2022 Annual Michigan Higher Education Network Conference June 17, 2022 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Keynote Speaker:

We are here to see another through: Cultivating Trauma informed & Recovery-Centered Communities

▪ Qualifies for 1.5 Specific MCBAP Education Contact Hours Yoo-Jin Kang, Senior Training & Technical Assistance Specialist, Futures Without Violence

This keynote will specifically focus on the critical need to integrate trauma-informed practices into recovery and substance misuse prevention initiatives for college and college-aged students. Students in recovery, whether from addiction, trauma, eating disorders, and more, are often treated one condition at a time. Intersectionality reminds us that students are full people living with multiple identities and intersecting strengths, challenges, and traumas, and thus, require holistic and trauma-informed paths to healing. This keynote will combine large group lectures, interactive large-group activities, and small group breakouts. Participants will leave understanding the definitions of trauma and addiction, the impact of trauma and the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery and substance misuse, as well as the overarching connections of diversity, equity, and inclusion in recovery work. Objectives: 1. Recognize the prevalence of trauma and addiction. 2. Examine the relationship and interconnections of trauma and substance misuse & addiction. 3. Recall the critical need for intersectionality when discussing trauma and recovery. 4. Learn how trauma-informed principles, recovery, and radical self-care ties into fostering diverse, equitable and inclusive communities.