Dear Families and Friends,
 
As we approach the 19th Anniversary our staff is busy finalizing plans for VOICES 2020 Annual Symposium. The two-day event will be held on September 9 and September 10. Our partners from the American Group Psychotherapy Association will also facilitate peer-to-peer support groups on September 16. All programs are virtual.
 
As in years past, the symposium will feature presentations by leading experts in the fields of mental health, trauma, bereavement and resiliency. The program will also provide information on issues that are important for the 9/11 community - like the World Trade Center Health Program, the Compensation funds and September 11th Litigation, as well as testimonials from victims' families, responders and survivors who have been impacted by other tragedies.
 
Our candle lighting ceremony will include a commemoration of the lives of NYPD Police Detective Lou Alvarez, and FDNY firefighter Ray Pfiefer, and the thousands who have died since 9/11. Despite their 9/11-related illnesses they worked alongside countless others to advocate for the permanent reauthorization of the Zadroga Act.
 
Although we won't be gathering in person, this virtual event will provide an opportunity for those living around the country, and around the world to attend. All are welcome, so help us spread the word!
 
As the anniversary approaches, our thoughts are especially with the 9/11 community who has become our family over the years. We are very grateful for the generosity of our sponsors who are supporting our annual event. Please contact our office at 203-966-3911 if we can be of assistance.
 
With warm regards,
 

Mary Fetchet & the VOICES Staff
 
 
 
Wednesday, September 9
9:00am - 10:30am EST
 
Welcome + Keynote: Collective Trauma, Collective Fatigue
 
Mary Fetchet, LCSW - Executive Director, VOICES
 
Dr. Charles Figley, PhD - Paul Henry Kurzweg, MD Distinguished Chair in Disaster Mental Health and Director of the Tulane University Traumatology Institute; Professor, Tulane School of Social Work
 
 
11:00am - 12:30pm EST
 
Grief, Loss and Pathways to Resilience
 
Stephen Cozza, MD - COL, U.S. Army Retired, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Senior Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University
 
Christy Denckla, PhD - Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Broad Institute, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research
 
M. Katherine Shear MD - Director, Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University
 
 
1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
 
Providing Support and Promoting Resilience in Children and Families
 
Suzanne Phillips, PsyD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA - Adjunct Full Professor of Clinical Psychology, Long Island University; Faculty, Suffolk Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy; Fellow, Board Member; Co-Chair of Community Outreach of the AGPA
 
Cynthia W. Moore, PhD - Associate Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center's Marjorie E. Korff Parenting At a Challenging Time (PACT) Program; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School.
 
Aude Henin, PhD - Co-Director, Child Cognitive Behavior Therapy Program at Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School
 
 
3:00pm - 4:30pm EST
 
Stories of Resilience: Giving VOICE to Victims' Families, Responders and Survivors
 
A panel discussion with victims' families, responders and survivors who have been impacted by acts of mass violence and other tragedies. Participants will share their personal experience and discuss how the traumatic event transformed their lives.
 
Fred Guttenberg - Father of Jaime Guttenberg, Parkland shooting, Author of "Finding the Helper"
 
Mayra Alvear - Mother of Amanda Alvear, Victim's Liaison, onePULSE Foundation
 
Thursday, September 10
9:00am - 10:30am EST
 
Welcome, Candle Lighting Ceremony, Honoring the Legacies of the 9/11 Responders who advocated for the permanent reauthorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
 
Mary Fetchet, LCSW - Executive Director, VOICES
 
John Feal - Founder, The FealGood Foundation
 
Lainie Alvarez - Wife of Lou Alvarez, former NYPD Police Detective and 9/11 responder
 
Phil Alvarez - Brother of Lou Alvarez, former NYPD Police Detective and 9/11 responder
 
Caryn Pfeifer - Wife of Ray Pfeifer, former FDNY firefighter and 9/11 responder
 
 
11:00am - 12:30pm EST
 
Update on the Victims Compensation Fund and Other Compensation Programs
 
Matthew J. McCauley - Moderator - Partner, Turken, Heath & McCauley
 
Rupa Bhattacharyya - Special Master, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
 
Joe Calvacante - Advocate for Injured Workers, NYS Workers' Compensation Board
 
John P Dearie - Partner, The Dearie Law Firm, P.C.
 
Noah Kushlefsky - Partner, Kreindler & Kreindler
 
Michael Barash - Partner, Barasch, McGarry, Salzman, and Penson
 
 
Simultaneous presentations:
 
1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
 
Progress Report on September 11th Litigations: Update on the Saudi Litigation and Iran Fund
 
Robert Haefele - Senior Counsel, Motley Rice LLC
 
John Eubanks - Member Attorney, Motley Rice LLC
 
Jim Kreindler - Partner, Kreindler & Kreindler
 
Brett Eagleson - Family Advocate, Son of John Eagleson
 
1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
 
World Trade Center Health Program: Treatment and Outreach Updates During COVID-19
 
Stephanie Landau - VOICES Project Manager
 
Michael Weiden, MS, MD - Associate Professor of Medicine and Environmental Medicine - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
 
Jacqueline Moline, MD - Professor, Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention - Northwell Health
 
James T. Ryder - Administrator, FealGood Foundation Outreach and Education, NYPD Ret., 9/11 DNA Database
 
 
3:00pm - 4:30pm EST
 
Commemorating the Lives and Documenting the Stories
 
Mary Fetchet - Executive Director, VOICES
 
Alice Greenwald - President & CEO, 9/11 Memorial & Museum
 
Robert Gray - Ride of Hope, Responder at the Pentagon
 
Jay Winuk - Co-founder and Executive Vice President of 9/11 Day
 
 
6:00 - 6:45pm EST
 
Join A Virtual Tour of the 9/11 Memorial
 
Join 9/11 Memorial staff for a 45-minute virtual tour of the 9/11 Memorial plaza. Tour participants will learn about 9/11 as they honor the victims and consider how people selflessly responded during the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. This is a wonderful opportunity for those who have not visited the 9/11 Memorial to experience it, while virtually taking in the panoramic views of the rebuilt World Trade Center.
 
Wednesday, September 16
7:30pm - 9:00 pm EST
 
Supporting Ourselves, Supporting Each Other: Peer to peer support groups
 
9/11 community virtual peer-to-peer support groups facilitated by clinicians from the American Group Psychotherapy Association. Join us for intimate conversations among 9/11 victims' families, responders, survivors and the families of those who have died of 9/11 related illnesses to support one another. Participants will be divided into small discussion groups.
 
Open to 9/11 survivors, victims' families, responders and recovery workers. Families of those who have died of 9/11 related illnesses are also invited to participate.
 
 
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From 9/11 to today, helping families and communities heal after tragedy.
 
VOICES assists communities in preparing for and recovering from tragedy, and provides long-term support and resources to promote mental health care and wellness, for victims' families, responders and survivors.

 
 
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