Mental Health Provider Summit | From Awareness to Action: Advancing Mental Health Across Systems
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Please join us at the Great Lakes Bay Region Mental Health Provider Summit 2026 | From Awareness to Action: Advancing Mental Health Across Systems!
📅 Friday, November 6, 2026
🕗 8:30am – 3:30pm (doors open at 8:00am)
📍 Saginaw Valley State University, Gilbertson Hall
This year’s summit will feature:
>>>Opening Session: The Journey Between Asking for Help and Finding Hope with Rob Vallentine of the National Network of Depression Centers
>>>Keynote: Psychopharmacology Basics with Kayleigh Watson, M.D., Assistant Professor at CMU Health
>>>Dynamic Breakout Sessions
>>>Closing Session: Resisting Re-Traumatization: A System’s Framework to Build Safety, Connection and Resilience with Sarah Owens, Owner and Founder of Sarah Owens Consulting
Registration Fee: $75 per person
>>Includes full summit admission, refreshments, lunch, and (if applicable) Social Work and School Provider credits – pending approval
Target Audience: Master and doctorate level mental health professionals, interns, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, general practitioners and social workers.
A detailed agenda can be viewed here: https://centralmichigan-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/rau1d_cmich_edu/IQCPzdHaaRuBSoBNGBsWuenLAfDFQzV65wpvIT0erk11CRc?e=EpNl4p
We look forward to a day of learning while building professional connections and fostering collaboration among individuals dedicated to improving mental health care!
📅 Friday, November 6, 2026
🕗 8:30am – 3:30pm (doors open at 8:00am)
📍 Saginaw Valley State University, Gilbertson Hall
This year’s summit will feature:
>>>Opening Session: The Journey Between Asking for Help and Finding Hope with Rob Vallentine of the National Network of Depression Centers
>>>Keynote: Psychopharmacology Basics with Kayleigh Watson, M.D., Assistant Professor at CMU Health
>>>Dynamic Breakout Sessions
>>>Closing Session: Resisting Re-Traumatization: A System’s Framework to Build Safety, Connection and Resilience with Sarah Owens, Owner and Founder of Sarah Owens Consulting
Registration Fee: $75 per person
>>Includes full summit admission, refreshments, lunch, and (if applicable) Social Work and School Provider credits – pending approval
Target Audience: Master and doctorate level mental health professionals, interns, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, general practitioners and social workers.
A detailed agenda can be viewed here: https://centralmichigan-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/rau1d_cmich_edu/IQCPzdHaaRuBSoBNGBsWuenLAfDFQzV65wpvIT0erk11CRc?e=EpNl4p
We look forward to a day of learning while building professional connections and fostering collaboration among individuals dedicated to improving mental health care!
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Where is it happening?
Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Rd, Saginaw, MI 48604-9733, United States
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Host or PublisherGreat Lakes Bay Region Mental Health Initiative
