MISSOURI CHILDREN'S TRAUMA NETWORK
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SAVE THE DATES | April 7-8, 2026
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Exhibitor Registration
The Missouri Children’s Trauma Network invites you to join us as a sponsor at the 2026 training summit on April 7-8 at the Holiday Inn & Expo Center in Columbia, MO.
This is an important opportunity to showcase your organization to Missouri personnel from community mental health centers, child advocacy centers, child welfare agencies, schools, etc. The conference hosts over 800 attendees, and we are confident that you will find this conference a good investment of your time and resources. To learn more about the Missouri Children’s Trauma Network, visit us online at www.moctn.com.
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2026 SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS
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Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and the author of Trauma Stewardship and The Age of Overwhelm. A pioneer in the field of trauma exposure, she coined the term trauma stewardship to describe a sustainable, justice-rooted approach to caring for ourselves while caring for others.
For nearly 40 years, Laura has helped others navigate overwhelm, crisis, and trauma. Her early years in activism and direct service work led to a personal reckoning with the cumulative toll of witnessing suffering. That experience sparked a lifelong inquiry into how people and systems can remain engaged without losing themselves or causing harm. She has become a widely respected expert, voice, and guide at the forefront of the growing, global movement for trauma stewardship.
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Dr. Christina Bethell
Christina Bethell is a professor at Johns Hopkins University in the Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine where she advances a new science of thriving to promote the early and lifelong health of children and families.
Dr. Bethell is the founding director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative which, since 1996, has developed and advanced to national, state, and local use an array of standardized child and family health and system performance measures, including measures on family centered care, care coordination, developmental screening, adverse childhood experiences, positive childhood experiences, family resilience and connection, child flourishing, and an integrated Whole Child Risk Index.
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Kim Karr
For over a decade, she has dedicated her life to empowering students, educators, and communities to navigate and thrive in today’s digital world. As the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Digital4Good + #ICANHELP, she’s had the privilege of helping millions of people develop the skills they need to create safer, kinder online spaces.
Her journey started with a passion for education and student leadership, and it’s led her to train students, parents, teachers, and even law enforcement on how to combat cyberbullying, foster digital literacy, and take on emerging online threats. Through keynotes, workshops, and curriculum-based training, she has been able to inspire others to lead with positivity and purpose in the digital space.