7:30 - 8:30

Registration & Breakfast


12:10 - 1:00

Lunch & Exhibition Hall 

Welcome: La Tina Jackson L.C.S.W., Deputy Director, LACDMH

Opening Remarks: Jean Ly, Pharm.D., Mercy Pharmacy Group, Mark Paredes, Mercy Health

Special messages from: Mayor Pro Tem Jawane Hilton, City of Carson Councilman Cedric L. Hicks Sr., City of Carson 

8:30 - 8:50


Keynote Address by Clayton Chau, M.D., Ph.D., MASL, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, National Healthcare and Housing Advisors

8:50 - 9:00


Module 1 Bridging the Gap to Treat the Most Underserved Communities 

9:05 – 9:25 LACDMH HOME Team & Street Psychiatry by Aubree Lovelace, MFT & Shayan Rab, M.D. 


9:25 – 9:45 Street Medicine: Healthcare in Action—SCAN by Michael Hochman, M.D. 


9:45 - 10:05 Panel Discussion 

Moderators: Clayton Chau, M.D., Dri Wang, Pharm.D. 

Panelists: Michael Hochman, M.D. Shayan Rab, M.D., Tony Kuo, M.D. 

9:00 - 10:05


10:05 - 10:15

Sponsor Spotlight Break


Module 2 Holistic Solutions: Addressing Health, Housing, and Social Determinants Through Collective Action 

10:20 – 10:40 National Healthcare & Housing Advisors: A Model of Healthcare and Housing by Paul Leon, RN, BSN, PHN, FAAN 

10:40 - 11:00 Substance Abuse from the Cultural Lens, by Angela Perez Bartolome, L.C.S.W., Ed.D, MSW & Dean Nakanishi, MBA, AADAP, Inc.

11:00 - 11:15 Social Determinants from the Cultural Lens, by Thu Tran, MPH, BPSOS

10:15 - 11:15


Pioneering Clinical Innovations: Transforming Mental Health Treatment 

11:20 – 11:40 Learning Collaborative to Train Pharmacists in Support of Multidisciplinary Teams by Tony Kuo, M.D., and Jessica Abraham, Pharm.D., APh, USC School of Pharmacy 

11:40 – 11:55 The role & barriers of Long-Acting Injectables used in the care of unhoused patients by Rosalie Mansourian, PMHNP-BC, MSN-Ed, RN, Psychiatric NP 

11:55 – 12:05 Long-Acting Injectable Administration Sites & Mobile Services, Mercy Pharmacy Group 

11:15 - 12:10



Module 3 Transition of Care: The Challenges of Continuity of Care 

1:05 – 1:20 Martin Luther King Hospital Approach to Transition of Care for the Mental Health Patient Population by Tracy Donegan, MHA, CIO


1:20 - 1:40 Hospital and the Mental Health Patient from the County Perspective by Michael Tredinnick, Ph.D., District Chief, LACDMH

1:40 – 2:00 DHS – Correctional; Gayani DeSilva, M.D.

2:00 – 2:05 Break

2:05 – 2:15 A Model of Transition of Care for Newly Released Inmates by Steve Kim, L.C.S.W., Project Kinship

2:15– 2:25 Unveiling the Impact of LASD’s Co-Response Model by Captain Geoffrey Deedrick, L.A. County Sheriff's Department

2:25– 2:40 Panel Discussion

Moderators: Clayton Chau, M.D., Dri Wang, Pharm.D.

Panelists: Gayani DeSilva, M.D., Captain Geoffrey Deedrick, Michael Tredinnick, Ph.D., Steve Kim, L.C.S.W., Tracy Donegan, MHA

1:00 - 2:40


Module 4: Legislation & Policies: Mental Health & Substance Abuse in 2024 & Beyond

2:40– 3:00 Speaker Emeritus Anthony Rendon of the California State Assembly, Introduced by Mark Paredes, Mercy Health

3:05 - 3:30 Round table discussion: Turning Visions into Reality – Mental Health Care for the Most Vulnerable: The Road Ahead

Panelists: Clayton Chau, M.D., Joe Avelino, RN, BSN, MHSA, CPHQ, La Tina Jackson, L.C.S.W., Michael Tredinnick, Ph.D., Paul Leon, RN, BSN, PHN, FAAN

2:40 - 3:30


Closing remarks by Jean Ly, Pharm.D., Mercy Pharmacy Group, Mark Paredes, Mercy Health

3:30 - 3:50