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Latino Behavioral Health Services & 
The Office of Substance use and Mental Health Present:

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The

Utah Peer Conference

2023

"Embracing hope together"

About

 ABOUT

"Peer support is a part of the human experience. Being able to share experiences, help heal, guide, and warn one another is what bonds us as families, friends, and communities. There is a long history of peer support that we need to strengthen and cement here at this conference and throughout the coming year. Peers have continued to exercise their voice in their own treatment and recovery process. Today, peers are an essential partner in supporting recovery through mutual support, education, and advocacy across the nation, in the fields of mental health and substance use disorders."

 

Doug Thomas

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SPEAKERS

THURSDAY
June 15 - PM SESSION

12:00 - 01:00 PM

Registration

01:00 - 01:15 PM

Welcome & Hosekeeping

01:15 - 01:30 PM

A message from the organizing committee

01:30 - 03:00 PM

Grand Ballroom

Title: Peer Social Activity, HOPE

Presenter: Marcey Gray

* Virtual activities to be hosted simultaneously

03:00 - 03:15 PM

   Title: Break

03:15 - 04:00 PM

Mystery Rooms Social Activity

Four Mystery Rooms to Explore

Presenter: Marcie Gray

* Virtual activities to be hosted simultaneously

04:00 - 04:15 PM

   Title: Break

04:15 - 04:45 PM

Peer Social Activities Debrief 

Presenter: Becca Brown

04:45 - 05:00 PM

Closing Remarks

2023 UTAH PEER CONFERENCE
AGENDA

FRIDAY - AM
June 16 - AM SESSION

08:00 - 09:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast

09:00 - 09:05 AM

Welcome & Housekeeping

09:05 - 09:15 AM

Title: Welcome to the Utah Peer Conference

Presenter: Brent Kelsey, OSUMH

09:15-10:15 AM

Title: Revolution Recovery

Presenter: Meghann Perry

10:15-10:30 AM

Title: Networking Break

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Room H

Title: Creating Safety

Presenter: Brian Nielsen

Room O

Title: Self Advocacy & Empowerment

Presenter: Evan Done/Brayden Robinson

Room P (Spanish)

Title: Stigma & Cultural Responsiveness

Presenter: Olimpia Canizal/Olimpia Alanis

Room E

Title: Dealing with Stigma

Presenter: Owen Ashton

11:30 AM- 12:30 PM PM

LUNCH

AWARD CEREMONY

The winners are:

Peer of the Year, JGA Award: Tiffany Nacarrato

Change Maker, FPSS Award: Alma Dinora Tanner

Making it Happen, YPSS Award: Miriam Jaqueline Gutierrez Perez