3rd Annual Supporting Youth Mental Health Needs Conference: From Risk to Resilience: Supporting Mental Health in the Juvenile Justice Journey

Monday, November 17, 2025, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM, DCF Training Center, 30 Van Dyke Ave., New Brunswick, NJ

The 3rd Annual Supporting Youth Mental Health Needs Conference, features keynote presentations by Dr. Joel Nunez and Mr. Christopher “Talib” Charriez, both of whom bring deep expertise in youth mental health and justice-involved populations. The conference is specifically designed youth serving organizations, providing tactionable insights and evidence-based strategies to support youth navigating the juvenile justice system. Learners will gain a deeper understanding of trauma-informed care, resilience-building, and cross-system collaboration—critical competencies for professionals working with vulnerable yout fostering a community of practice committed to transforming risk into resilience.

General Registration Fee and included General Attendance Certificate: $0 

General Registration Fee included Continuing Education Credit Certificate: $30

Breakfast and lunch included. 

Payment will only be accepted in the form of credit card or debit card through the secure payment gateway at the time of registration. Purhase orders and checks will not be accepted. 

Refunds will be honored until 11/13/2025. Registrations can be transferred to another attendee by contacting [email protected]

Please ensure your availability prior to registering for the conference. 'No Show' registrants will not be permitted to register for next year's event. 

In-Person Session:
Monday, November 17, 2025 Registration 8:30 am - 9:00 am --- Program runs from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location - DCF Training Center - 30 Van Dyke Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, Free parking on site. 
Breakfast, lunch, refreshments will be served.
Presenters: Joël Núñez PhD; Christiopher Talib Charriez; Erin Bruno, MA; Jessenia Rivera, MS, LPC, Ravjit Sekhon, MSW, LCSW, CCS; Lauren Muriello, LPC

CE credits and certificates of attendance will only be awarded to learners attending the full session.

Registration Closes Thursday, November 13, 2025. 

Admission will not longer be available to select when the conference reaches attendance capacity.

To request registration, cancel registration or to be added to the wait list after closing date please contact: UBHC CCE - Center for Continuing Education

For ADA accommodations please email CCE

In support of improving patient care, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Content for this course has been submitted for continuing education credits. As the content is approved updates will be posted here. Questions? Please email CCE. 

Educators: General attendance certificates are available. Please provide this certificate, a copy of the flyer and registration receipt for your school district records. 

Social Workers (The New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners):  This program is approved for social work continuing education hours by Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care in accordance with New Jersey administrative code 13:44G-6.4 and recognized by The New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners.  This program is approved for 5.0 clinical continuing education hours.

Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. (5.0 CE Credits).  

Certified Counselors:  Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6198.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. (5.0 Clock Hours)

Peer Review Statement:

In order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, and fair balance, and to ensure that the content is aligned with the interest of the public, RBHS has resolved all potential and real conflicts of interest through content review by non-conflicted, qualified reviewers. This activity was peer-reviewed for relevance, accuracy of content, and balance of presentation by: Suzi Milar, PsyD and Laura Burns, LCSW of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

Disclosure: In accordance with the disclosure policies of Rutgers and to conform with Joint Accreditation requirements and FDA guidelines, individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity are required to disclose to the activity participants: the existence of any relevant financial relationship with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, with the exemption of non-profit or government organizations and non-health care related companies, within the past 24 months; and the identification of a commercial product/device that is unlabeled for use or an investigational use of a product/device that is not yet approved.

Faculty: The following faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Joël Núñez PhD; Christiopher Talib Charriez; Erin Bruno, MA; Ravjit Sekhon, MSW, LCSW, CCS; Lauren Muriello, LPC

Peer Reviewers: Laura Burns, LCSW; Suzi Millar,PsyD have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planners:The following planners have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:Laura Burns, LCSW, Suzi Millar, PsyD

Off-Label/Investigational Use Disclosure: Faculty are required to disclose discussion of off-label/investigational uses of commercial products/devices in their presentation. These disclosures will be made to the audience at the time of the activity.

Content Disclaimer: The views expressed in this activity are those of the faculty. It should not be inferred or assumed that they are expressing the views of any manufacturer of pharmaceuticals or devices, Rutgers University RBHS and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC).

It should be noted that the recommendations made herein with regard to the use of therapeutic agents, varying disease states, and assessments of risk, are based upon a combination of clinical trials, current guidelines, and the clinical practice experience of the participating presenters. The drug selection and dosage information presented in this activity are believed to be accurate. However, participants are urged to consult all available data on products or procedures before using them in clinical practice.

Copyright © 2025. Rutgers Biomedical and Health Science. All rights reserved including translation into other languages. No part of these activity may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from Rutgers Biomedical and Health Science.

Questions: Please direct content, CE-related or technical questions or concerns to Rutgers UBHC (CCE) by email at [email protected].

Special Needs: If you have a special needs (ADA) and wish to discuss possible provisions, please contact UBHC Center for Continuing Education
General Attendance (5.00 hours), LPC/LAC: NBCC CE Clock Hours (5.00 hours), Psychologist: APA CE Credits (5.00 hours), Social Worker: NJBSWE CE Credits (5.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

All relevant financial relationships for all individuals in control of content have been mitigated.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

Monday, November 17, 2025

Program funding is provided Middlesex County and  the New Jersey Department of Children & Families

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