JUNE

23rd–25th
2025

AGENDA

Featured

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM

WV CIT Networking Reception

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM16:00 – 17:004:00 PM – 5:00 PM

EmPATH Units: The Missing Link to Complete the Crisis Continuum

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM16:00 – 17:004:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Dr. Scott Zeller
Vice President for Psychiatry
Vituity

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM16:00 – 17:004:00 PM – 5:00 PM

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM15:00 – 15:503:00 PM – 3:50 PM

Driving a Solution to Mental Health Transportation

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM15:00 – 15:503:00 PM – 3:50 PM

David Roberts
CEO
Oklahoma Ride Care

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM15:00 – 15:503:00 PM – 3:50 PM

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM14:00 – 14:502:00 PM – 2:50 PM

WV Co-Response Roundup: Panel Discussion on Community-Based Co-Response Models

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM14:00 – 14:502:00 PM – 2:50 PM

Alan Christian
Sheriff
Mercer County Sheriff Department

Erin Gibbons
Chief
Martinsburg Police Department

David Hodges
Captain
Charleston Fire Department

Mike Posey
Chief
Weston Police Department

Shawn Schwertfeger
Chief
Wheeling Police Department

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM14:00 – 14:502:00 PM – 2:50 PM

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM13:00 – 13:501:00 PM – 1:50 PM

The Power of the Playbook: Why 40 Hours Changes Everything

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM13:00 – 13:501:00 PM – 1:50 PM

Michael Wells
Detective
Albermarle Co Police Department

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM13:00 – 13:501:00 PM – 1:50 PM

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM12:00 – 13:0012:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM12:00 – 13:0012:00 PM – 1:00 PM

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM11:30 – 12:0011:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Crisis Intervention Teams: A Framework for Change

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM11:30 – 12:0011:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Madonna Campbell-Greer
Board Member
CIT International

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM11:30 – 12:0011:30 AM – 12:00 PM

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Keynote: The Power of Listening

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Kevin Briggs
Retired Sergeant
California Highway Patrol

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

10:10 AM – 10:30 AM10:10 – 10:3010:10 AM – 10:30 AM

Opening Remarks

10:10 AM – 10:30 AM10:10 – 10:3010:10 AM – 10:30 AM

Dr. Stephen Loyd
Director WV Office of Drug Control Policy

10:10 AM – 10:30 AM10:10 – 10:3010:10 AM – 10:30 AM

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM10:00 – 10:1010:00 AM – 10:10 AM

Welcome

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM10:00 – 10:1010:00 AM – 10:10 AM

Amy Goodwin
Mayor of Charleston

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM10:00 – 10:1010:00 AM – 10:10 AM

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Registration/Vendors

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Monday
June 23

Featured

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM15:00 – 16:003:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Welcome to Our Living Room: Rethinking How We Handle Crisis

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM15:00 – 16:003:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sheri Moore
Executive Director
NAMI West Central Indiana

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM15:00 – 16:003:00 PM – 4:00 PM

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM14:00 – 14:502:00 PM – 2:50 PM

Breakout Session 3

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM14:00 – 14:502:00 PM – 2:50 PM

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM13:00 – 13:501:00 PM – 1:50 PM

Breakout Session 2

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM13:00 – 13:501:00 PM – 1:50 PM

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM11:30 – 13:0011:30 AM – 1:00 PM

WV CIT Awards Luncheon

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM11:30 – 13:0011:30 AM – 1:00 PM

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Breakout Session 1

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

9:30 AM – 10:20 AM09:30 – 10:209:30 AM – 10:20 AM

The Power of a Name: Preserving Humanity for our Unhoused

9:30 AM – 10:20 AM09:30 – 10:209:30 AM – 10:20 AM

Seth Blaine
Officer
Knoxville Police Department

Elaine Blanton
Assistant Director for the Criminal Justice Division
Helen Ross McNabb Center

Matt Lawson
Sergeant
Knoxville Police Department

9:30 AM – 10:20 AM09:30 – 10:209:30 AM – 10:20 AM

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM09:00 – 09:309:00 AM – 9:30 AM

A Story of Recovery and Community

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM09:00 – 09:309:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Jimeca Iyomere

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM09:00 – 09:309:00 AM – 9:30 AM

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Breakfast/Vendors

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Tuesday
June 24

Featured

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM11:45 – 12:0011:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Closing Remarks

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM11:45 – 12:0011:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Natalie Tennant
Kanawha County Commissioner

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM11:45 – 12:0011:45 AM – 12:00 PM

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM11:15 – 11:4511:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Updates from the WV First Foundation

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM11:15 – 11:4511:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Rachel Thaxton
Director of Operations
WVFF

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM11:15 – 11:4511:15 AM – 11:45 AM

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM10:30 – 11:1510:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Prepared Not Scared: Creating Calm before the Call

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM10:30 – 11:1510:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Candace Nelson
CIT Coordinator
Southern WV CIT

Jesse Ruble
Chief Deputy
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM10:30 – 11:1510:30 AM – 11:15 AM

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM09:45 – 10:159:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Sequential Intercept Mapping: Why Your Community Needs SIM

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM09:45 – 10:159:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Beth Bailey
Project Director
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program

Kenny Birchfield
Director of School Based Services
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM09:45 – 10:159:45 AM – 10:15 AM

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM09:15 – 09:459:15 AM – 9:45 AM

Handle With Care: A WV Program Inspires the Nation

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM09:15 – 09:459:15 AM – 9:45 AM

Misty Atkins
Director
WV Center of Children's Justice WVSP

Andrea Darr
Technical Expert Lead
JBS International

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM09:15 – 09:459:15 AM – 9:45 AM

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM08:30 – 09:158:30 AM – 9:15 AM

Tactical Training to Skillfully Navigate Stress: the Appalachian Initiative for Mindfulness (AIM)

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM08:30 – 09:158:30 AM – 9:15 AM

Dr. Keith Zullig
Chair
Dept of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Bill Minear
Adjunct Faculty
University of Charleston

Steve McCormick

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM08:30 – 09:158:30 AM – 9:15 AM

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM07:30 – 08:307:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast/Vendors

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM07:30 – 08:307:30 AM – 8:30 AM

JUNE

23rd–25th2025

AGENDA

MondayJune 23

TuesdayJune 24

WednesdayJune 25

23rd–25th
2025

Monday
June 23

Tuesday
June 24

Wednesday
June 25