Programs & Resources
Mental Health Events & Programs in Massachusetts
Sep 7 – Oct 12 all-day
12:00 am
Lincoln, MA, September 7th – October 12th, 2018. Pony Partners is an equine-facilitated learning group for 8-10 year old girls. It is appropriate for able-bodied girls who have a love of animals and are struggling socially,[...]
Sep 10 – Oct 1 all-day
12:00 am
Quincy Family Resource Center , September 10th – October 1st, 2018. CPS is an evidence-based approach to managing challenging behavior that promotes the understanding that challenging kids lack the skill – not the will – to[...]
Sep 17 – Oct 29 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, September 17 – October 29, 2018. For ages 8 – 10 that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and[...]
Sep 18 – Oct 30 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, September 18th – October 30th, 2018. For ages 11+ that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and relationship skills,[...]
Sep 25 all-day
12:00 am
Natick, September 25th, 2018. Free. For policymakers, housing service providers, developers, behavioral health providers, accountable care organizations, consumer and family advocacy organizations, think tanks and policy research organizations, and philanthropic partners working together for change. * People[...]
Sep 25 – Nov 13 all-day
12:00 am
Salem, September 25th – November 13th, 2018. Parenting Teenagers Today is an Educational Workshop for Systematic Training for Effective Parenting led Led by Cindy Veatch, LICSW Child and Family Therapist. If you find your child to be[...]
Oct 1 all-day
12:00 am
Wayside Youth and Family Services in Lowell, October 1st, 2018. Resource tables and light refreshments will be available before a panel with representatives from the Lowell Police Department, Lowell Public Schools, the NFI Family Resource Center,[...]
Oct 2 all-day
12:00 am
Winchester High School Auditorium, October 2nd, 2018. Free and open to the public. Anxiety expert Lynn Lyons, who is also co-author of “Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents, 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle Lynn will[...]
Oct 2 all-day
12:00 am
West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School, October 2nd, 2018. Is homework a source of frustration–for your child, and for you? Does your child’s learning difference or disability make you feel you should be “doing more” for them at[...]
Oct 4 – Oct 5 all-day
12:00 am
Norwood, MA, October 4th & 5th, 2018. For those involved in trying too effectively meet the needs of youths with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. This conference is about how to start moving things in the[...]
Oct 10 – Nov 14 all-day
12:00 am
Salem, October 10th – November 14th, 2018. “Empower” Yoga is for girls ages 13-18. Help teens learn to cope with anxiety and stress through movement and meditation. Yoga teaches teens the skills they need in a fun[...]
Oct 11 – Nov 15 all-day
12:00 am
Salem, October 11th – November 15th, 2018. Support group for teens 13-18 who have mental health challenges including Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Self harm, Eating disorders, etc. The areas of focus will be to help youth address[...]
Oct 12 all-day
12:00 am
Harvard Medical School in Boston, October 12th, 2018. Language Connections to Reading is for teachers, practitioners and parents to help them learn to identify, understand, and provide evidence-based teaching for students who have dyslexia and dyscalculia. * Learn the[...]
Oct 12 all-day
12:00 am
Worcester Recovery Center & Hospital (WRCH), October 12th, 2018. The Department of Mental Health’s WRCH Annual Deaf Symposium: Legal and Forensic Issues in Deaf Mental Health Care will feature Keynote speaker Brian Hartman, PsyD, and Presenters:[...]
12:00 am
Goodnow Library, Sudbury, October 15th, 2018. The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Special Education Parent Advisory Council presents *Strategies for Reducing Academic Stress and Creating Successful Students. Strategies: to help your child get “unstuck” when he/she has trouble initiating tasks,[...]
Oct 16 – Oct 17 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, October 16th, 2018. Learn the signs of bullying and how it can affect your child’s wellbeing and what to do if your child is being bullied or is bullying others. Presented by Gene Beresin, MD,[...]
Oct 17 all-day
12:00 am
Danvers, October 17th, 2018. Free. An interactive evening where participants will explore the positives dyslexia has to offer. Presneter Gibby Booth Jasper will tell her personal dyslexic story and explain how she went from being embarrassed by and[...]
Oct 17 all-day
12:00 am
Natick, October 17th, 2018. Free and open to the public. Navigating the Schools Years: Understanding Learning, Social, and Executive Functioning Challenges from Kindergarten through Adulthood. is a lifespan perspective focusing on how the same issue looks very different[...]
12:00 am
Lexington, October 18th, 2018. The Research Institute for Learning and Development’s conference is for teachers, learning specialists, administrators and for the first time, parents, who are committed to supporting student success through the understanding of the[...]
Oct 20 all-day
12:00 am
October 20th, 201. This is the Massachusetts chapter of the National Alliance of Mental Illness’s (NAMI) annual convention for families and those with lived mental health experience. Dr. Ken Duckworth will present the keynote entitled Dream[...]
Oct 25 all-day
12:00 am
Westwood, October 25th, 2018. Family Support & Family Autism Center at The Arc of South Norfolk’s IEP Clinic is offering appointments for an Individual Consultation for Your Child’s IEP. This will be a 50-minute appointment with an Educational[...]
Oct 25 all-day
12:00 am
Needham, October 25th, 2018. Free. “Stop Telling Me What to Do!!” Helping Kids with ADHD with Less Yelling and More Cooperation, will feature Sharon Saline, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist and Author. * Tired of struggling with your child or[...]
12:00 am
East Providence, RI, October 27th, 2018. Children with learning, sensory and attention difficulties struggle to follow directions and focus. This intermediate level presentation will provide the foundation for using exercise, mindfulness, movement and sensory strategies, to help children[...]
Nov 1 – Nov 15 all-day
12:00 am
Salem, November 1st -15th, 2018. An education support group for teens to talk about all issues of depression without judgement. For middle school and high school students – support the middle or high school student in your[...]
Nov 5 – Dec 17 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, November 5th – December 17, 2018. For ages 8 – 10 that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and[...]
Nov 5 all-day
12:00 am
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s offices, Malden, MA, November 5th, 2018. The Massachusetts Bureau of Special Education Appeals will hold a a public comment period to solicit input on proposed changes to BSEA Hearing[...]
Nov 6 – Dec 18 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, November 6th – December 18th, 2018. For ages 11+ that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and relationship skills,[...]
Nov 8 all-day
12:00 am
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, November 8th, 2018. Learn more about causes, strategies, and treatments for all types of anxiety, The speaker will be Lauren Palmaccio, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has worked for over a[...]
Nov 10 all-day
12:00 am
Bridgewater, November 10th, 2018. A Voice at the Table:Understanding & Improving Your Child’s IEP is designed by parents for parents. It will include an introduction titled We’re Special Needs Parents, Too, with Jon Cash, Assistant Professor of Special[...]
Nov 16 all-day
12:00 am
Marlborough, MA, November 16th, 2018. This event provides professional development and dissemination of research to practice innovations. Supporting Students with Mental Health Issues in Schools will be the keynote address presented by Alex Truesdell, founder of Adaptive Design,[...]
Jan 7 – Feb 25 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, January 7th – February 25th, 2019. For ages 8 – 10 that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and[...]
Jan 8 – Feb 26 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, January 8th – February 26th, 2019. For ages 11+ that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and relationship skills,[...]
Jan 16 – Jan 17 all-day
12:00 am
Northshore Education Consortium in Beverly, January 16 & 17th, 2018. For anyone who works with or simply has contact with adolescents and wants to increase their knowledge of mental health in this age group. * Not intended[...]
12:00 am
Plymouth, January 22nd, 2019. For parents and educators. Executive function is an umbrella term used to describe a set of cognitive processes that are necessary for emotional and behavioral control. Learn how executive functioning skills play a[...]
Jan 29 all-day
12:00 am
Goodnow Library, Sudbury, January 29th, 2018. The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Special Education Parent Advisory Council presents *The Impact of Anxiety and Depression on Learning. Cognitive dysfunction is believed to have a strong correlation with mental health[...]
Mar 12 – Apr 23 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, March 12th – April 23rd, 2019. For ages 11+ that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and relationship skills,[...]
Apr 12 – Apr 13 all-day
12:00 am
Boston, April 12th, 2019. Free to the public, fees required for those working on credits. The Bridging the Divide: Mental Health and Cancer Care symposium is designed to raise awareness about disparities in cancer care for[...]
Apr 22 – Jun 10 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, March 11th – April 27th, 2019. For ages 8 – 10 that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and[...]
Apr 29 – Jun 10 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, April 29th – June 10th, 2019. For ages 8 – 10 that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and[...]
Apr 30 – Jun 11 all-day
12:00 am
Westford, MA, April 30th – June 11th, 2019. For ages 11+ that would benefit from working with nature while learning and practicing healthy coping skills to reduce stress and anxiety, develop social and relationship skills,[...]
