Oct 21-23, 2026

Dixie Convention Center, St. George, UT

A conference to build community, improve systems, and access to care.

This conference targets interdisciplinary participants from public and private sectors across all cultural and ethnic communities dealing with substance use and related issues. Special emphasis is placed on professionals in social work, psychology, counseling, marriage & family therapy, and nursing, as well as peers, students, and allied health workers, and those in emergency response, judiciary, education, and law enforcement.

Education & Service

To provide education, collaboration building, resource enhancements, and stigma reduction to create improvements in services and practices from prevention to intervention and recovery around substance use disorders.

Connecting Through Collaborative Networking

To familiarize participants with current policies, resources, and resource needs in an environment that facilitates interdisciplinary, collaborative networking.

Effective Tools for Meaningful Intervention

To provide and strengthen effective working tools to properly intervene in said issues on individual and system levels.

Collaborating to Fill Service Gaps

To provide a safe forum to identify system and service gaps and develop collaboratives from prevention to tertiary interventions and recovery to fill those gaps in all cultural and ethnic populations dealing with substance use issues.

Strategies for Growth and Healing

To develop strategies to promote the healthy growth and development of individuals more effectively in all developmental stages and various cultural/ethnic backgrounds who are dealing with issues of substance use, misuse, and abuse.

Interested in sponsoring the conference?

Click the button for a detailed list of sponsorship opportunities.

Headliner Partners

Grand Canyon Partners

Zion Partners

Snow Canyon Partners

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Pine Valley Peaks Partners

Kolob Terrace Partners

  • Odyssey House
  • Botvin LifeSkills
  • Youth Care
  • OCD and Anxiety Center
  • Salt Lake Behavioral
  • Liberty Addiction
  • The Eating Disorders Consultants
  • Health Choice Utah
  • Ogden Regional Medical Center
  • Substance Use First Aid
  • Brighton Recovery
  • Better Balance Psychiatry
  • Utah Trauma and Addiction Centers
  • Xenia Counseling
  • Ascent Behavioral Health
  • Behavioral Health Billing
  • Diamond Detox
  • Upper Mesa Recovery
  • High Desert Counseling
  • Rec Therapy Solutions
  • Strategy Solutions
  • Clerie AI
  • Weber State University SUDC
  • University of Utah Health Plans
  • Braeburn Rx / Brixadi
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Wasatch Crest Treatment
  • Cirque Lodge
  • USARA
  • Ignite Recovery
  • Padagis Naloxon
  • Utah Community Health Workers Association

Red Cliffs Partners (Non-Profit Partners)

  • SLCC SUDC
  • Utah Harm Reduction Coalition
  • Valley Behavioral Health
  • Mountain Valley Recovery/ White River Academy
  • Associaton for Utah Community Health
  • Association of Utah Substance Use Professionals
  • Huntsman Mental Health Institute
  • BE CLEAR Utah Youth Marijuana Prevention

Conference Hotels

Make your own lodging reservations TODAY by calling the location of your choice or reserving with the link provided. Be sure to mention you are with the UTAH FALL CONFERENCE ON SUBSTANCE USE to secure your discounted rate.

Best Western Plus Abbey Inn

(1.4 Mi) 1129 S. Bluff Street St. George, UT 84770

  • (435) 652-1234
  • $124 Double Queen or King
  • Book Now
Fairfield Inn

(0.3 Mi) 1660 So. Convention Drive St. George, UT 84790

  • (435) 673-6066
  • $159 Double Queen or King
  • Special rate expires September 19
  • Book Now
Hilton Garden Inn

St. George (400 ft) 1731 So. Convention Drive, St. George, UT 84790

  • (435) 634-4100 / 1-800-HILTONS
  • $169 Double Queen or King
  • Special rate expires September 19
  • Book Now
Holiday Inn

St. George Convention Center 1808 So. Crosby Way St. George, UT 84790

  • (435) 628-8007 / 1-888-HOLIDAY
  • $159 Double Queen or King
  • Special rate expires September 18
  • Book Now 
Hyatt Place

(0.1 Mi) 1819 South 120 East St. George, UT 84790

  • (435) 656-8686 / 800-323-7249
  • $169 Double Queen or King
  • Special rate expires September 19
  • Book Now 
TRU by Hilton

(0.8 Mi) 1251 Sunland Dr, St. George, UT 84790

  • (435) 634-7768
  • $135 Double Queen
  • Special rate expires October 1
  • Book Now 

Local Transportation

  • St. George Express (Las Vegas & Salt Lake City) (435) 652-1100
  • St. George Shuttle (Las Vegas & Salt Lake City) (435) 628-8320
  • AVIS Rent-a-Car (435) 627-2002
  • Budget Rent-a-Car (435) 673-6825
  • Enterprise (435) 634-1556
  • Hertz (435) 652-9941
  • Spin Electric Scooters
  • Zagster Bikeshare (202) 999-3924
  • Suntran Transit System (435) 673-8726
  • AAA Quality Cab (435) 656-5222 Color
  • Country Cab Company (Las Vegas & Local) (435) 705-9979
  • St. George Taxi (435) 628-8320
  • Taxi USA (435) 656-1500
  • Amoré Transport (from Las Vegas) (929) 352-6673
  • OWLS Service (Las Vegas) (435) 319-9929

Free parking is available to all conference participants all around the Dixie Center.

Please plan to arrive early to avoid traffic and ensure your preferred area.

ADA Information / Service Animals

The founders and coordinators of this conference comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require special accommodations based on the ADA, please contact Levo at rebeccahedin@levomind.com or 801-450-2613 with your requests no later than Monday, September 28th. Every judicial effort will be made to provide reasonable and equitable accommodation in an effective and timely manner.

Dining Information

Morning coffee and juice service will be provided to conference guests. Breakfast is served at most hotels and a variety of local eating establishments. Lunch and break snacks are included with conference registration as noted on the agenda.

Greater Zion restaurants offer more than menus. Locally-owned proprietors proudly serve up family recipes, regionally-inspired cuisine, and locally sourced meats and produce. Find quick-serve hot spots, stay-for-awhile fine dining, and outdoor patios with sensational views of Zion National Park and Snow Canyon cliffs.

Thank you to our sponsors! 

Headliner Partners

  • Utah Department of Health & Human Services

Grand Canyon Partners

  • Aspen Grove

Zion Partners

  • Renaissance Ranch Treatment Centers
  • Optum and United Healthcare

Snow Canyon Partners

  • Kipu
  • Threshold Billing Solutions
  • Sacred Circle Healthcare
  • Radicle Health
  • Dominion Diagnostics
  • Utah's Association of Peer Support Specialists
  • Sunwave Health
  • Opioid Response network

Pine Valley Peaks Partners

  • NAT-SU Behavioral Health
  • Operation Forgotten Heroes
  • Ketamine Therapy at Therapeutic Alternatives
  • Precision Diagnostics
  • Papilion Integrated Recovery Center
  • Phoenix Rising
  • Beechtree Diagnostics and The Health Alliance
  • Alkermes

Kolob Terrace Partners

  • Ascent Behavioral Health
  • Behavioral Health Billing
  • Better Balance Psychiatry
  • Botvin LifeSkills
  • Braeburn Rx / Brixadi
  • Brighton Recovery
  • Cirque Lodge
  • Clerie AI
  • Diamond Detox
  • Nura Institute
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Health Choice Utah
  • High Desert Counseling
  • Ignite Recovery
  • Liberty Addiction
  • OCD and Anxiety Center
  • Odyssey House
  • Ogden Regional Medical Center
  • Padagis Naloxone
  • Rec Therapy Solutions
  • Salt Lake Behavioral
  • Strategy Solutions
  • Substance Use First Aid
  • University of Utah Health Plans
  • Upper Mesa Recovery
  • USARA
  • Utah Community Health Workers Association
  • Utah Trauma and Addiction Centers
  • Wasatch Crest Treatment
  • Weber State University SUDC
  • Xenia Counseling
  • Youth Care

Red Cliffs Partners (Non-Profit Partners)

  • Association for Utah Community Health
  • Association of Utah Substance Use Professionals
  • BE CLEAR Utah Youth Marijuana Prevention
  • Huntsman Mental Health Institute
  • Mountain Valley Recovery / White River Academy
  • SLCC SUDC
  • Utah Harm Reduction Coalition
  • Valley Behavioral Health