Salt Lake City — The Children’s Center Utah will host the 2024 Ready! Resilient! Utah Early Childhood Mental Health Conference on November 21, 2024. This annual event will bring together state leaders, mental health professionals, educators, healthcare providers, and community members to address key issues and foster collaboration on infant and early childhood mental health.
The conference will be held in-person at the Zions Technology Center in Midvale, Utah, while also offering a virtual attendance option. Attendees will participate in expert presentations and breakout sessions focused on trauma-informed care, workforce development, and improving mental health outcomes for Utah’s youngest population. Check-in and breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by the main conference running from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
“This conference provides a unique opportunity for individuals and professionals across sectors to come together in support of early childhood mental health,” said Rebecca Dutson, president and CEO of The Children’s Center Utah. “We are excited to bring such a diverse group of experts and community leaders to the table, helping to shape the future of mental health care for Utah’s children.”
The conference will feature keynote speaker Chandra Ghosh Ippen, PhD, Associate Director of the Child Trauma Research Program at the University of California, San Francisco, along with other notable Utah mental health and early childhood experts. The conference also offers 4.5 CEU/CME credits–UPA, NASW, and UMA approved.
For more information about the conference and registration options, visit this link.
About The Children’s Center Utah
Founded in 1962, The Children’s Center Utah provides comprehensive mental health care to enhance the emotional well-being of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families. Recognized experts in the field of children’s mental health, The Children’s Center Utah’s multidisciplinary team of licensed mental health professionals delivers evidence-based, trauma-informed mental health care to children birth through six, their families, and caregivers.
The Children’s Center Utah strengthens Utah’s continuum of early childhood mental health services through Outpatient Clinical Services, Therapeutic Preschool, Early Childhood Consultation and Training, Workforce Development, and Public Awareness and Policy Development. For more information, visit childrenscenterutah.org