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X-WR-CALDESC:Join us for the 2025 NJJA Annual Conference \nBe The Light!\n
\n\nWHEN - May 7-8\, 2025\n\nWHERE - Younes Conference Cente
r Kearney\, NE\n\nWHO SHOULD ATTEND - The NJJA conference provides
an opportunity for anyone working with youth exhibiting at-risk behaviors
to learn from and network with professionals across prevention\, education
\, juvenile justice\, and treatment systems.\n\nCEU’s are pending for LMHP
s/Social Workers\, criminogenic hours\, and CLE’s for attorneys.\n\nHOT
EL INFORMATION - CONFERENCE RATE ($124.95)\n\nFairfield - # (308) 236-
4200 | LaQuinta - # (308) 237-4400 | Comfort Inn - # (308) 251-2722\n\n\n<
b>KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:\n\nNathan Harmon - founder and keynote moti
vational mental health speaker of Your Life Speaks. He is widely recognize
d as one of the top school speakers in the nation from 2017-current. Natha
n brings a unique perspective & determination of overcoming many hardships
& adversities from his past. Through those hardships\, Nathan transformed
his life from the inside-out.. He is dedicated to empower others that the
y can do the same. Nathan’s message changes lives. He gives people the too
ls to create new character traits. He helps people build resilience\, and
perseverance… needed in this present world. His message develops healthy a
ttitudes leading to building healthy relationships \, overcoming challenge
s and developing confidence\, but most importantly hope! Nathan lives by h
is belief: “I would rather see you confront\, fight and fail\, then for yo
u just to settle for the comfort of remaining the same.” ” His desire is t
o see every person recognize their given potential to build inner strength
\, discover their why and true purpose in life.\n\nIn 2019\, Nathan was as
ked to be the leading voice in a raw and intimate global documentary calle
d Connected the Dots. This heart-felt poignant documentary showcases stori
es of lived experiences of youth from a global perspective. Nathan has als
o been a guest on various radio\, tv and social media outlets\, interviewe
d for numerous magazines and newspaper articles He travels from coast to c
oast with his wife and three children.\n\nStephen Hill - founder of
Speak Sobriety\, young person in recovery\, bestselling author\, recovery
coach\, and a defense attorney—is a renowned national speaker on substanc
e use prevention & mental health with a truly inspiring comeback story tha
t everyone must hear.\n\nHe has presented in front of thousands of people
for over 900 schools\, drug free community coalitions\, and organizations
across the country\, sharing his cautionary tale of addiction to recovery
and beyond.\n\nBut before Stephen had these accolades attached to his name
\, his reputation was filled with negative stigmas—junky\, dropout\, felon
\, failure. A once promising student-athlete barely graduated high school\
, dropped out of numerous colleges\, was arrested several times\, misused
deadly amounts of drugs for over a decade\, was in and out of countless tr
eatment programs\, lost his friends\, and cost his family tremendous emoti
onal and financial hardship.\n\nJust when it seemed like there was no hope
for Stephen\, he finally began his journey from drug & alcohol addiction
to recovery when he entered an extended care treatment program on Septembe
r 30\, 2012. After 180 days in treatment when Stephen was able to start th
inking clearly\, he made a choice to give himself a real second chance at
life. Through inner strength\, patience\, hard work\, and support from oth
ers\, Stephen turned his mess into a message by using both his positive an
d negative life experiences to live out a meaningful and intentional life.
\n\nToday\, Stephen teaches people to be resilient by not only maximizing
their strengths but also taking what most people perceive as a weakness or
negative experience and turning it into a life lesson for personal growth
.\n\nThis shift in thinking is how Stephen overcame a severe substance use
disorder\, began working in the field of addiction prevention and treatme
nt\, started his own speaking and coaching company\, received his bachelor
’s with honors in Criminal Justice\, earn his Juris Doctorate from Brookly
n Law School\, passed the bar exam\, and published his memoir A Journey to
Recovery—a #1 New Release on Amazon.\n\nStephen now works with Guardian R
ecovery—a leading treatment program for substance use and mental health di
sorders—to improve programming and outcomes\, especially for adolescents.
With his background as a youth motivational speaker\, Stephen will expand
community outreach and help provide critical resources to families in need
\, supporting Guardian’s mission to empower young people and strengthen co
mmunity resilience.\n\nStephen now lives a meaningful life with his family
and friends. Some of the personal experiences that Stephen shares are dif
ficult for him to talk about\, but he knows it’s worth it if his story hel
ps just one person every time he speaks.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2025 NJJA Annual Conference \nBe The Light!\n\n
\nWHEN - May 7-8\, 2025\n\nWHERE - Younes Conference Center
Kearney\, NE\n\nWHO SHOULD ATTEND - The NJJA conference provides an
opportunity for anyone working with youth exhibiting at-risk behaviors to
learn from and network with professionals across prevention\, education\,
juvenile justice\, and treatment systems.\n\nCEU’s are pending for LMHPs/
Social Workers\, criminogenic hours\, and CLE’s for attorneys.\n\nHOTEL
INFORMATION - CONFERENCE RATE ($124.95)\n\nFairfield - # (308) 236-42
00 | LaQuinta - # (308) 237-4400 | Comfort Inn - # (308) 251-2722\n\n\n
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:\n\nNathan Harmon - founder and keynote motiva
tional mental health speaker of Your Life Speaks. He is widely recognized
as one of the top school speakers in the nation from 2017-current. Nathan
brings a unique perspective & determination of overcoming many hardships &
adversities from his past. Through those hardships\, Nathan transformed h
is life from the inside-out.. He is dedicated to empower others that they
can do the same. Nathan’s message changes lives. He gives people the tools
to create new character traits. He helps people build resilience\, and pe
rseverance… needed in this present world. His message develops healthy att
itudes leading to building healthy relationships \, overcoming challenges
and developing confidence\, but most importantly hope! Nathan lives by his
belief: “I would rather see you confront\, fight and fail\, then for you
just to settle for the comfort of remaining the same.” ” His desire is to
see every person recognize their given potential to build inner strength\,
discover their why and true purpose in life.\n\nIn 2019\, Nathan was aske
d to be the leading voice in a raw and intimate global documentary called
Connected the Dots. This heart-felt poignant documentary showcases stories
of lived experiences of youth from a global perspective. Nathan has also
been a guest on various radio\, tv and social media outlets\, interviewed
for numerous magazines and newspaper articles He travels from coast to coa
st with his wife and three children.\n\nStephen Hill - founder of S
peak Sobriety\, young person in recovery\, bestselling author\, recovery c
oach\, and a defense attorney—is a renowned national speaker on substance
use prevention & mental health with a truly inspiring comeback story that
everyone must hear.\n\nHe has presented in front of thousands of people fo
r over 900 schools\, drug free community coalitions\, and organizations ac
ross the country\, sharing his cautionary tale of addiction to recovery an
d beyond.\n\nBut before Stephen had these accolades attached to his name\,
his reputation was filled with negative stigmas—junky\, dropout\, felon\,
failure. A once promising student-athlete barely graduated high school\,
dropped out of numerous colleges\, was arrested several times\, misused de
adly amounts of drugs for over a decade\, was in and out of countless trea
tment programs\, lost his friends\, and cost his family tremendous emotion
al and financial hardship.\n\nJust when it seemed like there was no hope f
or Stephen\, he finally began his journey from drug & alcohol addiction to
recovery when he entered an extended care treatment program on September
30\, 2012. After 180 days in treatment when Stephen was able to start thin
king clearly\, he made a choice to give himself a real second chance at li
fe. Through inner strength\, patience\, hard work\, and support from other
s\, Stephen turned his mess into a message by using both his positive and
negative life experiences to live out a meaningful and intentional life.\n
\nToday\, Stephen teaches people to be resilient by not only maximizing th
eir strengths but also taking what most people perceive as a weakness or n
egative experience and turning it into a life lesson for personal growth.
\n\nThis shift in thinking is how Stephen overcame a severe substance use
disorder\, began working in the field of addiction prevention and treatmen
t\, started his own speaking and coaching company\, received his bachelor’
s with honors in Criminal Justice\, earn his Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn
Law School\, passed the bar exam\, and published his memoir A Journey to
Recovery—a #1 New Release on Amazon.\n\nStephen now works with Guardian Re
covery—a leading treatment program for substance use and mental health dis
orders—to improve programming and outcomes\, especially for adolescents. W
ith his background as a youth motivational speaker\, Stephen will expand c
ommunity outreach and help provide critical resources to families in need\
, supporting Guardian’s mission to empower young people and strengthen com
munity resilience.\n\nStephen now lives a meaningful life with his family
and friends. Some of the personal experiences that Stephen shares are diff
icult for him to talk about\, but he knows it’s worth it if his story help
s just one person every time he speaks.
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LOCATION:Younes Conference Center / Kearney\, NE
SUMMARY:2025 CONFERENCE
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