Who Should Attend: Those currently working with or are interested in building partnerships across faiths and among the larger community related to better access to behavioral health care services and The First Annual Faith Based Initiatives Conference resources REGISTRATION INFORMATION Wellness Beyond HOW TO REGISTER: Pre-Registration is encouraged through the VCE. the Walls Last day to register is Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Register online at http://www.vceonline.org/1st-Annual-Faith-Based-Conference-2015-08-19-20.id.2335.htm • Pre-registration is EASY online • Scroll to the bottom of the event page and click the “Register Now” button. Fill out this form and fax to 734-785-7740 (Attn: Katrina Palmer) or email [email protected] Connecting Community, Registered participants will receive a confirmation email before the conference. 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First Name:___________________________Last Name: ________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________________ Featuring a Keynote Address by: Phone: _______________________________________________________________ Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook Organization Name: _____________________________________________________ Also featuring: Panel discussions with faith leaders, substance use disorder & mental health Organization Address: ____________________________________________________ specialists Job Title/ Discipline: _____________________________________________________________ August 19, 2015: Religious Leaders August 20, 2015: Community Wide Circle Day(s) of Attendance: Wednesday, August 19 Thursday, August 20 Registration begins at 8:00 am Program: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (Both Days) University of Michigan-Dearborn Fairlane Center, North Building Circle all that apply: 19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, MI 48126 Are you a: Leader in your faith-organization Congregation or Community Member Youth Funded by: ADA Accommodations: If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this conference, please notify Katrina at (734) 785-7705, Ext. 7650. Please make arrangements at least two weeks before the conference. The First Annual Faith-Based Initiatives Conference: Conference Schedule Wellness Beyond the Walls Featured Keynote Presenter: August 19, 2015 – Faith Based Leaders Only Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook 8:00 - 9:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 - 9:15 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook is the 3rd Ambassador at Large for 9:15 - 9 :30 AM Speaker Presentation International Religious Freedom for the United States of America. Nominated by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and appointed by 9:30 - 10:30 AM Keynote Speaker – Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook President Barack Obama, she served from April 2011 to October 2013, 10:30 - 10:45 AM Break integrating Religious Freedom into our Foreign Policy and National Security Priorities and representing our nation in more than 25 countries and at 10:45 - 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions A-1: Prayer Plus: Substance Use Disorders & Mental Health Issues more than l00 Diplomatic engagements. A-2: SSHH – Stigma, Suicide, Hope, Happiness Prior to joining the Department of State, Ambassador Johnson Cook was an 12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch & Panel Discussion: Addressing Stigma in Our Communities author, activist, analyst, commentator, educator, entrepreneur, faith leader, 1:30 -1:45 PM Break professional speaker and a White House Fellow under President Bill 2:00 - 3:00 PM Clergy Needs Assessment / Access to Substance Use Disorders & Mental Health Issues Clinton. Known as the “Leader of Leaders,” she was the first and only female President of the Hampton’s Minister Conference, one of the world’s 3:00 PM Closing Prayer largest gatherings of clergy, representing more than 12,000 clergy leaders and over 2 million constituents. Rev. Dr. Johnson Cook was the first female Senior Pastor in the 200-year history of August 20, 2015 – Community Conversations the American Baptist Churches USA and served three New York congregations: Mariners’ Temple Baptist Church, l983-l996; the Bronx Christian Fellowship Baptist Church, 1996-2010; and the Wall Street Lunchtime Congregation for 8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast Vendors the past l6 years. She was also the first woman to serve as the official chaplain of the New York City Police 9:00 - 9:15 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks Department, a position she held for 21 years. Currently, she serves as a Distinguished Scholar-Activist Fellow at Union 9:15 - 9:30 AM Speaker Presentation Theological Seminary and she is a candidate for Congress representing the 13th Congressional District of New York. 9:30 – 10:30 AM Panel Discussion: A Conversation on Substance Use Disorders & Mental Health Issues Ambassador Johnson Cook is called, committed and compassionate about human rights, civil rights, gender rights and Is Prayer Enough? equality. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Woman of Conscience Award from the UN, the Martin 10:30 – 10:45 AM Break Luther King Jr. Award, the Visionary Leader’s Award, the Judith Hollister Peace Award, and the Hellenic Award for Public Service. 1n 2014, she received the Pierre Toussaint Medallion from the Archdiocese of New York, for her 10:45 – 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions A A-1: Addressing Stigma - How to Engage Friends & Family unwavering commitment to Gospel values and religious freedom throughout the global community. The American A-2: Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health Issues & Peer Support Baptist Church USA recently created the Suzan Johnson Cook Religious Freedom Award. 12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch & Keynote Speaker - Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook Cook is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, The Links, Incorporated and the author of three best sellers: Too Blessed to 1:30 – 1:45 PM Break be Stressed: Words of Wisdom for Women on the Move (Thomas Nelson); Sister to Sister: Volume One: Devotions 1:45 - 3:00 PM Panel Discussion: No Wrong Door - How to Access Care - for and from African American Women (Judson Press), and Becoming a Woman of Destiny: Turning Life’s Trials into Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Issues Triumphs (Penguin Group), she is dynamic, devoted and dedicated to improving lives. 3:00 PM Closing Prayer.