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Conference Schedule
Friday, July 26, 2026

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8:00 - Registration & Networking Exhibitor Viewing & Morning Coffee

8:40 - Welcome and Prayer, Worship Center - Rev. Brandon Baca from The Bridge

8:40 - Opening Remarks - Judge Chris Morales, Fort Bend County Mental Health Court

9:00 - Shirley Collins-Clark LMSW, LCDC, CCC, CART - Intersecting Recovery & Spirituality

9:40 - Breakout Sessions ( 1 Hour )

Worship Center - Bill Prasad, LPC-S, LCDC & Jennifer Thomas, LPC-A – Ethnic & Cultural Diversity: Considerations for Mental Health

Student Theater - Carmen Martinez – Talk Saves Lives: Suicide Prevention

Kids Theater - Leandra Henderson, CPS, CHW – Decoding Social Media Drug

Culture

10:30 Networking Break

11:00 Breakout Sessions (Repeat) Second opportunity to attend the specialized breakout tracks listed above.

12:00 - Lunch & Networking - Main Worship Center - Sponsor Updates

12:30 - Expert Panel - Community Solutions & Perspectives, Moderator Eric Ayles

Alex Charlton, Andre Bennett, Sgt. Colin Godmintz

SCN Talks - Main Worship Center, Moderator: Andre Bennett

1:20 - Wendell Campbell: Beyond Fentanyl; New Opioids and Synthetic Drugs

1:40 - Alex Kurian: Interventional Psychiatry: TMS and Spravato for Depression

2:00 - Erica Johnson, LMFT: Child & Adolescent Mental Health

2:20 - Eric Ayles: The Digital Bridge: Navigating AI in Mental Wellness & Spiritual Care

2:40 - Kevin Johnson, LCDC - Positive Psychology & Closing Remarks

CEU Credits: Attendees will receive a follow up email after the conference with a link to do your evaluation for all sessions, where you will also be able to print the certificates of completion. Questions? contact Jacqueline at SCNJacqueline@gmail.com

Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors

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Our hope today is that you will begin your journey to recovery.

Whether you currently have a diagnosis or are the loved one of

someone who has been diagnosed, mental illness and addiction

are medical conditions that can be managed. Today you will hear

about all the elements of what enables recovery and achieve

living a full and rich life in spite of a diagnosis. Our hope is that

this conference will encourage you to begin or continue on that

journey to recovery.

Blessings,

by Pastor John Hereford in 2018

Conference Founder

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