8th Annual Wellness Together Conference
Breakout Session Recordings
Click on the image below to view the session recording. Sessions will be available to view through September 2025. Enjoy the insights and inspiration shared at the conference!
Main Stage Breakout Sessions
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Exploring Rural School Mental Health Approaches through School-based Mental Health ECHO
Jerry Simmons, Shirley Mak, Jack Bareilles, Amy Mathieson, Elena Escareno, Lozen Nez
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CYBHI: A Blueprint for Transforming Student Wellness
Lee Angela Reid, Alex Briscoe, Autumn Boylan, Christopher Williams, Dr. Loretta Whitson, Nicole DeWitt, Marlon Morgan
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Laughing Together
Chris Gethard, Hope Dobrzynski, Christi Somers
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Drew Robinson Breakout Session
Drew Robinson
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Sustainable School-based Mental Health Services: Public-Private Partnerships for Long-Term Impact
Lauren Finke, Dr. Erica Fener Sitkoff
Breakout Sessions | October 9, 2024
SESSION ONE
Peer Mentoring Powers Up Community and School Wellness
8 Dimensions of Wellness: An Undergraduate Student Perspective
Transforming School Counseling: Navigating Policy Changes, Workforce Growth, and New Standards in California
Maintaining Wellness through Managing Conflict and Improving Culture
Let's Talk About Health Education
Foundations of Mental Health - Utilizing a tier 1 mental health curriculum for high schools
Today's Foster Youth: How to Create a Comprehensive Foster Youth Support Program on Your Campus
Trauma-Informed Skills for Educator (TISE) Online Asynchronous Training Pilot: An Effectiveness Study of an Innovative Trauma-Focused Professional Development Training for Educators
Compassionate Learning Spaces: Practical Strategies for Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools
Understanding the Foundations of Student Engagement
Supporting Students Dealing with Trauma: 5 Steps to Achieve Personal Success
Fostering Belonging: The Heart of Thriving Community School
Wellness Pedagogy - Agency and Resilience
Empowering California: Macro Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention
Helping Children and Youth Work Through Grief and Loss while in school, From a Clinical Perspective
Exploring Rural School Mental Health Approaches through School-based Mental Health ECHO
Strategies for Engaging Youth Voice in Efforts to Improve Youth Wellbeing
Breakout Sessions | October 10, 2024
SESSION TWO
Bridging Substance Use Prevention and Student Mental Health
Empowered Futures: Tools to Strengthen Your Students’ Mental Health
A Restorative School: The Transformation Process Using Student Voice
Trauma-Informed Schools
Self-Attuning- Tending to Emotional Activation: Healing our Own Wounds while Providing Care to Others
Reimagining school-based mental health: A holistic systemic approach
Sponsored Breakout: Introducing Tested Body Image Resources for Schools
Kern County MTSS Aligned Trauma-Informed Journey: A Multi-Disciplinary & Multi-Tiered Approach
Building A School-based Mental Health Workforce
Strengthen Connections to Self, Staff, and Students
Sponsored Breakout: Growing Community: Increasing Connectedness for Oakland USD's McKinney Vento, Foster, and Newcomer Youth
Leading school communities in the aftermath: school crisis recovery & renewal
Unlocking Potential: Exciting Strategies to Fund Mental Wellness in Schools
The Impact of a Comprehensive Approach to Student Suicide Prevention
Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies to Conquer Exam Stress: Lets do this!!
CYBHI: A Blueprint for Transforming Student Wellness
Trauma-Informed Assessment with Children and Adolescents Part 1
SESSION THREE
Find Clarity Within: Decode Your Body's Messages in 3 Powerful Steps
Wellness Coaches in Education: A look at how a semi-rural county is utilizing wellness coaches
Thriving in Community- Normalising Mental Health Conversations
Behind the Scenes: Exploring Self-Care Through the Lens of Mental Health Heroes, A Phenomenological Approach
Wellness Together's On-Campus School-Based Therapy Program: Supporting Your Students & Empowering Your Staff
Maintaining Wellness Through Effective Leadership
Smart Hacks: Practical Tools for Empowering Youth and Boosting Their Mental Health
Centering Youth at the Heart of Mental Health Conversations
A Roadmap to Effective School Based Mental Health and Wellness
Amplifying Voices: Youth-driven Strategies for Mental Health Awareness
How Play Can Save the Day
Pride in Mind: Cultivating Mental Health Awareness for LGBTQ+ Youth
Sponsored Breakout: Building Bridges: Proactive Approaches to Student Mental Health
Amplifying Voices: Youth-driven Strategies for Mental Health Awareness
Sandtray Therapy In the Schools: Basics and Practical Considerations
The Neurobiology of Restorative Practices -The Science Of Relationships
Laughing Together
Trauma-Informed Assessment with Children and Adolescents Part 2
SESSION FOUR
Enhancing Schoolwide PBIS with Mental Health Integration through the Interconnected Systems Framework
Blending Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) for Enhanced Inclusivity in Education
What's Their Why?-Function-Based Analysis of Behavior
A Bold New Approach to School-Based Services Financing: A Deep Dive Into The CYBHI Fee Schedule
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Model and Strategies to Support Student Mental Health
Beyond Walls: Innovating Spaces for Student Well-being
Building on the Power of Peer-to-Peer Support to Enhance Student Well-Being
Empowering Marginalized Students: Elevating Support for Underserved Students
Sponsored Breakout: Student Behavioral Health Incentive Program: Lessons Learned and Strengthening Partnerships between Education and Health Plans to Support School Health
Building a Balsa Wood Bridge: Lessons in Prioritizing People for Student Success
We're gonna need a bigger (life)boat; preventing student suicide
Youth Speak: What We Need to Thrive, a Youth Participatory Action Research Project
Voices Unheard: Understanding the interrelation of Cultural expectations and Mental Health in African American Female Students
Developing a Common Language and Approach for Youth Suicide Prevention: Strategies for Teams
Certified Wellness Coaches: A New Behavioral Health Role to Support Our Kids
Breakout Sessions | October 11, 2024
SESSION FIVE
A Strengths-Based Approach to Understanding and Supporting Youth with Trauma
Addressing Emerging Issues: Adapting Wellness Centers to Changing Student Needs
A school district's approach to student and staff well-being
Another Black Boy Lost
Breaking Barriers and Building Connections: A Peer Mentor Approach
Building Foundations of Resilience: Equipping Educators and Students to Enhance Academic Success and Engagement
All Along the Ivory Tower: Black American Identity as Voiced by Poetic Youths
The State of Student Wellness - California Fiscal and Policy Update
Integrating Music in Counseling: It's easier than you think!
Let Hope Lead with Solution Focused Conversation Skills
Bridging Empowerment: Mental Wellness in First-Gen Communities
We Are the Champions: Becoming a Youth Champion
Trans 101: Creating an Inclusive Culture
Solution Focused Brief Therapy: A Modern Approach to Culturally Responsive Mental Healthcare in Schools
Supporting Students at High Risk for Suicide and/or Homicide
The new role of mental health in schools
Drew Robinson Breakout Session
Empowering our Youth to Drive Change: How to Build a Multi-tiered System of Support for Student Wellness with Student Voice Leading the Way
SESSION SIX
Mind Out Loud
Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy
Peer-to-Peer Program Service Options
Cannabis/Marijuana and Student Mental Health - Research Updates and Strategies Forward
With an Alarming Trend in Mental Health Concerns, One Team is Seeking Answers...and Solutions
Boomer vs Zoomers - Are you Socially, Academically, Financially, and Emotionally/Educationally (S.A.F.E.) prepared for Life Successes?
Increasing Hope to Heal and Thrive
Maslow Before Bloom
The Gifts of Gentle Acceptance
Trans 201: From Ally to Accomplice
Anxiety in High School Students
Sustainable School-based Mental Health Services: Public-Private Partnerships for Long-Term Impact
Sponsored Breakout: The Power of Data: 20 Years of Research on Increasing Well-Being, Deepening Engagement, and Enhancing Belonging in Schools
SESSION SEVEN
Toolbox Project: Discovery of the Missing Piece in Education
Flexible Strength: The DNA-V Framework for Wellbeing, Achievement, and Connection
Student Drug and Alcohol Intervention and Suspension Alternative
SESSION EIGHT
HipHop Fairyland: Health and Wellness for All
Restorative Practices: The Art and Science of Talking Circles
Power of Precision
The Power of Relationships: Building effective Parent-Staff Partnerships in Special Education
Tuning into Teens: Nurturing Intuition For Safety and Cultivating Healing
Check In Before They Check Out: Creating A Staff Wellness Framework
Perspective, Collaboration, and Ownership - Partnering with Students to Create Space for Growth
Mirroring Growth: Unveiling the Power of Reflective Practice and Parallel Process in Education
Effective Youth Engagement For Wellness Planning and Policy
Believe In over Buy In - Interconnected Systems Frameworks That EVERYONE Can Get Behind
Five Building Blocks of Recovery
The Value of Gratitude for Wellness
Virtual Sessions
Cornocopia of Body Therapy Advances
Overcoming Adversity: The Journey from Struggle to Success
Why Students Aren't Asking for Help, & What We Can Do About It
Our Programs & Services
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School-Based Therapy
Wellness Together’s school-based therapy program places Mental Health Specialists on school campuses to provide crisis intervention, and individual and group counseling to students. Meeting the mental health needs of school communities through skilled, clinically-trained professionals.
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Student Mental Wellness Conference
The largest international student mental health advocacy conference, the Student Mental Wellness Conference (SMWC) gathers policy-makers, school leaders, mental health professionals, and educators from around the world. Held in partnership with the California Department of Education.
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Mind Out Loud
Mind Out Loud is Wellness Together’s youth-led student mental health advocacy program. Amplifying the student voice through a free annual event, monthly workshops, and student rep program. Bring this FREE resource to your school community.
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Wellness Education Lab
WEL is a FREE online practical & empowering mental health training for students 13+, parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Created by youth mental health industry experts, this evidence-based resource is informing schools and organizations across the country.
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HearYou.org
HearYou.org offers secure online counseling to educators, employees, and individuals across California and New York. HearYou.org provides flexible employee wellness solutions for schools and organizations.
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Laughing Together
Laughing Together offers FUN and engaging learning experiences for professionals, teams, groups, and school communities
Created by professional improv teachers and licensed therapists, Laughing Together's workshops bring comedy and mental health together using evidence-informed curricula.
