Virtual Support Group, September – November, 2021. Group is open to youth ages 11-14 years old, living in MetroWest Massachusetts, who have siblings that struggle with mental health and behavioral health issues living in the home.[...]

Virtual Support Group, Mondays, September – December 2021, with the Aspire Program at Mass General Hospital. Open to parents and caregivers of individuals with ASD/an Asperger profile. * Weekly groups are organized with presentations, interactive[...]

Virtual Support Group, Tuesdays, September – November,  2021, with the Aspire Program at Mass General Hospital. Open to parents and caregivers of individuals with ASD/an Asperger profile. Learn how to become an effective case manager[...]

Virtual Fall 2021 class will serve Boston area, Central Mass, Northshore & All Massachusetts families: September 28rd – December 8, 2021. Free. The Massachusetts Chapter of the  National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMIMass). * NAMI[...]

Virtual Event, October 18th, 2021, 7 p.m., with the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress’s (MDSC) support group for family members who have a loved one with Down syndrome and a mental[...]

Webinar, The ADA, Addiction, and Recovery, October 18th, 2021, with Hampshire HOPE of Northhampton, MA. Join Hampshire HOPE for a full coalition meeting as they welcome the New England ADA Center for our first presentation and[...]

October 19th / 19 de octubre, 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[...]

Virtual Event, October 19, 2021, with the Massachusetts Behavioral health Partnership. Free and open to the public. Join in on a discussion about how mental health and substance use disorders affect the whole family. The [...]

Virtual Groups, October 2021, 5 p.m., or usually the every Tuesday of each month, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. * For families in the Winchendon area communities. * Do you have a plan[...]

Webinar, October 21, 2022, with the Children’s Museum in Acton. Free and open to the public. Speaker Sara Minkara is founder of  Empowerment Through Integration. * Sara will discuss her own journey in all her work. A[...]

Webinar, October 23rd, 2021, with the Federation for Children with Special Needs in Massachusetts. Suspensions & Discipline in Special Education describes: different types of disciplinary offenses the school responsibilities for discipline range of consequences for[...]

Webinar, 26 de outubro, 2021, com a Federação para Crianças com necessidades especiais em Massachusetts. Informações sobre as leis e procedimentos da educação especial. * Participe dos Cursos em Português Domingos às 5 p.m. 8/29 –[...]

October 26th / 26 de octubre, 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[...]

Webinar, October 26th, 2021, with the Special Needs Advocacy Network of Massachusetts. With Michael Gregory- This workshop will review the importance of parent participation in the IEP – laws, regulations, guidance and BSEA cases that[...]

Virtual Groups, October 2021, 5 p.m., or usually the every Tuesday of each month, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. * For families in the Winchendon area communities. * Do you have a plan[...]

Webinar, October 27th, 2021, with  Families for Depression Awareness in Waltham, MA. Free. What If I Say the Wrong Thing? Tips for Communicating When Your Loved One Is Depressed.   * When your spouse, partner, or[...]

Online November 4th, 2021. Registration will open in May 2021. This annual Family Support Training Conference offers learn from top experts in the field, meet colleagues from all over New England, earn Social Work and[...]

November 4th, 2021, with UMass Med School. Free. Sibling Support Program: A Family-Centered Mental Health Initiative is a program for caregivers and  siblings for families in Massachusetts.  * Sibling Support Program: A Family-Centered Mental Health Initiative[...]

Webinar, November 9th, 2021, with Families for Depression Awareness in Waltham, MA. Free and open to the public. Rebekah Gibbons, LICSW, will discuss how parents and caring adults can build trusting relationships that help teens feel[...]

Virtual Event, November 10, 2021, with Thrive Advocacy, Marlborough, MA. Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Presented by Thrive Support & Advocacy’s Stacey Forrest. * This virtual workshop will help you[...]

Virtual Conference & Exhibitor Fair, November 16th, 2021, 8 am – 4 pm., with the Massachusetts’ Recruitment, Training, and Support Center for Special Education Surrogate Parents. * Attendees will come away with information and resources[...]

Webinar, November 16th, 2021, with the The Northborough/Southborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council (NSPAC. No Sibling Left Behind provides an overview of the sibling experience, sibling movement, and research trends, as well as strategies and tips[...]

Webinar, November 19th, 2021, with the Special Needs Advocacy Network of Massachusetts. Session attendees will be able to clearly define dysgraphia and dyscalculia, with a specific understanding of how these terms compare with school-based classifications[...]

Webinar, November 30th, 2021, with Mass Advocates for Children, Massachusetts Families, and the Arc of Greater Haverhill – Newburyport. Part of the free Special Education Webinar Series for Massachusetts Families *  This workshop will focus[...]

Virtual Event, December 1st, 2021, with Thrive Advocacy, Marlborough, MA. Presented by Thrive Support & Advocacy’s Stacey Forrest. * Participants will learn about what sensory tools are and how they help our bodies. * Training[...]

Webinar, December 2nd, 2021, with UMass Med School. Free. Sibling Support Program: A Family-Centered Mental Health Initiative is a program for caregivers and  siblings for families in Massachusetts.  * Sibling Support Program: A Family-Centered Mental[...]

Webinar, December 14th, 2021, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. * PPal Parent Network Socials Statewide meetings are meant only for parents / caregivers / family members / family partners of children with[...]