2007 Mind Your Health Conference Wrap Up

The Texas Women's Health Foundation hosted its First Annual Conference entitled Mind Your Health: The State of Mental Healthcare in Texas on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.  The conference was a huge success, bringing together policymakers, mental health experts, medical professionals, advocates, and members of the general public to discuss the many issues related to mental healthcare in our state.

The Foundation will continue to work on this important issue in the future.  It is our goal to provide information and a forum that allows interested parties to communicate and work toward solutions that benefit the mental health and well-being of all Texans.

Below is the list of panelists that participated in each of our three seminars during the day-long conference.  In addition, panelists who used power point presentations have allowed the Foundation to post their presentations here as an educational resource.  We ask that you use this information responsibly, that you respect this as the intellectual property of the presenter, and that you give credit to the responsible party should you use any of this information in any capacity.

OPENING SPEAKER

Ron J. Anderson, M.D., M.A.C.P.
President & CEO
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Beyond Simple Repair: The Current State of America's Mental Health Care System

SESSION 1: MENTAL HEALTHCARE AND PRACTITIONERS

Marlene P. Freeman, M.D.
Director, Women's Mental Health Center
Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
Women's Mental Health Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Broc Enrique Ramón de Peña Sánchez
DNP, APRN, BC, CNAA, PMHNP, FNP
Parkland Psychiatric Emergency Room &
Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System
Healthcare for Homeless Veterans

Madeline W. Harford, M.D.
Private Practice, Psychiatry
Executive Council, North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians
Legislative Committee, Dallas County Medical Society
Executive Council, Project Transform

Gregory Graves, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
MetroCare

State Rep. Jessica Farrar
District 148

SESSION II: ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH

John Dornheim
President, National Alliance on Mental Illness -- Dallas

Janie Metzinger
Public Policy Director
Mental Health America of Greater Dallas

George B. Hernández, Jr.
President & CEO
University Health System
Behavioral Health Partnerships: An untapped opportunity

State Rep. Garnet Coleman
District 147

LUNCHEON SPEAKER

George J. Parnham, P.C.

SESSION III: POLICY ISSUES AND INITIATIVES FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Andrea Hinckson
Director of Public Policy & Government Relations
Mental Health Association of Greater Houston

Connie Wilson, PhD
Vice Chair of Public Policy
Mental Health America of Texas &
Director of Department of Psychological and Social Services
Dallas Independent School District

Evelyn L. Lewis, MD, MA, FAAFP
Director Medical Policy
Pfizer Inc
Consultant Uniformed Services University Center for Health Disparities

Les Secrest, MD
TX Society of Psychiatric Physicians
Past President of Dallas Co. Med Society

State Rep. Garnet Coleman
District 147

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