Agenda
Preconference: October 26, 2026
Check-in for preconference sessions begins at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, and the sessions will follow from 1:00 – 4:00 that afternoon.
Participants can choose from three in-person preconference sessions:
- Community Homeless At-Risk Training (CHART)
- Presenter: Teresa Sichman, Department of Veterans Affairs, Homeless Program Office
- What Makes an Effective Transition?
- Presenter: Dr. Daniel Perkins, Principal Scientist (founder) of the Clearinghouse and a Distinguished Professor of Family and Youth Resiliency and Policy at Penn State University
- An Overview of VA and Military Benefits for Elder Law Attorneys and VA Accredited Representatives
- Presenter: Polli Pollem, Indiana Legal Services, Inc.
Full-day Conference: October 27, 2026
The schedule for the 2026 Battlemind to Home Summit can be found below. Session titles and speakers will be announced soon!
The tracks for each breakout session are Behavioral Health, Community, Legal, Research and Transitions.
Please note that the schedule and sessions are subject to change.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:15-8:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00-9:15 | General Session 1: Welcome and Morning Plenary Session |
| 9:35-10:35 | Breakout Session 1 Behavioral Health: The Challenges of Acculturation with Victoria Leedy, LCSW Community: Using Measuring Communities Data to Support Community Action with Katie Walter from MFRI Legal: Trauma-informed Services Around PTSD and TBI Research: Family Resiliency and Military Veteran Reintegration into Civilian Life with Dr. Steve Wilson and Sirrina Martinez from the University of South Florida Transitions: Purple Star Schools as Supports for Families and Children with Stephen Balko |
| 10:45-11:35 | Breakout Session 2 Behavioral Health: An Overview of Moral Injury with Clyde Angel Community: The Needs of Women Service Members and Veterans with Dr. Davina Quichocho from Purdue University Legal: Veteran Treatment Courts – Bridging the Divide: Veteran Incarceration, Clinical Realities and Problem-Solving Courts with Eric Dungan Research: Parenting in Military Families Experiencing Deployments with Dr. Sun Lee Transitions: Suicide Prevention and the Community Challenge with Laura McKee and Joe DeVito from the Indiana Department of Veterans’ Affairs |
| 11:45-12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30-1:20 | Keynote Speaker: Martin Del Rio |
| 1:40-2:40 | Breakout Session 3 Behavioral Health: An Overview of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Faith with Janna Bowman, Executive Director of the Center for Faith Community: Vets Restoring Vets with Jason Zaideman Legal: Veteran Owned Business Legal Certifications with Erik Hendrickson Research: “Predicting Solider Retention from army spouse characteristics” with Carra Sims, Ph.D. from RAND Transitions: Navigating Multiple Transitions for Those Currently Serving with Joe Devito and Christina Sutton |
| 2:50-3:30 | General Session 2 |