CIT UTAH 2026 CONFERENCE
"Partnerships Serving the Community"
APRIL 21, 2026
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
(Registration and a light breakfast start at 8:15)
Salt Lake Community College Conference Center
Miller Campus
9750 S. 300 W., Sandy, UT 84070
Cost: $40
(includes lunch)
Join us for this year's conference!
This year's CIT Utah Conference brings together law enforcement, behavioral health, people with lived experience, family members, and advocates, community leaders and government entities to learn and discuss the crisis response services in Utah.
Attendance at this conference can be used for POST in-service training hours and CIT Utah continuing education requirements, as well as 4.5 CEU's (4 Suicide Hours; 0.5 Ethics Hours) and continuing education for certified peer support specialists
Presentations:
- "Managing our own Mental Health at Work and at Home." B. Todd Thatcher, DO, FASAM. Chief Medical Officer and VP of Medical Services, Valley Behavioral Health
- "Family Experience with CIT." Judy Hall, MSW
- "Building Effective Crisis Response Systems." Todd Soutor, PhD, Director of Intensive Services, Davis Behavioral Health; Lieutenant Travis Lyman, Layton City Police Department; Detective Blake Whitehead, Mental Health Unit, Clearfield Police Department
- "CIT: A Law Enforcement Necessity." Chief Darin Adams, RN, MPA, Cedar City Police Department
- "Establishing Effective Collaboration Between Mental Health and Law Enforcement Partners." Kerry Kennedy, PhD, MBA, LCSW, Department Chair of the Department of Social Work and Gerontology, Weber State University
- "Adult Probation & Parole - A Resource in Crisis and Mental Health Recovery." Sergeant Chris Roberts, Utah Department of Corrections, Adult Probation and Parole
* Please contact us at citutahD@cit-utah.com if you are in need of a fee waiver.