What’s happening: CNN’s 2023 Hero of the Year, Kwane Stewart, DVM, is a featured speaker at CHA’s upcoming 2024 Behavioral Health Care Symposium, being held in Long Beach Dec. 4-5.
What else to know: Dr. Stewart, a practicing veterinarian in California, will share his personal story about founding Project Street Vet, which offers free veterinary care, treatment, and support to the pets of individuals experiencing homelessness and/or financial hardship.
In addition to being named CNN Hero of the Year, Dr. Stewart is the author of “What it Takes to Save a Life: A Veterinarian’s Quest for Healing and Hope,” and has been a featured guest on several television shows, including the TODAY Show, Dr. Oz, and MSNBC.
Registration for the Behavioral Health Symposium is open.