1st Responder Conference: Connection Saves Lives
Fri, Oct 02
|Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Int
CONNECTION SAVES LIVES: BUILDING WELLNESS PROGRAMS THAT FIRST RESPONDERS WILL ACTUALLY USE (AND AGENCY LEADERS NEED)
Time & Location
Oct 02, 2026, 8:00 AM – Oct 03, 2026, 5:00 PM
Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Int, 7640 NW Tiffany Springs Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64153, USA
About the event
Melanie and I as Speakers on Oct 2-3, in Kansas City, MO.
Presenting: CONNECTION SAVES LIVES: BUILDING WELLNESS PROGRAMS THAT FIRST RESPONDERS WILL ACTUALLY USE (AND AGENCY LEADERS NEED) Dylan Bates and Melanie Brower - Badges and Breakthroughs, "Connection Saves Lives” explores how to build practical, culturally competent wellness programs and peer support that first responders actually trust and use—while giving agency leaders clear, realistic strategies to move beyond “check-the-box” wellness and create lasting culture change.