Schedule – 2025 Duke Global Mental Health Conference

Parking: For those attending in person, parking will be available through the Bryan Center Garage [Directions here]. Parking costs $2 per hour or $14 for the entire day and can be paid at pay stations in the garage.

Directions/Map: Penn Pavilion is located on Duke University’s West Campus [Directions here] and is about a 5 minute walk from the Bryan Center Garage.

Conference Schedule

Time	Session	Location	Recording Link
8:30-9:00am	Breakfast and Sign-in	Penn Pavilion
9:00-9:30am	Welcome and World Mental Health Day: Dr. Eve Puffer and Dr. Brandon Knettel	Penn 1
9:30-10:15am	Keynote Address: Dr. Kathleen Sikkema	Penn 1
10:15-10:30am	Coffee Break; Transition to Symposium Rooms
10:30-11:30am	Research Symposia Session 1 Trauma, Conflict, and Resilience (Penn 1) Alcohol, Depression, and Intervention Strategies (Penn Garden Level) Adapting Cognitive Assessments for Schizophrenia to Historically Excluded Groups (Penn 2)	Penn 1, Penn 2, Penn Garden Level	Symposium Page
11:30am-1:00pm	Lunch & Poster Sessions	Penn 1, Penn 3
1:00-1:10pm	Welcome from DGHI Director: Dr. Chris Beyrer	Penn 1	Link
1:10-1:40pm	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Emily Cherenack	Penn 1	Link
1:40-2:10pm	Keynote Speaker: Florence Jaguga	Penn 1	Link
2:10-2:25pm	GMH Highlights at Duke and What is Next	Penn 1	Link
2:25-2:45pm	Climate-Mental Health Spotlights	Penn 1	Link
2:45-3:00pm	Coffee Break; Transition to Symposia Rooms
3:00-4:00pm	Research Symposia Session 2 Interventions for Child and Family Wellbeing (Penn 1) Mental Health in Caregiving Professions (Penn 2) Innovations in Mental Health: Games, Measures, and Frameworks for Global Change (Penn Garden)	Penn 1, Penn 2, Penn Garden Level	Symposium Page
4:00-4:15pm	Coffee Break
4:15-5:00pm	Poster Awards \| Discussion: Now More Than Ever	Penn 1	Link