From left are Carlton Hall, Gwendolyn A. Bork and Laura Stack, keynote speakers for the 2024 Hope and Healing Conference at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel in Celoron.

CELORON – The Chautauqua Substance Abuse Response Partnership coalition will host the Hope and Healing Conference, an event to help address the needs in mental health and chemical dependency county residents face, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 6 at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel in Celoron.

To register, visit HopeandHealingConference.com. Registration includes lunch, coffee, tea, and water service

Keynote speakers are:

Laura Stack, founder and CEO of Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth THC Prevention, an organization dedicated to educating communities about the dangers of high-potency THC on adolescent brain development. She will share her story as a mother and leader in substance abuse prevention, focusing on the impact of THC on youth. For more information, visit johnnysambassadors.org.

Carlton Hall, president and CEO of Carlton Hall Consulting LLC. Hall has contributed to global discussions on drug prevention at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. For more information, visit carltonhallconsulting.com.

Gwendolyn A. Bork, a Peer Recovery Coach and NYS Trainer of Trainer. President of FOCUS, a WNY Youth Addiction Prevention Coalition currently funded by the White House Office of Drug Control Policy and the CDC. The Hope and Healing Conference welcomes healthcare professionals, policymakers, educators, community members, and media representatives.