Reyes
• Reaching Richmond Collaborative

Juneteenth Legacy Project: Art in Action

• Toby Agnew
• Sam Collins
• Torrina Harris
• Sue Johnson
• Jonathan Warren
• The Future is Us Galveston Collaborative

Building Bridges for Health Equity and Racial Justice

• La’Quana Williams, Program Manager, Prevention Institute

Minds Forgotten: A Muslim Mental Health Story

• Qudisah Muhammad, Creator and Director

• Walter Hull, Artistic Director and Mentor
• Aniya Wingate, Choreographer and Activist
• Gretchen Batiste, Parent and Caregiver

Panel Discussion: The Use of Film and Arts in Healing and Justice

Moderator:

• Sheila Savannah, Prevention Institute

Panelists:

• Xach Blunt, Artist and Filmmaker
• Walter Hull, Filmmaker and Artistic Director
• Qudisah Muhammad, Creator and Director
• Aniya Wingate, Choreographer and Activist

Socially Connected Communities: Equity Solutions to Social Inclusion

• Ruben Cantu, Associate Program Director, Prevention Institute

Babies on Baytown: Supporting Infant Mental Health and Family Well-being

• Laura Alvarado, Co-Chair
• Maria Faz-Perez, Co-Chair
• Christy Serrano, Regional Director, First 3Years
• Babies in Baytown Collaborative

• Xavier Lofton and Shabana Ali, Prevention Institute

3:35-4:25 PM

Storying Community Trauma into Resiliency: An Indigenous Framework

• Dr. Jeffrey Miguel Acido

Preventing ACES: Healing through Expressive Arts

•  Soulliaa Rae

• Anthony Sonnier, Youth Lead
• Toby Agnew, Youth Lead
• Bacillio Valdez, Youth Lead
• Brandon Williams
• The Future is Us Galveston Collaborative

March for Lives Houston: Youth Against Gun Violence

• George Tataris
• Allyson Campos

Kindergarten Readiness and Black Youth on Galveston Island

• Shanice Blair, Co-Coordinator
• Dr. Cindy Roberts-Gray
• Semira Solomon
• Jonathan Warren, Co-Coordinator
• The Future is Us Collaborative Members

Eastern Parents and Western Children

• Furjen Deng
• Haitrieu Isabelle Nguyen
• Sharon Cheng
• Ryan Nguyen
• Carol Li
• Project Rise and Shine Collaborative Members

Closing and Acknowledgements

• Vicky Coffee, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
• Sheila Savannah, Prevention Institute

Poster & Community Room Sessions

Bridging Organization and Community: Black and African-American Communications Strategy
Zoë Njemanze, Student Univ. of TX at Dallas
Hiram Clarke Community Resilience Project
(Located in the Community Room)

Model Minority and Healthy Mentality: The Understanding Initiative
Christy Nguyen and Celine Nguyen
Asian Americans Attaining Awareness Collaborative
(Exhibit Booth)

Coping with Perceived Ethnic Discrimination
Kaiya Huff-Hughes, Graduate Student
UTHealth School of Public Health
(Located in the Community Room)