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

LUNCH

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

BREAK

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

BREAK

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