The Collin County Symposium Committee and the National Alliance on Mental Illness North Texas is excited to announce that the 2022 Collin County Mental Health Symposium will be held November 17, 2022, in Allen, Texas.
This one-day event is coming back live and is more important than ever by bringing together mental health advocates and those working in behavior health and criminal justice. The symposium will focus on "Tools To Thrive" and is expected to draw more than 350 attendees.
There will be sessions on specialized responses to those experiencing crisis, developing successful collaborations between law enforcement and behavioral health providers, those incarcerated with mental illness, and more.
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Summer is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor. She earned her master’s degree in clinical and school counseling from the University of North Texas.
Shawn Edwards joined The Texas Law Enforcement Peers network in September 2022 as the Central Texas Regional Director, representing Belton Police Department.
Evelyn Urdiales Locklin is the Director of Emergency Services and Residential Programs for The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD.
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The APP that needs to be downloaded PRIOR to the Event is called:
Eventleaf Guide NOT Eventleaf Check In APP 
1- Sign in to the app using the same email used for registration
2- Locate the Event Collin Co MH Symposium
3- Check that you are able to view and access once the event has been located
****In order to receive Credit: ALL this must be done through the Eventleaf App ****
• You MUST use the email you used to register for the conference
• You MUST check in to each session through Eventleaf App
• You MUST complete the evaluation at end of each attended session
Please be sure to include your PID or Lisc # at the time of registration for appropriate Credits to be applied and certificates to be issued.
Be sure that if you already have the App it is the most recent updated version before you attempt to sign in , You will look for the Collin Co MH Symposium 2022
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