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2nd Annual Brighter Days Conference: Brighter Days Ahead | Opening, General and Keynote Session

Program Date & Time:
June 10, 2025 | 8:00am – 3:45pm
Modality:
  • In-person
Registration Fee:
$39.00
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Additional Details
Instructional Hours:
3.00
Registration Deadline:
6/1/25 11:59 PM
Cancellation Deadline:
6/1/25 11:59 PM
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Presenter(s)
Description
Last year’s Inaugural Brighter Days Conference was a resounding success with over 420 participants including key leaders from across healthcare, education, and first responders within our community. Dr Daniel Amen, in our keynote address, brought a message of hope to address the stigma and marginalization of Mental Illness through moving our focus to Brain Health. This year’s conference theme, Brighter Days Ahead, will highlight the work that has been done across the year to build Brighter Days and expand the focus on Brain Health.

Keywords: Brighter Days, Suicide

Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize Key Community Partner engagement and support of our Suicide Awareness and Prevention work.
  • Identify how a focus on brain health moderates the stigma of mental illness and why that is important.
  • Identify strategic developments within The Jonathan Foundation work and our community since last year’s conference.
  • Recognize the value of Coming Together as Community through the conference and the Building Brighter Days Coalition work.
  • Define the purpose and scope of the Building Brighter Days Coalition.
  • Discuss the National and State strategic frameworks used to underpin the work.
  • Identify the 5 steps of RBA and how they are used to generate a population-based improvement plan.
  • Identify the state of suicide in our region, the state of the curve based on our regional Suicide Data Walk.
  • Identify key elements of Partner practices pre-plan and Prevention plans.
  • Identify key elements of Partner practices pre-plan and Intervention/treatment plans.
  • Identify key elements of the Partner practices pre-plan and Postvention plans.
  • Discuss the implications of plan implementation/execution and training.
  • Discuss the development of a Suicide Safety Community Network.
  • Discuss the importance of a focus on brain health across the life span and what that looks like from childhood through aging to achieve mental health, longer life, and better quality of life and health.
  • Discuss the brain health implications of mental illness, what does mental illness look like in the brain and how can brain health strategies turn the curve on mental illness.
  • Discuss when and why SPECT scan and what has been learned from SPECT scan research.
  • Identify one thing you can do to get started on your brain health journey.
Disclosures
This conference is provided by The Jonathan Foundation in collaboration with South Carolina Department of Public Health, Pee Dee AHEC and South Carolina Department of Mental Health – Pee Dee Mental Health Center. This conference is supported by funding from The Nemec Abbott Foundation, Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation, Marion County Healthcare Foundation and The Dailey Family. Pee Dee AHEC’s conflict of interest policy requires faculty to disclose any real or apparent commercial financial affiliations related to the content of their presentations/materials. Speakers have signed a vested interest form declaring any conflict of interest in education activities. Please see individual activities for any conflicts of interest. Provisions of these educational activities by Pee Dee AHEC does not imply endorsement by Pee Dee AHEC, SCNA or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with activities.
Credits Available
  • Social Wokers
    SC Board of Social Work Examiners (Non-SW)
    Credit Statement
    This program is approved for 3.0 non-social work hours of continuing education by Pee Dee AHEC, a part of the South Carolina AHEC system, as defined by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • Registered Nurses
    SC Nurses Association
    Credit Statement

    Pee Dee AHEC (Area Health Education Center) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by South Carolina Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon successful completion of this program, attendees will receive 3.0 contact hours.

  • Law Enforcement
    SC Criminal Justice Academy
    Credit Statement

    This program awards 3.0 CLEE hours upon successful completion.
    Lesson Plan Number: 7380

  • EMS
    SC Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services
    Credit Statement

    The Division of EMS and Trauma of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has approved this program for the following Continued Education Units (CEUs) based on NREMT’s 2016 NCCR Standards. 3.0 Hours Total

    DPH Identification Number: 2025_PDAHECOGKS_SCDPH

  • Counselors/Therapists
    SC Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors
    Credit Statement
    This program is approved for 3.0 hours of continuing education by Pee Dee AHEC, a division of SC AHEC, under its accreditation by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists.
  • Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES(/Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES)
    National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
    Credit Statement
    This program has been approved by the National Commission for Health Education credentialing, Inc for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive 3.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. 
  • APRNs
    SC Nurses Association
    Credit Statement

    Pee Dee AHEC (Area Health Education Center) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by South Carolina Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon successful completion of this program, attendees will receive 3.0 CH (Contact Hours).

  • All other participants
    Area Health Education Consortium
    Credit Statement
    This program provides 0.3 CEUs by Pee Dee AHEC and meets South Carolina AHEC Best Practice Standards.
Locations/Participation Options
  • Florence Center
    Location:
    Florence , SC Details
    Status:
    Open
Contact(s)

If you have questions about the credits, location/video conference information, or any other details specific to this particular program, please reach out to the contact(s) below:

  • Name:
    Beejay Parnell
    Phone:
    843-777-5347
    Email:
    Beejay.parnell@mcleodhealth.org
  • Name:
    Kimberly Morris
    Phone:
    843-777-5352
    Email:
    Kimberlymorris@mcleodhealth.org
If you have questions related to registering or using the AHEC Learning Portal, please contact alp@scahec.net.

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