Texas Events
NAMI Family Support Group
A free 90-minute support group for family, partners, friends and significant others of a loved one with a mental health condition.
NAMI Family Support Group aims to help you:
- Understand and gather insight from other’s experiences
- Help you know that you are not alone in this
- Share success stories and gather the knowledge of other success stories
- Be more heard and connected with individuals that endure similar struggles
NAMI Family Support Groups are facilitated by family members who have a loved one with a mental health condition. You are not obligated to share during this meeting.
Virtual | Wednesdays | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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Start with Hello Program
The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) is partnering with Sandy Hook Promise to bring Start with Hello, one of Sandy Hook Promise’s no-cost Know the Signs programs which teaches students to be more socially inclusive and connected to each other. With activities and curricula available for all ages, students are empowered to end social isolation in three easy steps which include: see someone alone, reach out and help, and start with hello. The training is 2.5 hours and will consist of a wide range of activities and resources to ensure training integration within the school culture, supported by student-led SAVE Promise Clubs.
Virtual | July 9th | 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
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Texas School Safety Center Bullying and Cyberbullying Training
The Texas School Safety Center, in collaboration with Safer Schools Together, is hosting a no cost, 7-hour Bullying and Cyberbullying training.
Preventing bullying and mitigating its impact begins with a strong understanding of the legal landscape of Texas bullying laws. This virtual training will walk participants through all Texas bullying and cyberbullying laws, including behaviors that may apply to suspected bullying situations, such as assault, harassment, hazing, stalking, sextortion, dating violence, and related federal laws. Participants will explore Texas mandated expectations for campus staff, rights of victims and parents, related penal code, and determining when behaviors go beyond student discipline and into criminal behavior. Participants will also learn about how bullying manifests on and off campus and how to plan and respond with actionable strategies. This training is open to public ISDs, open-enrollment charter schools, junior colleges, school-based law enforcement, and state agencies that support Texas schools.
Virtual | July 11th | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Virtual | August 1st | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
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Trauma Informed Care Workshop for Educators (Secondary)
The Trauma-Informed Care Workshop for Educators focuses on providing an overview of trauma, and its impact on student behaviors in the secondary (6-12) classroom. Attendees will learn about the role of mental health in daily functioning, how trauma impacts the brain, the importance of unrecognized executive function deficits, and the role neuro diverse complexities play in student behavior. Throughout the workshop, participants will be provided with concrete strategies that can be implemented in a school and/or classroom setting to support all learners through a trauma informed lens. This training is open to public ISDs, open-enrollment charter schools, junior colleges, school-based law enforcement, and state agencies that support Texas schools.
Virtual | July 18th | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Texas Society of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (TSCAP) Annual Convention & Scientific Program
The 2024 TSCAP Annual Convention at Kalahari Resort in Round Rock, Texas is July 19th – July 21st. The theme of this year’s conference is “Bridging the Divide: Improving the Integration of Psychiatry and Neurology.” Make plans to meet colleagues, have fun at the water park, and listen to excellent panelists. The CME Scientific Program will be held on Saturday and Sunday for a total of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Round Rock, TX | July 19th – July 21st
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NAMI Basics Teacher Online Training (July 2024)
NAMI Basics is a free, six-session program designed for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties. NAMI Basics helps parents and other family caregivers of children to understand the illnesses that are causing those behavioral difficulties, and the critical role families play in the treatment of those illnesses. The program is taught by trained teachers who are also the parents or family caregivers of individuals who experienced emotional or behavioral difficulties prior to age 13.
Apply for this training by Monday, July 8th.
Virtual | July 26th – July 28th
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“Anxiety” Webinar by Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
Join the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium for this no-cost virtual webinar. With this webinar, you’ll become familiar with the symptoms, epidemiology, risk factors, comorbidities, and natural course of the most
prevalent anxiety disorders in youth. You’ll also learn principles of treatment and how to manage these problems in the primary care setting for specific age groups (pre-school, elementary and middle schoolers, and adolescents).
Virtual | July 30th | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
National Events
Supervising Peer Recovery Support Professionals
This 90-minute webinar by Northwest MHTTC aims to equip professionals in the mental health and addiction field with the skills needed to effectively supervise and support peer support specialists and other lived-experience professionals in behavioral health settings. Through this webinar, you will gain insights into the complexities and unique challenges that may arise when supervising recovery support professionals and how best to support them in the peer role.
July 1st | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
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Peer Specialist and Family Partner Networking
Region 6 Peer Specialists and Family Partners are invited to this no-cost virtual monthly networking meeting hosted by South Southwest MHTTC where you will have the opportunity to collaborate in a supportive, mentoring environment. The goal is to provide a space for resource sharing, support around ways to be most effective when working with clients, options for self-care strategies, and more!
July 5th | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
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Healing & Power in Peer Support
The South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) invites peer specialists from across Region 6 to apply for the Healing & Power in Peer Support training. Studies have shown that most people will experience trauma at least once in their lifetimes. In order to be effective, peer specialists should have an embodied understanding of trauma and healing. The Healing & Power in Peer Support training was developed to train peer supporters on the concepts of power and healing-centered practice, and how those concepts impact peer support. This three-day training provides participants with a foundation for how power shows up in peer support relationships, how Healing-Centered Engagement principles can foster healing relationships and “power with,” and how peer specialists can integrate healing-centered principles into their practice of supporting others and themselves.
July 8th – 10th | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Youth Self Assessment Tool Listening Session 2
Calling all practicing Youth Peers across the country from diverse locations and organizations! New England MHTTC wants to hear from you about a crucial tool for youth peer support specialists: the self-assessment tool. Join them in this important conversation and contribute to the growth and effectiveness of youth peer support practice. You will be provided a stipend for participation.
July 17th | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Cultural Context: Bridging Generational Gaps in BIPOC Mental Health
July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month! Join Mental Health America for a discussion on the generational differences BIPOC communities experience when talking about and caring for their mental health. This session will provide a safe space to explore strategies for bridging these gaps, and offer practical advice on initiating conversations, seeking support, and embracing culturally relevant approaches to mental well-being.
July 18th | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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Practical Parenting Strategies
When faced with challenges like homework, screen time, food choices, and bedtime, it is helpful for parents to have a plan to address them with consistency. Children who have experienced trauma often respond with reactivity instead of receptivity. Nevertheless, caregivers can foster their children’s ability to be open and curious about the world despite its frustrations and challenges. This is done by specific strategies that initiate the thinking part of the brain, inviting exploration and chance-taking. This class outlines practical parenting strategies to help navigate common situations in the home.
July 30th | 9:45 am – 11:20 am
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Provider Plática Learning Collaborative: Supporting the Training Needs of Practitioners of Spanish Language Mental Health Services / Colaboración de Aprendizaje para una Plática entre Profesionales
In response to many requests for a bilingual space for mental health providers, the National Training & Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) and the Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) projects are jointly holding this Provider Platica program, a monthly collaborative space for peer learning and resourcing. Led by two bilingual facilitators, this series is available from January through August of 2024, and provides the opportunity for members of the mental health workforce to share common challenges and experiences when providing services to Spanish-speaking communities with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) as well as high-quality resources and innovative solutions. All levels of Spanish language proficiency and comfort are welcome – this is an inclusive, bilingual space. ¡Bienvenidos a todos/as/es!
July 30th | 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
At Your Own Pace Trainings
NTTAC’s Fatherhood & Fathers Curriculum
If we want to ensure infants’ and young children’s healthy development across domains (i.e. cognitive, motor, social-emotional), fathers and father figures are essential. This curriculum highlights stories from communities around the country to illustrate the importance of including fathers from all backgrounds. Additionally, it provides a comprehensive set of resources on father engagement programming. Practitioners, program leaders, advocates, and other professionals working in our early childhood systems of care will walk away understanding the why and the how of authentic father engagement.
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Family Support and Crisis Intervention Team Training
Learn about Crisis Intervention Team Training. Listen to stories of families advocating for love ones and a CIT trained officer’s message.
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The Impact of Partnering with State Entities and Family Run Organizations
Collaborations and partnerships are essential in business relationships. This webinar focused on how two state family run organizations work with state and government systems to build stronger communities in the field of behavioral health and substance use.