Better Together: School Mental Health Summit

For the first time, three professions will come together with one mission: to strengthen school mental health supports. The summit will convene North Carolina public school SISP professionals and leaders to strengthen coordinated, evidence-informed school mental health practice. The two-day experience will provide practical learning, cross-disciplinary connections, role-specific development, and tools participants can apply across prevention, early intervention, crisis response, student belonging, attendance, and family/community engagement.

Eligible participants are school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, school-based mental health clinicians, and their supervisors and/or directors who serve North Carolina public school units (PSUs).

Keynote Speaker

April Simpkins, SHRM-CP, PHR, is an internationally recognized keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and mental health advocate with more than three decades of executive HR experience. As Founder and CEO of Paragon Strategy Partners, she equips emerging leaders with practical, people-centered strategies. She is a NAMI Ambassador, Founder of the Cheslie C. Kryst Foundation, and co-author of the book By the Time You Read This, advancing mental wellness and reducing stigma.

Important Information

Registration and hotel accommodations will be paid for all eligible attendees. Mileage and dinner meals are not reimbursable by the Summit. The following conditions do apply, and you MUST consent to each item in registration to be eligible to attend the Summit. 

• Attendance Requirement: I understand that I must attend both full days for the summit.
• Hotel Block Check-In: I understand that if I am using the hotel block, I must arrive on December 7th to check in so that I can be available by the 9AM start time on the 8th. (Hotel stays are covered by the summit; an ID and credit card for incidentals will be required at check-in.)
• Distance Qualification: I understand that if I am less than 50 miles from the Concord Convention Center, I cannot use the hotel block and must commute each day and arrive prior to the 9AM start time and stay until the end of the day.
• Cancellation Policy: I understand that cancellations must be submitted by November 15th to allow my space to someone on the waitlist.
• No-Show Policy: I understand that if I no-show, I may be denied registration for participating in future similar events.
• Media Release: I understand that photography and media will be present at the summit and consent to being photographed.
• CEU Credits: I understand that in order to receive my continuing education credit hours, I must attend the sessions and complete the evaluations.

*All registrations are subject to review. To ensure balanced representation across all eight NCDPI districts and all three SISP positions, some registrations may be moved to a waitlist or declined. If your registration status changes, you will be notified by email.

Sponsors & Exhibitors Information

We offer a range of sponsorship opportunities designed to provide maximum visibility and engagement at the conference. By partnering with us, you will gain access to our diverse and dedicated school mental health audience. Our team will promote your logo and/or statement thread in the conference app before and during the conference, along with other forms of acknowledgement. You may also customize your sponsorship package to suit your specific needs and goals.

We are also accepting exhibitors from relevant companies and organizations as well as wellness, art, & fashion vendors. Showcase your products and services to a targeted audience at the School Mental Health Summit. As an exhibitor, you will have the unique opportunity to connect directly with professionals in the school mental health field, increasing your company’s visibility and expanding your network.

Please visit this link to see all opportunities.  

The deadline to register as a sponsor or exhibitor is November 23rd.

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Visionary Partner

The Center for Human Skills exists to strengthen human connection, grow the skills people need to connect, lead, and live well, and advance whole-person well-being across the lifespan. The Center pursues this purpose through organizational development, strategic partnerships, vibrant learning networks, mission-aligned initiatives, systems and infrastructure, and research that informs policy and practice.