Keynote speakers General Mark Graham (Ret.) and his wife Carol, are tireless champions of military and civilian efforts to promote mental health and suicide prevention awareness and to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health care.

Other presenters included:

Joanne Steen, MS, NCC – Author, Instructor, and Speaker on Military Loss and Grief – “What You Need to Know About Military Loss and Grief”

Stephanie Osler, LCSW – Director, CHKD Mental Health Service Line, and Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, EVMS Division of Community Pediatrics –“What Traumas (big T, little t) Do Military Connected Children Experience?”

Sidra Montgomery, Ph.D. – Researcher at Insight Policy Research – “The Military Lifestyle: Exploring the Unique Social and Cultural Context of the U.S. Military”

R. Jason Gerber, M.D., Lt. Col., USAF, MC – Developmental Pediatrician, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth – “Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Potpourri”

Amanda Yoder, M.S., Ed. and Star Wiggins, M.S., Ed. – Military Connected School Counselors, Virginia Beach Public Schools – “Supporting Military Children through Transitions of Deployments and Moving”