Mental Health Keynote Speaker AnneMoss Rogers is booked to speak in Utah on September 13, 2024.

Day two keynote for the 28^th annual conference on Critical Issues Facing Children & Adolescents designed for experienced behavioral health professionals seeking skills and interventions to implement in their practices with youth and families. The presentation is confirmed for Friday, September 13th from 11:00 to 12:00 at the Sheraton Salt Lake (150 West 500 South).  To get us started, here are two proposed, overarching objectives written for attendees so they can leave your presentation able to:

1. Discuss insights gained around the familial effects of a child/sibling suffering from a mental illness; and,

1. Apply techniques – from prevention to tertiary intervention, with youth and their families (identified by these individuals themselves) and become re-energized and motivated about their work which can make positive impacts and save lives.

Turning Pain Into Purpose: Surviving A Son’s Depression, Addiction & Suicide

After years of trying to find help for her once joyful son and rap artist, AnneMoss’s son Charles continued to struggle with mental illness. Desperate to escape the darkness of his depression, Charles turned to heroin and died by suicide in 2015 at age 20.  This presentation is about AnneMoss’s inspiring journey to healing. By dragging an unpopular topic into the spotlight and learning to heal through helping, AnneMoss shares how a blog community came together in their shared pain and has saved lives in the most surprising and unexpected ways. Themes include hope, healing, and inspiration.

Takeaways:

• Surprisingly simple–and unconventional–ways we can save lives
• How we can effectively communicate to those who are struggling
• How to forgive oneself after a loss by suicide
• Moving forward from grief–to a life-changing, healing path

You can see the suicide prevention and mental health keynote speaker topics here.

Conference Agenda