San Francisco Bay Area Aging Veterans Mental Health Summit

The event will include a small number of presentations alongside facilitated discussion among attendees. We look forward to bringing together perspectives from research, legal assistance and advocacy, social services, and clinical care, with an emphasis on practical insights, real-world challenges, and opportunities to strengthen services for older veterans.

Presenters include:

• Dr. Kristen Azar, Vice President of Quality and Performance Excellence, Institute on Aging; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF
• Dr. Amy Byers, Research Career Scientist, Co-Director, The Center for Data to Discovery and Delivery Innovation, San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS); Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF; Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, UCSF
• Laura Chiera, Executive Director/Managing Attorney, Legal Assistance to the Elderly
• Sara Huffman, Managing Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnership for Seniors (MLPS), UC Law San Francisco
• Katey Webber, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Institute on Aging

Continuing education credits are available for certain providers licensed in California: Swords to Plowshares (license #129138) certifies that this course meets the qualifications for (3) hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Lunch and breaks are not included as part of the continuing education credits. A program will be distributed at the beginning of the day with a detailed agenda and certificates will be distributed over email in the following week. Swords to Plowshares is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Swords to Plowshares maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For any questions about accessibility needs, grievances, or questions related to programming, please email policy@stp-sf.org.

‍