Schedule
Day 1: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Monday, November 2, 2026
Hosted at Bentley University LaCava Room 395 (with hybrid option)
175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452
9:00-9:30 AM
Doors Open
Registration & Poster Setup
9:30-9:40 AM
Opening Remarks
9:40-10:30 AM
Reimagining Early Psychosis Support: Psychosis Spectrum Experiences Through a Hearing Voices Network Lens
Jeannie Bass, CPS
10:30-11:30 AM
Early Intervention in the Real World: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned
Panel Discussion
11:30-12:30 PM
Poster Session
Rooms 375 & 395
1:00-2:00 PM
Community Spotlight: Emerging Innovations
Selected Presenters
2:00-2:50 PM
Psychosis and Jail Diversion Programs: How Symptoms Shape Police Diversion Decisions
Joanne Tsakas Barros, PhD & Victor G. Petreca, PhD
3:10 - 3:30 PM
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Progress & Updates on Mass-STEP
Margaret Guyer, PhD; Kelsey Johnson, MPH; Matcheri Keshavan, MD
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Workgroups - Priorities for 2030
4:30 - 5:00 PM
Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks
Day 2: Early Intervention
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Hosted on Zoom
9:30-9:40 AM
Opening Remarks
9:40-10:30 AM
How does the CHR-P and FEP binary complicate assessment and treatment for early course psychosis in the pediatric population?
Jessica Stern, MD
10:30-11:30 AM
Language Matters: Exploring Terminology in Early Psychosis
Panel Discussion
11:40-12:30 PM
Putting Hearing Voices Network Values into Action: The Wildflower Alliance Dialogue Method
Caroline Mazel-Carlton & Tásha Pearce
12:30-1:30 PM
Closing Remarks
