Helping improve mental health supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Mental Health & You: Bridging Mind & Body
A Free Mental Health & Self-Advocacy Workshop
Join us for a day of interactive workshops focused on mental wellness, self-advocacy, and practical skills to support well-being for self-advocates, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), and disability service providers.
What to expect:
- Skill-building workshops and activities
- Mental health and wellness strategies
- Self-advocacy training
- Community resources and connections
- Lunch provided
Workshop Time & Place
Friday, August 28, 2026
9am - 3pm
USU Salt Lake Center
920 W Levoy Drive, Taylorsville, UT 84123
For questions or concerns, contact Rachel Byers (rachel.byers@usu.edu).
View the event flyer PDF.
Project Overview
The Utah Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (MHIDD) Training Initiative is a five-year grant funded by the Administration on Community Living (ACL). The funding program’s goal is to improve services and supports for people with co-occurring intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health concerns, including services and supports that are more culturally competent, person-centered, affordable, and integrated that allow them to remain in the community.
This project began in 2021 and concludes in 2026. The project consists of three phases:
1) A statewide Landscape Analysis
2) Development of an Action Plan to address training needs
3) Implementation of the training plan to improve competencies
Funder: Administration for Community Living Principal Investigator: Rachel Byers, MPH Co-Investigators: Ty B. Aller, PhD, LMFT; Matthew Wappett, PhD Project Term: 2021-2026 Project Amount: $500,000
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