2026 SE Minnesota Community Mental Health and Wellness Conference

Free conference on adult mental health for community members (providers welcome). Gain insights, local resources & support for well-being.

We welcome all people to attend the Southeastern MN conference on Adult mental health and wellbeing. This conference is a collaborative effort to raise awareness, provide education, and reduce the stigma of mental illness in all segments of the Southeastern MN region. With generous support from Southeastern MN Adult Mental Health Initiative, the conference is free and open to everyone.

We all find ourselves on the continuum of mental health and wellness. This conference is an opportunity to come together and learn about how we can be resilient and support one another.

This year's event is titled "Breaking the silence, building strength".

Our speakers will include:

Chris Hawkeye: Keynote: Fighting the darkness by sharing your light

Jeni Kolstad (LGBTQ+): Affirmation as Intervention: The Minority Stress Model in Practice

Ted Matthews- Weathering Life's Pressures: Practical Tools for Stress, Support and Hope in Rural and Regional Communities

Dual Diagnosis Panel - Healing Together: A Conversation on Co‑Occurring Conditions (Karen Tracy, Tori Utley- Krueger and Steve Coddington with Spencer Pfiefer to facilitate)

Toby Anderson: NARCAN training

Jeanne Dill-Svobodny:Living with panic disorder

Sierra Grandy: Mental Health Recovery: Leading from Lived Experience

Amy Haley: Reiki – Limited free sessions that you can sign up for at the event!

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Host or Publisher Southeast MN Mental Health Collaborative