Darryl Strawberry, Broward County Commissioner Lois Wexler and Tonier Cain were Notable Speakers at United Way’s Behavioral Health Conference

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The Honorable Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren, Broward County Mental Health Court; Calvin Hughes, anchor at WPLG Local10; Darryl Strawberry, former Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series Champion, best-selling author and the Co-Founder of the Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center and Strawberry Ministries and Maria Hernandez, Vice President of Program Operations, United Way of Broward County
The Honorable Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren, Broward County Mental Health Court; Calvin Hughes, anchor at WPLG Local10; Darryl Strawberry, former Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series Champion, best-selling author and the Co-Founder of the Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center and Strawberry Ministries and Maria Hernandez, Vice President of Program Operations, United Way of Broward County

United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse, in collaboration with Broward Behavioral Health Coalition and Broward County Government, presented the Behavioral Health Conference: Building Healthier Communities on May 10th and 11th at Signature Grand in Davie, Florida. Approximately 500 professionals in the behavioral health service field participated in the Conference which promoted community awareness and support of behavioral health.

Maria Hernandez, Vice President of Program Operations, United Way of Broward County; Lois Wexler, Broward County Commissioner and Chair of the Behavioral Health Coalition Board of Directors; Darryl Strawberry, former Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series Champion, best-selling author and the Co-Founder of the Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center and Strawberry Ministries; and Silvia Quintana, LMHC, CAP, Chief Executive Officer of Broward Behavioral Health Coalition
Maria Hernandez, Vice President of Program Operations, United Way of Broward County; Lois Wexler, Broward County Commissioner and Chair of the Behavioral Health Coalition Board of Directors; Darryl Strawberry, former Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series Champion, best-selling author and the Co-Founder of the Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center and Strawberry Ministries; and Silvia Quintana, LMHC, CAP, Chief Executive Officer of Broward Behavioral Health Coalition

Notable Speakers at the event included Darryl Strawberry, Major League Baseball All-Star and Co-Founder of the Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center; and Tonier Cain, CEO and Founder of Healing Neen, Inc.  During the Conference, Broward County Commissioner and Chair of the Behavioral Health Coalition Board of Directors Lois Wexler presented a Proclamation to Maria Hernandez, Vice President of Program Operations at United Way of Broward County.  Commissioner Wexler also presented an award to the Honorable Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren in recognition of Judge Lerner-Wren’s 19th anniversary with the Mental Health Court.

Justine Castaneda – Emerging Youth Leader of the Year Award Winner – and Anita Fraley, Coordinator, Community Relations & Media with United Way of Broward County
Justine Castaneda – Emerging Youth Leader of the Year Award Winner – and Anita Fraley, Coordinator, Community Relations & Media with United Way of Broward County
CIT Officer of the Year Award to BSO Deputy Robert Schmidt and Major Sam Cochran, First Memphis Police Department CIT Coordinator and CIT International Co-Chairperson
CIT Officer of the Year Award to BSO Deputy Robert Schmidt and Major Sam Cochran, First Memphis Police Department CIT Coordinator and CIT International Co-Chairperson
Gonzalo Cadima, Senior Director of United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance and Jim Hall, Epidemiologist with the Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities at NSU-Nova Southeastern University
Gonzalo Cadima, Senior Director of United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance and Jim Hall, Epidemiologist with the Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities at NSU-Nova Southeastern University
Tonier Cain, Founder and Vice President for Trauma Informed Care Centers of America (keynote speaker for Day 2)
Tonier Cain, Founder and Vice President for Trauma Informed Care Centers of America (keynote speaker for Day 2)
Proclamation Presentation with Maria Hernandez, Vice President of Program Operations, United Way of Broward County; Silvia Quintana, LMHC, CAP, Chief Executive Officer of Broward Behavioral Health Coalition and Lois Wexler, Broward County Commissioner and Chair of the Behavioral Health Coalition Board of Directors
Proclamation Presentation with Maria Hernandez, Vice President of Program Operations, United Way of Broward County; Silvia Quintana, LMHC, CAP, Chief Executive Officer of Broward Behavioral Health Coalition and Lois Wexler, Broward County Commissioner and Chair of the Behavioral Health Coalition Board of Directors

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