Facing the Crisis: Mental Illness and Gun Violence 

Monday, February 11
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Travis Auditorium, Fuller Seminary campus
135 N. Oakland Ave
Pasadena, CA 91182

This community-wide conference will address questions like:

• How is our community facing the challenge of gun violence?
• What is the role of mental illness in gun violence?
• What are our leaders and institutions doing to prevent future Sandy Hooks and similar tragedies in our community?

• Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez 
• Pasadena Public Health Director, Dr. Eric Walsh 
• Pasadena Mental Health Advisory Committee, Co-Chair, Wendy Martinez 
• Pasadena Unified Schools, Director of Child Welfare and Safety, Eric Sahakian 
• LA County Department of Mental Health, Director, Dr. Marvin J. Southard 
• NAMI National President, Dr. Keris Myrick 
• NAMI Director of Faith Outreach, Dr. Gunnar Christensen 
• Fuller Seminary's School of Psychology Dean, Dr. Winston Gooden 
• Fuller Seminary's School of Psychology, Travis Research Institute, Dr. Cynthia Eriksson 
• Fuller Seminary's School of Psychology, Travis Research Institute, Dr. Brad Strawn 
• Drexel University Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Dr. Richard Josiassen 
• Northeast Ohio Medical University Professor, Dr. Frederick Frese III 
• Aurora Las Encinas Behavioral Health, UCLA, Dr. Timothy Pylko 
• Chief Professional Officer, Pacific Clinics, Dr. Ann-Marie Stephenson 
• Marriage and Family Therapist, Laura Rios 
• Peace Over Violence Executive, Director Patricia Giggans 
• Gang Interventionist, Timothy Rhambo