🗓️ January 8, 2026 Thursday
Kickoff Event with Poster Showcase & Welcome Reception
Hosted by First 1000 Days Florida
| Time | Activity / Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00-1:00 | Check in / Registration | |
| 1:00-1:30 | Welcome | Dr. Mimi Graham, Director, FSU CPEIP |
| 1:30-2:15 | Plenary Speaker #1: First 1000 Days Suncoast | Chelsea Arnold, DNP, APRN, FNP |
| 2:15-3:15 | Moderated Panel Discussion: Centering Maternal Mental Health Across the First 1000 Days | •Mary C. Mayhew, President & CEO Florida Hospital Association •Dr. Monica Rider, DO, Chief Medical Officer/Medical Director MCR Health •Julie May McDougal, LCSW, Parent Representative •Faye Johnson, CEO, Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition •Mirine Richey, DrPH, Moderator |
| 3:15-3:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 3:30-4:15 | Multi-media session: Film Screening and Exploration of Mental Health Support in the First Year of Parenthood | Carmita McCall, DPA |
| 4:15-5:00 | Plenary Session #2: How Healthy Start supports Maternal Mental Health | •Paloma Prata, MS, MBA •Alexandra Goldberg, Ed.D., (FAHSC) |
| 5:00-7:00 | Poster Presentations, Voting, Reception, Awards | Free for all registered attendees, the showcase reception will be held in the elegant FSU Alumni Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with our poster presenters and cast a vote for their favorite! Hors d’oeuvres will be served, along with a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. |
🗓️ January 9, 2026 - Friday
Conference Sessions And Workshops
| Time | Activity / Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | Check-In and Welcome | Heather Flynn, PhD, FLMMHC Co-founder & Chair |
| 9:00-10:00 | Keynote 1 | -- |
| 10:00-11:00 | Policy Working Group | Dixie Morgese, BA, CAP, ICADC (Ret), Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative Chair, Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative, Commonsense Childbirth (Board Secretary), Technical Consultant & Trainer, AHEC |
| 11:00-11:20 | Break | |
| 11:20-12:20 | Session 1: TBD | TBD |
| Session 2: Broward Healthy Start | Samantha Silver, CRPS-A, CAP, Director of Transformation Initiatives, Broward Healthy Start Coalition | |
| 12:00-1:15 | Lunch | |
| 1:15-2:15 | Session 3: Criminal Justice | John Moore, PhD., Assistant Professor, FSU College of Social Work |
| Session 4: Criminal Justice | Austin Spitz, MS, Florida State University College of Medicine | |
| 2:15-3:15 | Clinical Working Group | Kirsten Ellingsen, PhD, PMH-C, Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative Chair |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break | |
| 3:30-4:00 | Session 5: Maternal Bonding | Harleen Hutchinson, Psy.D., IMH-E(R), Executive Director, The Journey Institute, Inc. |
| 4:00-4:30 | Session 6: Teen Pregnancy | Olajumoke Ojeleye, PhD, RN, RM, Assistant Professor,UCF CON |
| 4:30-5:00 | Session 7: Intercept Model Session | -- |
| 5:00-5:30 | Award Presentation & Wrap-Up | Heather Flynn, PhD, FLMMHC Co-founder & Chair |
🗓️ January 10, 2026 - Saturday
Conference Sessions And Workshops
| Time | Activity / Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 | Keynote 2 | -- |
| 10:00-11:00 | Research Working Group | Heather Howard, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative Chair |
| 11:00-12:00 | Awareness Working Group | Amandla Shabaka-Haynes, MD, Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative Chair |
| 12:00-12:30 | Break | |
| 12:30-1:00 | Session 8: Pediatric Screening | Jessica Bahorski, PhD, APRN, Florida State University, College of Nursing |
| 1:00-1:30 | Session 9: Medications & Breastfeeding | Tristan Brooks, D.O., PMH-C, M.S., Ladder to the Stars Wellness, LLC |
| 1:30-2:00 | Wrap-Up | Heather Flynn, PhD, FLMMHC Co-founder & Chair |