Poe Center 2024 Annual Meeting & Conference
September 4, 2024 - September 6, 2024 All Day
2024 Annual Meeting and Conference
2024 Annual Meeting and Conference
September 4-6, 2024
September 4-6, 2024
Join the Poe Center in our continued efforts to support the mental health and well-being of youth. The Poe Center’s 2024 annual conference will focus on emerging information on youth mental health and well-being, the impact, and what we all can do about it. Hear from experts in the field who are problem-solving and taking steps to help young people stay safe and experience healthy development, and who will give guidance on how to support our youth every day and in times of high need.
Join the Poe Center in our continued efforts to support the mental health and well-being of youth. The Poe Center’s 2024 annual conference will focus on emerging information on youth mental health and well-being, the impact, and what we all can do about it. Hear from experts in the field who are problem-solving and taking steps to help young people stay safe and experience healthy development, and who will give guidance on how to support our youth every day and in times of high need.
According to the most recent North Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey,
According to the most recent North Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey,
43% of high school students statewide felt sad or hopeless almost every day for two or more weeks in a row and stopped doing some usual activities.
10% attempted suicide, and
22% seriously considered attempting suicide.
Suicide was the leading cause of death in 2020 in children ages 10-14.
Yet there are things we can do to support our youth in our communities, at school, and at home.
Yet there are things we can do to support our youth in our communities, at school, and at home.
Teen Mental Health First Aid empowers teens to help their peers and communities. In 2020 before the course, 59% of teens felt confident about helping a friend in need. After taking the course, 94% felt confident about helping a friend in need. When asked 6 months later after Teen Mental Health First Aid 57% of teens reported encountering a peer experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. 88% of those teens reported using their new skills to help their peers.
Teen Mental Health First Aid empowers teens to help their peers and communities. In 2020 before the course, 59% of teens felt confident about helping a friend in need. After taking the course, 94% felt confident about helping a friend in need. When asked 6 months later after Teen Mental Health First Aid 57% of teens reported encountering a peer experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. 88% of those teens reported using their new skills to help their peers.
The conference empowers attendees with knowledge, tools, and resources that they use to make a difference, and raises money in support of the Poe Center’s mission and work.
If you or someone you know is struggling or needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
If you or someone you know is struggling or needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
Events:
V.I.P. Reception & Annual Meeting
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Hosted by TowneBank, Raleigh, NC
Join us for networking, food, drinks, and fun! The Poe Center’s Annual Meeting is part of the event. We recognize incoming and outgoing Board Members and honor community members who contribute to children’s health and education in North Carolina.
Professional Development Opportunities
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Poe Center for Health Education, Raleigh, NC
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Youth Mental Health First Aid Close
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help adolescents (ages 12-18) who are experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or are in crisis. YMHFA is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Learn more about this evidenced and research based program from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help adolescents (ages 12-18) who are experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or are in crisis. YMHFA is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Learn more about this evidenced and research based program from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Question. Persuade. Refer.Close
Question. Persuade. Refer.
Question. Persuade. Refer. (QPR) are the three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people are traineed in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Anyone including parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, doctors, ministers, coworkers, or firefighters can learn to recognize someone at risk of suicide, know how to offer hope, and how to get help and save a life. This program is designed for adults and high school seniors.
Question. Persuade. Refer.
Question. Persuade. Refer. (QPR) are the three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people are traineed in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Anyone including parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, doctors, ministers, coworkers, or firefighters can learn to recognize someone at risk of suicide, know how to offer hope, and how to get help and save a life. This program is designed for adults and high school seniors.
Conference attendees are invited to participate in the Poe Center’s effective mental wellness trainings. Limited spaces available.
Health Education Conference with Keynote and Moderated Panel
Friday, September 6, 2024
7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Center for Innovation and Learning, First Floor, North Carolina Heart and Vascular, Raleigh, NC
The conference addresses health issues in North Carolina and how the Poe Center makes an impact. It features breakfast, networking, keynote speaker, expert panel and time for you to consider how you’ll use the information day-to-day. Attendees will learn a variety of perspectives and be empowered with knowledge and new ideas. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn how they can make an impact on the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and how they can make a difference within their own spheres of influence.
Events:
V.I.P. Reception & Annual Meeting
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Hosted by TowneBank, Raleigh, NC
Click here for Event Agenda
Join us for networking, food, drinks, and fun! The Poe Center’s Annual Meeting is part of the event. We recognize incoming and outgoing Board Members and honor community members who contribute to children’s health and education in North Carolina.
Professional Development Opportunities
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Poe Center for Health Education, Raleigh, NC
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Youth Mental Health First AidClose
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help adolescents (ages 12-18) who are experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or are in crisis. YMHFA is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Learn more about this evidenced and research based program from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help adolescents (ages 12-18) who are experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or are in crisis. YMHFA is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Learn more about this evidenced and research based program from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Question. Persuade. Refer.Close
Question. Persuade. Refer.
Question. Persuade. Refer. (QPR) are the three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people are traineed in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Anyone including parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, doctors, ministers, coworkers, or firefighters can learn to recognize someone at risk of suicide, know how to offer hope, and how to get help and save a life. This program is designed for adults and high school seniors.
Question. Persuade. Refer.
Question. Persuade. Refer. (QPR) are the three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people are traineed in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Anyone including parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, doctors, ministers, coworkers, or firefighters can learn to recognize someone at risk of suicide, know how to offer hope, and how to get help and save a life. This program is designed for adults and high school seniors.
Conference attendees are invited to participate in the Poe Center’s effective mental wellness trainings. Limited spaces available.
Health Education Conference with Keynote and Moderated Panel
Friday, September 6, 2024
7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Center for Innovation and Learning, First Floor, North Carolina Heart and Vascular, Raleigh, NC
Click here for Event Agenda
The conference addresses health issues in North Carolina and how the Poe Center makes an impact. It features breakfast, networking, keynote speaker, expert panel and time for you to consider how you’ll use the information day-to-day. Attendees will learn a variety of perspectives and be empowered with knowledge and new ideas. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn how they can make an impact on the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and how they can make a difference within their own spheres of influence.
Keynote Speaker
Victor Armstrong, MSW
Vice President of Health Equity & Engagement with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Keynote Speaker
Victor Armstrong, MSW
Vice President of Health Equity & Engagement with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
We are delighted to welcome Victor Armstrong as the keynote speaker for the Poe Center’s 2024 annual conference.
In his professional career spanning over 30 years, Mr. Armstrong has held many prestigious roles including serving as North Carolina’s inaugural Chief Health Equity Officer; Director of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services; and Vice President of Behavioral Health with Atrium Health, NC’s largest hospital system. He has worked as an AFSP volunteer on eliminating stigma and spreading the word that no one should “suffer in silence.” Mr. Armstrong has been the recipient of numerous awards including an award from Mental Health America Outstanding Mental Health Leadership. Read Mr. Armstrong’s full bio here.
We are delighted to welcome Victor Armstrong as the keynote speaker for the Poe Center’s 2024 annual conference.
In his professional career spanning over 30 years, Mr. Armstrong has held many prestigious roles including serving as North Carolina’s inaugural Chief Health Equity Officer; Director of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services; and Vice President of Behavioral Health with Atrium Health, NC’s largest hospital system. He has worked as an AFSP volunteer on eliminating stigma and spreading the word that no one should “suffer in silence.” Mr. Armstrong has been the recipient of numerous awards including an award from Mental Health America Outstanding Mental Health Leadership. Read Mr. Armstrong’s full bio here.
Panelists
The panel includes experts in the field of mental well-being who will give guidance on how to support our youth through problem-solving every day and in times of high need. Panelists will share methods to help young people experience healthy development and stay safe. The panel also includes a college student sharing their perspective on youth experience.
Virginia Johnson, CPS – Substance Use Prevention Senior Director, Poe Center, panel co-moderator
Youth Empowerment Team Representative – Youth Empowerment Team, Poe Center, panel co-moderator
Jessica Heffner, JD – Partner, Wyrick Robbins Law Firm
Laura Rosbottom – Caring Manager, Bob Barker Company
Joevensky Seme – Student & STEM Club President, St. Augustine’s University
Jessica Tomasula, PhD – Pediatric Psychologist, WakeMed Physician Practices’ Pediatric Weight Management
Resource Exhibitors
Thank you to the following partners for their support of this conference. Be sure to stop by their table during the conference for more resources on supporting youth mental health.
Sponsors
Presenting
Diamond
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Friend
Supporter
Table
– Trey Adams –
– Amy Amerson –
– Cheryl Brewer –
– Paul Fogleman –
– Baker Freiberg –
– Megan Lumley –
– Kelli and Matt McGonagle –
– Mary Willoughby –
Print Sponsor
VIP Food Sponsor
VIP Beverage Sponsor
– Matthew Rollins, Broker, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices York Simpson Underwood Realty –
VIP Door Prize Sponsor
Event Sponsors
Host Sponsors
Greensboro College Department of Kinesiology
Poe Center for Health Education
WakeMed Children’s
Diamond Sponsors
UNC Health
Platinum Sponsors
Duke Raleigh Hospital
Gold Sponsors
Greater Greensboro Society of Medicine Alliance
Pinnacle Financial Partners
The Strategic Difference
Silver Sponsors
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Schell Bray PLLC
Thomas J. Rollins, CPA
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Wyrick Robbins
Bronze Sponsors
AT&T
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA)
French/West/Vaughan
North State Bank
TowneBank
Friend Sponsors
Atlas Stark Holdings, LLC
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
York Simpson Underwood Realty
City of Oaks Marathon
Jones Insurance Agency, Inc.
Table Sponsors
Williams Realty & Building Co., Inc.
– Trey Adams –
– Amy Amerson –
– Curt Ladig –
– Megan Lumley –
– Mary Willoughby –
Print Sponsor
Joseph C. Woodard Printing Company
VIP Food Sponsor
Empire Eats
Dessert Sponsor
Amoroso’s Bakery
VIP Beverage Sponsor
– Dr. Marilu Thordsen-Velez –
Poe Center 2024 Annual Meeting & Conference
September 4, 2024 - September 6, 2024 All Day