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12:00pm ET

12:30pm ET

Opening Remarks with Dr. Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Director of University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability/UCED

Welcome & Mindfulness Exercise with Dr. Joan B. Beasley, Director of the Center for START Services

12:30pm ET

1:30pm ET

Keynote: Mindfulness for Individuals with IDD and Mental Health Needs with Dr. Nirbhay Singh

1:30pm ET

2:00pm ET

Q&A with Dr. Singh & Dr. Karen Weigle, CSS Associate Director

15 minute break

2:15pm ET

3:15pm ET

START Research Projects: Positive Advancements in IDD-MH Research

15 minute break

3:30pm ET

4:45pm ET

Research Poster Session #1

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12:00pm ET

1:00pm ET

START Talks

1:00pm ET

2:15pm ET

Strengths-Based Approaches & Community Inclusion

Psychiatry & Integrated Health

Practical Applications of Mindfulness Based Programs for Children

Dr. Nirbhay Singh

Positive medicine & its impact on health practices

Dan Tomasulo & Leslie Rubin

15 minute break

2:30pm ET

3:45pm ET

Research, Policy & Practices

Cross-Systems Crisis Intervention

It Begins with Listening: Avoiding Assumptions & Finding Opportunities

Michael Smull & Mary Lou Bourne & Russell Lehmann

Partnering with Law Enforcement: Working Our Way Up the Triangle

Tiffany Liska (Iowa) & Dave O’Neal

15 minute break

4:00pm ET

5:15pm ET

Research Poster Session #2

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12:00pm ET

12:30pm ET

Welcome Address with Dr. Dan Tomasulo

12:30pm ET

1:30pm ET

Keynote: Tawara Goode- Cultural Implications of the START COVID Survey

1:30pm ET

2:00pm ET

Q&A with Tawara Goode moderated by Elizabeth Grosso, MSW,

Director of Training & Professional Development, CSS

15 minute break

2:15pm ET

3:30pm ET

START Awards Ceremony: Celebrating the START Community

3:30pm ET

4:00pm ET

Closing Remarks with Dr. Jill Hinton

4:00pm ET

5:00pm ET

Virtual Reception Hour