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Save the date: Native youth and healing symposium Sept. 16 and 17

Published on August 21, 2025

The Native Center for Behavioral Health is hosting an upcoming symposium focused on inter-generational healing, culturally grounded interventions, and trauma-informed leadership. This FREE two-day event focuses on what has been sacred all along: the strength, wisdom, and resilience of Native communities. Join us in a space of truth-telling, renewal, and collective power that emphasizes healing pathways rooted in tradition, heritage, and connection.

Restoring the Sacred: A Native Youth and Healing Symposium

Tuesday, Sept. 16, and Wednesday, Sept. 17

Drury Inn and Suites, Coralville, IA

Who should attend:
• Behavioral, public, tribal/urban Indian, and community health students and professionals
• Pre-K, K-12 and post-secondary faculty, staff, and support personnel
• Community members

A full agenda and online attendance options will be available soon. There is no cost to attend.

Contact Rachel Mercado (rachel-mercado@uiowa.edu) for more information.