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CONFERENCE PROGRAM TABLE OF CONTENTS Thank You Donors! . 2 Tuesday Conference Schedule . 8 THANK YOU DONORS! Depression on College Campuses Wednesday Conference Schedule . 9 The Depression on College Campuses Conference Planning Committee . 2. Conference organizers would like to George Orley Student Keynote & Panel Descriptions . 10 thank the following for their financial contributions to this effort. Without their Mental Health Advocate Award . 3 Session Descriptions . 11-13 support and collaboration, this University- General Conference Information . 4 Speaker Profiles . 14-18 wide initiative would not be possible. Resources for U-M Students . 5 • Katherine and Tom Goldberg Resources for Public . 6 • Diane, Randy, Amanda and Sam Orley, Poster Session Titles . 7 in memory of George Orley 2021 DEPRESSION ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE John F. Greden, MD, Co-Chair Robert Ernst, MD Akilah Patterson, MPH Rachel Upjohn Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Vice President for Student Life Study Coordinator, Healthy Minds Study Clinical Neurosciences Executive Director, University Health Service Healthy Minds Network Founder, U-M Depression Center Founding Chair, National Network of Angie Farrehi, MA, LLP Stephanie Salazar, MPH, CHES Depression Centers (NNDC) Director, Office of Student Support and Outreach & Education Program Manager Research Professor, Molecular and Accountability Depression Center Behavioral Neuroscience Institute College of Engineering Annika Severson Todd Sevig, PhD, Co-Chair Emma Flores-Scott, PhD Undergraduate Student Director, Counseling and Director, Graduate Student Recruitment/ Michigan Ross School of Business Psychological Services Engagement/and Partnerships Chair, University of Michigan Mental Health Rackham Graduate School Meghna Singh Work Group Undergraduate Student Rebecca Lindsay, MPH, CHES College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Nadia Bazzy, MA, LLMFT Research Program Manager, Youth Director, Office of Multi-Ethnic Depression and Suicide Prevention Program Kimberly Snodgrass, BS Student Affairs Department of Psychiatry Graduate Student Student Life School of Public Health Laura Monschau, PhD Sarah Daniels, MA CAPS Embedded Psychologist, Rackham Tracy Wright, RN Associate Dean of Students Graduate School Nurse Consultant and Student Critical Dean of Students Office Counseling and Psychological Services Events Coordinator Division of Student Life Hannah Davies Toni Morales, MSW Undergraduate Student Academic Standards Board Member College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts All Committee Members are part of the University of Michigan mental health care Mary Jo Desprez, MA Taylor Pahl, MSW community. Director, Wolverine Wellness Program Coordinator for Outreach University Health Service and Education Depression Center depressioncenter.org @DepressionCntr UniversityofMichiganDepressionCenter 2 ADDRESSING THE DUAL PANDEMIC: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND RACIAL INJUSTICE 2021 DEPRESSION ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES CONFERENCE GEORGE ORLEY STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE AWARD Sara Abelson, MPH Michael Sczechowski About the Award Doctoral graduate Senior, Philosophy major, To recognize outstanding student, U-M School of University of Delaware student leadership in the Public Health area of campus mental In October of 2020, health, the University of Sara Abelson is a Sean’s House was Michigan initiated the nationally recognized created as a non-profit Student Mental Health expert who has dedicated 24/7 mental health Advocate Award in herself to improving safe haven located on 2007 . Since 2009, the student mental health University of Delaware’s selection committee has at Michigan and beyond . Sara’s research campus . Sean’s House provides peer presented two awards – one to a student focuses on student mental health, with a support to teens and young adults from the University of Michigan, and one to particular emphasis on equity . Her advisor, struggling with mental health issues free of a student from another school – allowing Daniel Eisenberg, describes her as a charge, with a focus on suicide prevention . us to honor student advocacy around the “stellar scholar with a genuine passion for The overwhelming support Sean’s House country as well as on our own campus . improving how colleges and universities has received thus far is remarkable, support the development and well-being and much of the success wouldn’t be The undergraduate and graduate students of college students” and as someone who possible without Michael . He jumped who have been nominated from across “has made important contributions to at the opportunity to be a peer support the country for this prestigious award college health through advocacy, education, specialist and completed weeks of training have all made a significant impact in their and research ”. Sara is a member of the to volunteer his time helping those who campus communities by raising awareness Rackham Graduate School’s Task Force on have been struggling, especially during the of mental health issues, advocating for Student Mental Health, leading last year’s pandemic . mental health services on campus, and working group on Rackham-level changes helping to reduce the stigma of depressive and this year’s public safety and policing Due to COVID-19, many of the volunteers illnesses . working group, which only exists thanks were unable to donate their time . Michael to her advocacy! She played an integral saw the impact this would have on In 2019, Randy and Diane Orley of role in writing and shaping the task force Sean’s House’s ability to provide services Bloomfield Hills, Michigan along with report, including the recommendations, to the community and stepped up in a their children Amanda and Sam Orley all of which have been accepted . Sara has tremendous way . Michael has donated established an endowment at the contributed to U-M inclusion efforts through over 200 hours in the past few months and University to fund this award in perpetuity . many channels including leadership with the has helped to serve over 500 individuals The George Orley Student Mental Health Network for Doctoral Diversity . since the opening of Sean’s House . He Advocate Award is named to honor the has played an integral role in training the memory of Randy and Diane’s son, and As a graduate student, Sara has positively next cohort of peers, providing additional Amanda and Sam’s brother, George, whose impacted student mental health nationally resources to offer guests, and has even battle with depression ended prior to his through producing resources for college volunteered covering night shifts, which junior year at the University of Michigan administrators, such as a Higher Education makes the 24/7 program possible . in August 2013 . Since losing George, the Today article on centering equity in student Orley family has devoted time, energy mental health task forces (their fifth most Michael’s compassion and natural ability to and resources to strengthen supports for read article in 2020) . She’s advised and help others has made lasting impressions young people struggling with mental health helped lead student mental health initiatives on every guest who has walked through the issues . with the American Council on Education, doors . He treats everyone with empathy Great Lakes Colleges Association, Steve and sincerity and provides the safe space For their tireless advocacy and for their Fund, National Center for Institutional that many teens and young adults need to generous support in funding this award, Diversity, Bringing Theory to Practice, feel comfortable sharing their experiences. we extend our gratitude to Randy, Diane, American Cancer Society, and President of His dedication to improving mental health Amanda and Sam Orley . the University of Minnesota . She’s facilitated outcomes for his peers is truly inspiring collecting important new data on student and he will continue changing the lives of mental health as Lead for Diversity, Equity many as he enters graduate school . and Inclusion Projects for the Healthy Minds Network . UniversityofMichiganDepressionCenter ADDRESSING THE DUAL PANDEMIC: THE IMPACTDOCC OF COVID-19 AND RACIAL INJUSTICE 3 GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION Conference Materials Evaluation Forms SAVE THE DATE FOR 2022! Virtual sessions will be recorded (with Please remember to complete an Our annual conference is set for March permission) and available for viewing by evaluation form for each session you 9-10, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. registered attendees on the Depression attend, and for the overall conference . We hope you can join us! Center website following the conference: Links for the evaluation forms for the depressioncenter.org/docc . overall conference and plenary sessions can be found at: Continuing Education Credits depressioncenter.org/evals . Continuing education credits are available These evaluations will help us to plan for for certified health education specialists future conferences . THANK YOU! and social workers . Resource Table To obtain continuing education credit, you must be present at the time of the live Free educational and informational presentation and virtually sign in and out materials from a variety of organizations of each workshop and concurrent session will be available at the virtual resource you attend . You must also complete an table . Posters will also be available for evaluation for each presentation that viewing in the poster booth on the second you attend, as well as for