Patrick J. Kennedy: Profiles in Mental Health Courage
Silver Hill Hospital
hosts
Patrick J. Kennedy
for a Special Event and Book Signing
Profiles in Mental Health Courage
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center
1 First Stamford Pl, Stamford, CT 06902
Panel Discussions + Book Signing
Light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
Program of Events
5:00 p.m. Check-In Begins
6 p.m. – 6:10 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks by Andrew J. Gerber, MD, PhD
Remarks – Comptroller Sean Scanlon
Remarks – CT Representative Tom O’Dea and CT Representative Keith Denning
6:10 p.m. Fireside Chat Patrick J. Kennedy and Andrew J. Gerber, MD, PhD, President and Medical Director, Silver Hill Hospital
6:30 p.m. Panel Discussion #1 Access to Care
6:55 p.m. Panel Discussion #2 Youth Mental Health Crisis
7:20 p.m. Closing Remarks by Patrick Kennedy
7:25 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Book Signing and Refreshments
Please note: We recommend you pre-order your copy of Profiles in Mental Health with your registration. Please note: Books will not be available for purchase at the event.
Panelists

Access to Care Panel
Tichianaa Armah, MD, Chief Psychiatry Officer, Community Health Center, Inc.
Francois de Brantes, MBA, EVP, Payment Innovation and Network Performance, XO Health
Jen Eielson, MPH, REHS/RS, CPH, Director of the New Canaan Department of Health
Joe Feldman, MBA, Founder & President, Cover My Mental Health
Youth Mental Health Crisis Panel
Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, Clinical Fellow Solnit Integrated Program, Yale Child Study Center
Alexandra Estrella, Ed.D., Superintendent at Norwalk Public Schools
Peter Fonagy, PhD, Chief Executive of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London
Tamu Lucero, EdD, Superintendent of Schools, Stamford Public Schools
Charles Morgan, MD, Former Chief, Department of Psychiatry, Bridgeport Hospital
