Virtual Group, meets second and fourth Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., through February 2021, with NAMI of Lexington, MA.  For parents of teens 13-22 transitioning-to-young adults with behavioral or emotional challenges. * Facilitated by[...]

Webinar January 25th, February 1st & 8th, 2021, 11 a.m., with the Parent Professional Advocacy League. Free for Parent and Caregivers. If you have been looking for guidance understanding the IEP, or the IEP process and[...]

Webinar, January 28, 2021, 6:00 p.m, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. Free for Parent and Caregivers.  PPAL’s Statewide meetings are meant ONLY for parents/caregivers/family members/family partners of children with behavioral health needs.[...]

Webinar February 1st & 8th, 2021, 11 a.m., with the Parent Professional Advocacy League. Free for Parent and Caregivers. If you have been looking for guidance understanding the IEP, or the IEP process and how you[...]

February 2nd, 2021, 10:00 a.m., Virtual Hispanic Family Support Group Social with the Parent Professional Advocacy League in Massachusetts. Providing hope for children with mental health needs and their families through education, advocacy, outreach and[...]

Webinar, February 2nd, 2020, 7 p.m., with OCD Massachusetts. * The speaker will be Thomas Smalley. Thomas was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in high school. He now helps combat stigma and educate others about OCD[...]

Webinar, February 3rd, 2021, with SPARK Kindness of Natick, MA. Free. Parenting a middle school child can be hard. This talk will share share tools and strategies to support your middle schooler’s mental health. About[...]

Virtual Support Group, Winter 2021, the first Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m., with the the Parent Professional Advocacy League in Massachusetts –  Free. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry and UMass. This is[...]

Webinar, February 4th, 2021, 6 p.m, with the Belmont, MA, SEPAC. A representative from the Federation of Children with Special Needs will explain the rights and responsibilities of a 504 Plan, who is eligible, what it[...]

Webinar, February 5, 2021, 10:00 am, with the Special Needs Advocacy Network of MA. Developing a Safety Plan in the IEP:Connecting the Dots and Learning how to Pivot, with be presented by guest speaker Carrie Noseworthy,[...]

Webinar February 8th, 2021, 11 a.m., with the Parent Professional Advocacy League. Free for Parent and Caregivers. If you have been looking for guidance understanding the IEP, or the IEP process and how you can use[...]

Webinar, February 9th, 2021, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. Free for Parent and Caregivers. PPal will host Families for Depression Awareness of Massachusetts. * PPAL’s Statewide meetings are meant ONLY for parents/caregivers/family[...]

Webinar, February 11, 2021, 6:00 p.m., 2021, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. Free for Parent and Caregivers. PPal Parent Network Socials are a place where you can find and share resources, be[...]

Webinar, February 3, 2021, 6:00 p.m., 2021, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. Free for Parent and Caregivers. PPal Parent Network Socials are a place where you can find and share resources, be[...]

February 16th, 2021, 10:00 a.m., Virtual Hispanic Family Support Group Social with the Parent Professional Advocacy League in Massachusetts. Providing hope for children with mental health needs and their families through education, advocacy, outreach and[...]

Webinar, February 25, 2021, 6:45 pm, with the THRIVE Advocacy Program of Marlborough. This virtual workshop is for participants and their families. The workshop informs staff and parents about their special education rights from referral[...]

Webinar, February 25th, 2021, with SPARK Kindness of Natick, MA. Free. Hybrid? All remote? In the classroom? Regardless of the environment the demand on children’s executive function skills is greater than ever. * More and more independence[...]

Webinar, February 26, 2021, with the The Children’s Trust of Massachusetts. This training is for professionals who work with children, parents, caregivers, grandparents, and foster parents. * Technology is continually advancing. There are risks to[...]

Webinar, March 2nd – April 6th, 2021, 6:00-8:00 p.m., with Boston Public Schools Parent University. Monica M. Pomare and Monique Puryear will be the guest speakers. Monica M. Pomare is a family education coordinator for[...]

Virtual Support Group, Winter 2021, the first Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m., with the the Parent Professional Advocacy League in Massachusetts –  Free. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry and UMass. This is[...]

Marlborough, March 24th & 25th, 2021. The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts (BIA-MA) Conference is for brain injury survivors, caregivers, families and professionals to gather and discuss the challenges faced by the brain injury community. [...]

Virtual Support Group, Winter 2021, the first Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m., with the the Parent Professional Advocacy League in Massachusetts –  Free. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry and UMass. This is[...]

Webinar, April 6th, 2021, 7 p.m., with OCD Massachusetts.  The speaker will be Dr. Paul Cannistraro. Dr. Cannistraro, of Cambridge, Massachusetts is Psychiatrist with an expertise Pharmacological Treatment of OCD and Related Disorders. * Previously[...]

Webinar, April 6th, 2021, 6:00-8:00 p.m., with Boston Public Schools Parent University. For all families. Hear how to identify and understand common factors that contribute to their student’s mental health. * Strategies to help navigate[...]

Online, April 7th – May 12th, 2021, with the Astra Foundation in Acton, MA. In this series learn techniques that focuses on the child-parent (or caregiver) relationship as the heart of learning and development. *[...]

Virtual Conference, April 8th, 2021, with the Special Needs Advocacy Network of Massachusetts. For Parents, Special-Education Advocates, Attorneys, Administrators, Out of District Coordinators, Clinical, Therapeutic and all Related Service Providers. *  Breakout Sessions: Social Emotional Disorder –[...]

Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, April 10th, 2021. (Rescheduled from April 2020 due to Coronavirus concerns.) Morning Keynote Speaker Ellice Patterson is the founder and director of Abilities Dance, a Boston- based dance company that welcomes[...]

Virtual Support Group, Winter 2021, the first Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m., with the the Parent Professional Advocacy League in Massachusetts –  Free. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry and UMass. This is[...]

Virtual Support Group, Winter 2021, the first Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m., with the the Parent Professional Advocacy League in Massachusetts –  Free. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry and UMass. This is[...]