Responding to the Times:
Policy, Funding, and Collaboration Considerations
Mental Health Awareness of Michiana (MHAM) is proud to announce our 2025 Fall Summit – ‘Responding to the Times: Policy, Funding, and Collaboration Considerations‘, in partnership with the St. Joe County Public Library and supported by platinum sponsor Oaklawn Psychiatric Center.
REGISTER TODAY:
DATE: Thursday, October 16, 2025
TIME: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm (Eastern)
LOCATION: Community Learning Center, St. Joe County Public Library
COST: Free (registration required)
SCHEDULE
8:30 a.m. – Check in & Light Refreshments
9:00 a.m. – Welcome – Jan Marable (Director of Community Outreach and Education, MHAM)
9:10-9:50 a.m. – Keynote Speaker – Jeff Shuck, introduced by Lisa Kelly (Executive Director, MHAM)
9:50-10:10 a.m. – Community Survey Results, in collaboration with Notre Dame’s Eck Institute of Global Health – Lisa Kelly (MHAM Executive Director)
10:10-11:00 a.m. – Boots on the Ground: Non profit leaders’ perspectives — moderated by Dr. Elizabeth Bennion (Chancellor’s Professor of Political Science and Director of Community Engagement, IUSB), with panelists:
- BONITA SHROCK – Chief Clinical Officer @ Oaklawn
- STEPHANIE MURPHY – Executive Director @ SJCPL
- KARLA ‘KJ’ MAPES – President & CEO @ Real Services
- JUAN CONSTANTINO – CEO @ La Casa de Amistad
11:10-11:40 a.m. – Collaboration Workshop – Anna Sawatzky (The Source)
11:45-12:15 p.m. – Community Advocacy – Dara Marquez (La Casa de Amistad); Carl Hetler (City of South Bend)
12:30 p.m. – Wrap-Up
Resource tables will be available to learn about services available to the community.
About the Summit:
Join local leaders, providers, and community members for an engaging morning of dialogue, shared learning, and resource connections. Local resource tables will be available as well.
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