Rural Wellness Conference on Suicide Prevention and Mental Health

I was invited to attend this event by Verna Toenyan, who is a leader in Long Prairie, and I'm so glad I did! It's the 5th Annual Rural Wellness Conference sponsored by Wellness in the Woods with the theme as 'The Power In You'.

I met a wonderful couple who were also attending and volunteered to give me and a neighbor a ride to Motley, which is about 45 minutes northeast.

It was an interesting and informative day we spent together: a silent auction, keynote speakers, door prizes (I won 2, yay!), breakout sessions, including the suicide prevention program QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) which we attended. And we are now Certified QPR Gatekeepers :)

The conference featured The Iron Jen as the keynote speaker, and Bert Brandt who shared his journey of recovery from drug and alcohol abuse and suicide...

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