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When The Music Stops Presents:
The 3rd Annual Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Summit
On Saturday June 25th, 2022 we invite you to join When The Music Stops as we present our 3rd Annual Music, Mental Health, & Pride Summit 2022 at the world class SF JAZZ Center in San Francisco.
This will be a day of community, connection, inspiration, and impact. One day only of world-class speakers, discussions, panels, thought leaders, community pillars, and exclusive musical performances. All coming together to celebrate music, community mental health and suicide prevention.
A minimum 200 of our summit tickets will be given away to the community that may not have the resources or means to purchase a ticket. With your help we can give away more community tickets.
Agenda:
- 10:00 am - Registration
- 10:50 am - Please Take Your Seats
- 11:00 am - Welcome: Joshua Donaldson
- 11:15 am - Tribal Land Acknowledgement Ohlone Sisters
- 11:30 am - Musical Performance #1. Rhymosaurs, Hip-Hop Kids Books
- 11:45 pm - Panel Discussion: Building and Supporting Our Bay Area Communities
- Moderator: Dr. Stephanie J. Wong, PHD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
- Panelist:
- Dr. Helen H. Hsu, PsyD in Clinical Psychology, Director & Lecturer at Stanford University
- Matt Haney, California State Assembly
- Theo Ellington, Director Homeless Initiatives & Community Development
- TBD
- 12:20 pm - 30 Min Break
- 12:55 pm - Musical Performance #2. Estrella, Recording Artist, Singer, Songwriter
- 1:10 pm - Panel Discussion: Pride Panel
- Moderator: Dr. Stephanie J. Wong, PHD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
- Panelist:
- Angie Vee, Los Angeles; DJ, Streamer, Entertainer
- CLA, Las Vegas, DJ, Entertainer
- KITTENS, Los Angeles, DJ, Producer, Podcaster
- Landry Whitted, Bay Area, San Diego,Promoter, Entrepreneur
- 1:45 pm - Keynote Speaker: Shaun King, Civil Rights Activist, Social Justice, Writer, Speaker
- 2:20 pm - Musical Performance #3. Upstar Records Showcase, Upstar Records is a project of Sunset Youth Services. Youth get hands-on experience recording, mixing, mastering, releasing, distributing and promoting.
- 2:40 pm - Panel Discussion: The State of Black Mental Health in 2022
- Moderator: Jay Barnett, Author, Speaker, Mental Health Therapist, Life Coach
- Panelist:
- Justin Little, Speaker, Podcaster, Mental Health Advocate, Board Dir for Lee Thompson Young Foundation
- Joycy Lacombe, LMHC, CCTS, Clinical Trauma Specialist
- Na'Kole Watson, Author, Suicide Attempt Survivor, Suicide Prevention, Anti-Bullying
- Shaun King, Civil Rights Activist, Social Justice, Writer, Speaker
- 3:35 pm - Keynote Speaker: Kevin Hines, Best Selling Author, Global Public Speaker, Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker
- 4:10 pm - Musical Performance #4. Surprise Guest Performance
- 4:30 pm - Panel Discussion: Inspire & Impact
- Moderator: Joshua C. Donaldson, Founder When The Music Stops
- Panelist:
- Francesca Reicherter, Gen Z, Mental Health Advocate, Podcaster
- Kevin Hines, Best Selling Author, Global Public Speaker, Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker
- Lizzy Jeff, Rap Priestess, Visionary, Queen, CEO
- Paul Hemming, CEO, Founder, Zen Compound, Temple Nightclubs, Mirus Galleries
- Stella Blue, Artist, Singer, USC Events, Mental Health Advocate
- 5:05 pm - Main Musical Performance Lizzy Jeff, Rap Priestess, Visionary, Queen, CEO
- 5:35 pm - End
A celebration of Music. Community. Mental Health. And Wellness.
A summit is a strategic conversation that brings different perspectives within a system together to talk about the big picture and big questions
Joshua Donaldson is the founder of When The Music Stops Organization. Prior to COVID-19 and the pandemic, so many of us were already struggling with depression, anxiety, burnout, and suicide at epidemic proportions. Now with rampant unemployment, fear, isolation, loneliness, and uncertain futures studies are predicting an additional 28,000 - 75,000 unexpected “deaths of despair” on top of the annual average of 158,000.
The time to act, have these conversations, raise more awareness, and increase mental health education is NOW. By using our extensive network in the music industry, activating their peers, podcasting, social media, throwing events, activating at festivals, making clothing, going into the schools, and speaking their language we will make mental health cool to talk about, address, discuss and identify before suicide sinks in.
We are focused on building a community with a culture of honesty. Where vulnerability and love is the norm. For us, the real “prevention of suicide” is in letting people know they aren’t alone and that we understand their feelings and what they are going through.
When The Music Stops, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit community with the mission of supporting emotional health, mental health and suicide prevention through music, connection, and love.
We take pride in providing live & virtual workshops via unique methods of therapy including meditation & journaling, sound baths, prevention discussions, wellness circles and much more, all free to the public.
Additionally, we are working with experienced educators to create a simple and caring mental health education program similar to the model that was written by D.A.R.E. in the ’80s and ’90s. WTMS will create an open environment that fosters communication and education based on simple in-class programs with an emphasis on mental health and music.