Mental Health Summit

AGENDA

1:30-2:00 pm:

• Registration

2:00-2:05 pm:

• Welcome and Opening Remarks by Suguna Chunduri, Executive Director & Founder

2:05-2:10pm:

• What is Mental Health, and Why Are We Gathered Here? By Ramya Chunduri, Director of Mental Health Programming

2:10-2:20 pm:

• Keynote Address by Dr. Jagan Chilakamarri, MD DFAPA

(Private practice at Atlanta Psychiatric Institute, Co-Director, Center of excellence for Tourett syndrome at Department of Neurology, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Emory University School of Medicine)

2:25 pm - 3:15 pm:

• Panel #1: Creativity and Mental Health Awareness 
• (Annika Sharma, M.Ed, MPH; Bailey Merlin, MFA, MS; Sahana Narayan, MS, MSPH)

3:15 pm - 4:10 pm:

• Panel #2: Caregiving, Coercion, Autonomy & Mental Wellbeing 
• (Dr. Asha Rao, OTD, OTR/L; Cynthia Thomas, MSW, LSW; Taylor Phillips)

4:10 pm - 4:55 pm:

• Panel #3: Empowering Advocacy and Community Based Solutions: Embracing Diversity, Cultural Curiosity, and Dialogue 
• (Lupita Almuhana; Aanchal Chugh; Ramya Chunduri, LMSW, MS)

4:55 pm - 5:05 pm:

• Keynote Address by Annika Sharma, M.Ed, MPH

(South Asian Author, Podcast Host, Pregnancy Loss Advocate, Mental Health & Social Justice Advocate)

5:05 pm - 5:15 pm:

• Sai-Connect presentation by Suguna Chunduri
• Mindfulness brief gratitude, exercise.

5:15 pm - 5:30 pm:

• Check out Mass Behavioral Health and Sai-Connect tables before dinner.

"SUMMIT ONLY" PARTICIPANTS EXIT AT THIS TIME!

5:30 pm – 7:00pm:

• Networking (Thought exchange, group discussion, and community solutions)
• Dinner