2026 ACA Winter Conference Long Beach CA_Program Book

escalation and strengthen therapeutic rapport. Learning Objectives: • Define micro-interventions and explain their relevance in correctional behavioral health. • Identify at least three evidence-based therapeutic approaches that can be adapted into micro-interventions. • Apply practical case-based strategies for using micro-interventions during short correctional encounters. Moderator: Jasmine Henry , M.S., LMHC, Compliance Manager, Centurion, Sterling, Virginia Speakers: Seaaira Reedy , Psy.D., CCHP-MH, Vice President of Behavioral Health Services for Clinical Operations, Centurion Health, Sterling, Virginia; Christina Riccardi , Ph.D., CCHP-MH, Clinical Operations Specialist, Centurion Health, Sterling, Virginia

and operational stressors. This plenary session brings together national correctional leaders who have successfully implemented innovative, preventive strategies that reduce suicide risk. Attendees will learn how Texas operationalized a research-validated suicide prevention algorithm; how Mississippi aligned leadership practices with suicide prevention outcomes; how Massachusetts expanded access to support through a wellness hotline and peer-based engagement model; and how El Paso County’s award-winning TRUST Program redefined crisis response by establishing co-responders to reduce uses of force and improving safety for individuals with serious mental illness. Through facilitated discussion, this session will move beyond isolated success stories to identify shared principles, implementation challenges, and decision points relevant to correctional executives and personnel nationwide. Speakers: Bobby Lumpkin , Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Burl Cain , Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections; Chief Andrew Prehm , El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado; Lorelei Ammons , PsyD, Chief Operating Officer, Clinical Services, VitalCore Health Strategies; Deborah Schult , Ph.D., Deputy Chief of Behavioral Health, VitalCore Health Strategies; Heidi Washington, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, Michigan

WORKSHOPS Friday, Feb. 6 ▼ 1–2:30 p.m.

FEATURED SESSION

Innovative Strategies for Suicide Prevention in High-Risk Correctional Environments Room 104 C Overview: Correctional environments represent one of the highest-risk settings for suicide, driven by the convergence of mental illness, substance withdrawal, trauma exposure,

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