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Peer Support

Education Session C

C15 - Lights, Camera, Recovery: Nontraditional Approaches to Mental Health

Monday, April 27, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
Location: Bluebird 2A
NASW CCB NBCC
Experience Peer Support through the art of filmmaking. We don't just tell stories, we show them!

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore how non-traditional interventions such as Peer Support and Recovery Reelz foster mental health growth through creativity, storytelling, and lived experience.
  • Discuss the unique benefits organizations can gain by integrating peer support and creative media programs into their mental health and recovery services.
  • Demonstrate practical strategies for applying non-traditional approaches within diverse organizational settings to promote empowerment, connection, and resilience.
Disclosure(s):
Jeff DeAvila, BS: No financial relationships to disclose
April Lopez, MS: No financial relationships to disclose
Kaitlyn Moran, PSS: No financial relationships to disclose
Jeremy Pappenfus, PSS: No financial relationships to disclose

    Breakout Presenter(s)

  • Jeff DeAvila, BS

    Director of Community Rescources
    Recovery Empowerment Network
    Phoenix, Arizona

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • April Lopez, MS

    CEO
    Recovery Empowerment Network
    Phoenix, Arizona

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    Slides

  • Kaitlyn Moran, PSS

    Chief Operations Officer
    Recovery Empowerment Network
    Phoenix, Arizona

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Jeremy Pappenfus, PSS

    Youth Outreach Specialist
    Recovery Empowerment Network
    Phoenix, Arizona

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose