Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Youth Mental Health Summit

Join the Independence Blue Cross Foundation for a special event about student mental health

and the collaboration between Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia School

District funded by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation. The event will highlight the

importance of school-based mental health programs in fostering health equity and positively

influencing outcomes of Philadelphia school students.

9:00 AM Networking, Breakfast

9:30 AM Welcome

Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation 

9:35 AM Opening Remarks: Program Expansion Announcement

Greg Deavens, President & CEO, Independence Health Group

9:40 AM Legislator Remarks

Introductions

• Stephen Fera, Executive VP Public Affairs and President Government Markets, Independence Blue Cross
• State Senator Anthony H. Williams

10:10 AM IBX Foundation Making Change Happen video premiere

10:15 AM Panel Discussion

• Tami D. Benton M.D., Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

• Tony B. Watlington, Sr. Ed.D., Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia

11:00 AM Closing

Heather Major, Executive Director, Independence Blue Cross Foundation

Refund Policy

• All cancellation requests must be made in writing and sent via email to [email protected] before the event date.
• Cancellations received in writing on or within 7 days before the event date are entitled to a full refund, minus a $10 processing fee per canceled ticket. All refunds will be issued to the original method of payment.
• Cancellations (early bird, standard, special group registrations) received in writing less than 7 days before the event date will not be eligible for a refund.
• Substitutions (i.e. ticket transfers) are allowed by individuals within the same organization, before the event or onsite. Badge swapping/sharing is strictly prohibited.
• Refunds are not eligible for registrants who do not attend the event (“no show”) and do not provide a written cancellation in advance of the event date.
• If an event is canceled or postponed, refunds will offered for the entire purchase

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

440 N Broad St, 440 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, United States