First Responder Mental Health & Wellness Conference 2026

It was held at Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Int, 7640 NW Tiffany Springs Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64153, USA.

The organizer described the audience as first responders, families, and experts.

It suited working first responders and their families who wanted practical resilience tools from peer-endorsed sources, since the endorsements came from police and fire departments and responder-run groups such as First H.E.L.P. and Badges & Breakthroughs, and registration was billed as covering both days of presentations, meals and a networking social. Clinicians or agency administrators wanting formal research content or a large national vendor floor likely got less from a two-day regional event, although the free 4-hour #ResponderReadiness workshop on September 30 was a useful add-on for registrants.

Attendees at first responder wellness events usually wear business casual or department-branded polos and quarter-zips, with some in uniform, and comfortable clothes are the norm for a two-day hotel conference.