2025 Agenda

 7:45 - 8:30

Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits, Networking

8:30 - 8:35

Welcome & Introductions

8:35 - 9:45

Keynote

Dr. Robert Brooks, Ph.D.

 The Power of Relationships: Strategies to Nurture Resilience in Children and Teens 

9:45 - 10:00

Refreshment Break, Networking, Exhibits

10:00 - 11:30

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

•  The Stories They Tell: What New Hampshire Youth Have to Say About Their Lives / Demystifying Risk, Protection, and Logic Models 
• Bridging Connections: Spotlight of Two NH Schools' Approach to Discipline
• Behavior Change Through Public Messaging that Focus on Protective Factors: Going Beyond Vaping to Reach Youth Online through Mental Health and Wellness Support
• The Power of Peer Support: NH Alternative Peer Groups Offer an Innovative Approach to Addressing Youth Substance Use 
• NH Outright: Increasing Protective Factors with Youth 
• Programs That Work: Finding the Best Fit 

11:30 - 11:45

Refreshment Break, Networking, Exhibits

11:45- 12:45

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Keeping Everyone Safe: What School-based Prevention Programs Need to Know About State and Federal Confidentiality and Consent Laws
• Adultism and Authentic Youth Engagement 
• Strategies for Engaging Youth and Adults in Vaping Prevention 
• Supporting Youth Connected to the Military
• Building Youth Leaders Through Support and Connection  
• Ending the Silence 

12:45 - 1:45

Lunch, Exhibits, Networking

1:45 - 2:45

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Spotlighting a Local Response to Trauma: Harnessing the Power of Community to Address Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and Trauma 
• From Awareness to Action: Tools for Prevention and Supporting School Communities
• Integrating Substance Abuse Prevention and Student Assistance Programs within the MTSS-B Framework: A Collaborative Approach   
• School Connectedness as a Protective Factor 
• The Impact of Cannabis Use on the Developing Adolescent Brain 
• Miss Kendra: A Creative Approach to Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Students

2:45 - 3:00

Refreshment Break, Networking, Exhibits

3:00 - 3:45

Authentic Youth Engagement Panel

3:45 - 4:00

Closing and Evaluation