Agenda
Preconference: October 29, 2025
Participants can choose from four in-person preconference sessions:
- Family Resiliency
- An Overview of VA and Military Benefits for Elder Law Attorneys and VA Accredited Representatives
- Understanding Pain Science: Biopsychosocial Understanding and Role Active Versus Passive Treatment
- Veteran Equine Therapy – This sessions is limited to 20 attendees, register early to secure your spot!
- This session will be off-site at an equine therapy center near the conference center. Transportation is not provided. Location and instructions will be sent to registrants for this session.
Full-day Conference: October 30, 2025
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:15-8:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00-9:15 | General Session: Military Family Panel |
| 9:35-10:35 | Breakout Session 1: – Research: Military Parents’ Stress Exposure Associated with Mental and Behavioral Health Outcomes Among Their Young Children with Dr. Katherine Sullivan from the Silver School of Social Work at New York University. – Behavioral Health: Taking the Battle on Multiple Fronts; Psychotic Disorders and Stimulant Abuse with Dr. Ayesha Nichols from the Indiana University School of Medicine. – Families: How to Start a Veteran Support Group (VSG) with Rev. Conrad Washington from the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Faith – Indiana Community Challenge: The Indiana Community Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans and Their Families: Prevention with the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs – Legal: Legislative Changes That Impact The Indiana Veteran Community with Gabrielle Owens from the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs |
| 10:45-11:35 | Breakout Session 2: – Research: Daily Diaries of Romantic Partner Relationships, Anger and Other PTSD Symptoms with Dr. Courtland Hyatt from the Emory University School of Medicine – Behavioral Health: Addressing Sleep Disorders with Dr. Sigua Ninotchka from the Indiana University School of Medicine – Families: Measuring Communities with Katie Walter from the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University – Indiana Community Challenge: The Indiana Community Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans and Their Families: Intervention with the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs – Legal: The Battle at Home: Family Law in the Military Context with Jamie Sutton from Sutton Law Office |
| 11:45-12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30-1:20 | Keynote Speaker: Mary Tallouzi from the Wounded Warrior Project |
| 1:40-2:40 | Breakout Session 3: – Research: Burden of Honor: Culture, Identity and Suicide Risk Among Military Veterans with Dr. Jarrod Bock from the University of Wyoming – Behavioral Health: Vet Center and VAMC: Providing Support for Veterans and Families – Families: Military Spouse and Family Employment Resources with Shireen Lackey from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Indiana Community Challenge: The Indiana Community Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans and Their Families: Postvention with the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs – Legal: Judge and Veteran Treatment Court Graduates Panel |
| 2:50-3:30 | General Session: What About the Kids – The Good, the Bad and the Silver Lining |
Please note that the schedule and sessions are subject to change.