Healing Generations: Protecting Home & Family

Join us for Healing Generations: Protecting Home & Family, presented by the Bolder Way Forward Utah Valley Coalition, GenerationAll, and the Utah Women & Leadership Project. Along with Family Haven, Saprea, and The Refuge, we’ll explore the ways individuals, families, and communities can help protect children and adults, support healthy relationships, and break cycles of harm that can affect generations. This event is for parents and families, community and faith leaders, educators, healthcare and service providers, advocates, and anyone who cares about the safety and well-being of our communities. Come learn, connect, and consider how each of us can play a role in creating stronger families and healthier communities for generations to come. Everyone is welcome.

Conference Itinerary

8:30-9:00am - Check-in and Resource Tables

9:00 - 11:40 - Session One: Protecting Our Children

Protecting our children means providing them with positive experiences and knowing how to respond to dangers. Child abuse data in Utah County is alarming. Come learn ways to protect and safeguard your children, how to respond when you or others are involved, what measures we can take as a community, online safety, and how healing is possible. Presentations by GenerationAll, Saprea, and Family Haven.

11:40-12:30 - Lunch and Resource tables

12:30 - 3:00pm - Session Two: Protecting Families

Dr. Susan Madsen will present her recent research on the roots of sexual violence in Utah, followed by training on how to respond and help someone involved in sexual assault. We will then explore the prevalence of domestic violence in Utah County and learn about signs, impacts, and support resources for survivors and their loved ones. Stories of healing and hope will emphasize the importance of everyone working to make our community safer. Presentations by The Refuge Utah.