Connection over Addiction: The LifelineThat Prevents Suicide
Faith Leaders Suicide Prevention Summit
Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 8:00 AM MT - 3:00 PM MT
Embedded Files
Only the General Session room is being streamed this year.
Keynote Conversation with
Keynote Conversation with
Christena Huntsman Durham, CEO, Huntsman Mental Health Foundation
Christena Huntsman Durham, CEO, Huntsman Mental Health Foundation
Schedule
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Networking
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Interfaith Prayers
Pastor Isaiah Del Pilar and Zeyneb Kariparduc
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Conversations: Connection over Addiction
Christena Huntsman Durham, CEO, Huntsman Mental Health Foundation
Brett Graham, President, Huntsman Mental Health Institute
Steve Eliason, Senior Director of Behavioral Health Policy, Huntsman Mental Health Institute
Paul Carlson, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Huntsman Mental Health Institute
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Will to Live: Spiritual Practices as a Protective Factor against Substance Misuse and Suicide
Chaplain Jared Anderson, MA, MDiv, BCC
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Faith Leader Lived Experience Panel
Moderator: Pastor Jamie White
Pastor Kirk Probasco
Rev. Cindy Solomon-Klebba
Chaplain Matt Ferguson
Pastor Isaiah Del Pilar
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch and Musical Number by Brass Quintet
Interfaith Prayer
Kevin Cummings, Catholic Diocese
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Breakout Session -
Grief Literacy after a suicide and/or opioid death (Not Streamed):
Laura Bradbury, LCSW, PhD, Caring Connections
Sexual Addiction (Streamed):
Melissa Hackett, UCAP and Dan Gray, LCSW
Madi Davis
2:00 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.
Today's Emerging Addictions: A closer look at sports betting, AI companions, gaming, social media, porn, and more
Dave White, CMHC
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Endnote Homily
Pastor Kirk Probasco
Musical Number Plowshare Prayer,
Dave and Chase White
Interfaith Prayer
John Cook
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