Wellness Together Conference 2026

The Wellness Together Conference is a professional development conference, not a trade show. It is run by Wellness Together, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that embeds clinicians in schools, and the 2026 edition is the tenth annual. The subject is student and youth mental health, and the audience is the people who fund, run and staff school-based wellness programs.

The organizer describes four attendee groups: district and education leaders including superintendents, administrators and school board members; mental health providers such as counselors, social workers and school psychologists; educators and site staff, including wellness center personnel; and advocates and policymakers, including legislators and healthcare executives. Programming is keynotes, breakout workshops and networking, with a separate leadership dinner for senior attendees.

The exhibit component

There is an exhibit hall, described by the organizer as where attendees find wellness programs and resources, and sponsor and exhibitor packages are offered. This is a conference floor rather than a buying floor: the fit is curriculum and program vendors, behavioral health and teletherapy providers, assessment and screening tools, and staffing partners talking to district budget holders. Sales cycles here are procurement cycles, and the host organization’s own footprint is California-centered.

Why Wellness Together Conference matters

The 10th annual Wellness Together Conference connects education, mental health, policy, technology and healthcare around practical support for young people. The San Diego Convention Center projects attendance of 2,000, with the conference based on the south side of the third floor in Ballroom 20 and surrounding rooms.

What to expect in 2026

The program focuses on connection, practical skills and renewed purpose. Featured themes include managing student screen habits, the California Certified Wellness Coach pathway and student-athlete mental health.

Keynote speakers include Dr. Lisa Damour, Dr. Shirley N. Weber, Dr. Jean Twenge, Dr. Akilah Weber Pierson, Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs and Michael Tubbs. Their work spans psychology, government, research, education and community leadership.

The exhibit and partner opportunity

Service providers, nonprofits, education organizations, technology companies and healthcare partners can help attendees connect broad goals with usable tools. The strongest exhibits will identify the intended user, explain implementation clearly and provide material a school, district, clinic or community team can review after the conference.

For attendees

Teams should choose different session tracks, then compare what they learned at the end of each day. The Leadership Dinner after Day 2 offers an additional networking opportunity for leaders across education, mental health, policy, technology and healthcare.

A practical conference goal is to leave with one practice to test, one relationship to continue and one question that needs more research.

SHOWFLOOR.TV reporting brief

Our coverage focuses on the resources, speakers and partner experiences that help conference ideas move into classrooms, athletic programs, family support and community systems.

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Photography credits and further reading

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• 10th Annual Wellness Together Conference, San Diego Convention Center, 9 September to 11 … (allevents.in)
• 8th Annual Wellness Together Conference Highlight Reel – YouTube (youtube.com)
• 10th Annual Wellness Together Conference, Wellness Together (wellnesstogether.org)
• Fore on Wellness Together conference panel – Village News (villagenews.com)

Research last verified 2026-08-31. Organizer: Wellness Together. Dates, programs, exhibitor lists and access rules may change; use the official links above for current information.