“In My Mind - Collective Care; A Climate Solution” 

In My Mind ‘s (IMM26) 12th Annual Conference, with the title, "In My Mind: Collective Care; A Climate Solution” with the theme, “Organizing Change with Visible and Invisible Communities for Mental Health and Environmental Justice will be held on Thursday, October 8 from 9:00am to 6:00pm at the LGBT Center, 207 West 13th St., NYC. With global partners, the planning team’s collective efforts for this one-day conference will focus on climate change’s impacts on 2SLGBTQIA+ Black and Peoples of Color communities’ mental health. It will gather the collective strengths and wisdom shared by clinicians, academics, advocates, and community members, who will raise, examine, and discuss climate change’s many intersecting and overlapping aspects and its impact on their mental health - particularly, preparing, enduring, and surviving; efforts will be made to provide policy recommendations for international, national and local governments to include and enact changes for these communities.

The Program is divided into two distinct areas: Speakers (invited Speakers will address aspects of the conference Theme and Tracks) and Presentations (Workshops, Panel Discussions, and Stand-Alone Presentations conforming to the Conferences’ Tracks). Abstract submissions are encouraged to complete the requirements for Continuing Education Units/Credits (CEUs) to ensure that LCSW, LMSW, and LMHC attendees to their presentations receive credit toward their licenses.