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Let’s Talk About It: PTSD Pathways to Healing
Join a supportive conversation following EmpowerEd: PTSD Pathways to Healing with Ava Weiss, LCSW from Cohen Veterans Network.

Starting Your Mental Health Non-Profit
This initiative brings together mental health professionals and local advocates for open discussions on mental health, aiming to find actionable solutions and address critical needs.

Central Austin Connection Recovery Support Group
This support group encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community.

V-SRG 6-Week Wellness Series
Peer-led group designed specifically for veteran spouses and partners navigating the ups and downs of post-service life.

The Empowered Caregiver: Building Foundations of Caregiving
Learn how dementia changes relationships over time, the benefit of person-centered care approaches, how to create a supportive care team and steps to identify and manage caregiver stress.

Lunch and Learn: The Power of Peer Support in Mental Health Recovery
Join us for a free lunch and an engaging discussion on the powerful role of peer support in mental health recovery!

Research Connection with Dr. Elizabeth Thompson - Building a Safety Net: Considerations for suicide risk assessment and safety planning in the context of adolescent psychosis
This presentation will outline strategies for assessing the co-occurrence of psychosis and STBs and discuss considerations for safety planning, drawn from clinical observations and pilot data collected from psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents and their caregivers.

V-SRG 6-Week Wellness Series
Peer-led group designed specifically for veteran spouses and partners navigating the ups and downs of post-service life.

Grief 101: Supporting a Grieving Adolescent
Presented and Facilitated by the Children’s Bereavement Center, this course is for caregivers of teens, coaches, teachers, youth group leaders, and anyone who is in contact with teens.

Speak Up 2025: A Holistic Healing Summit
Join NAMI Central Texas for a free community event that redefines mental health conversations.

Understanding Motivation and Procrastination
Explore the reasons why people procrastinate and learn techniques to get and stay motivated.

Ethical Reporting on Suicide Saves Live
The information in the session is based on research on safe reporting as it relates to suicide.

V-SRG 6-Week Wellness Series
Peer-led group designed specifically for veteran spouses and partners navigating the ups and downs of post-service life.

V-SRG 6-Week Wellness Series
Peer-led group designed specifically for veteran spouses and partners navigating the ups and downs of post-service life.

Bridging the Gap – Bringing Together Funders and Nonprofits
This initiative brings together mental health professionals and local advocates for open discussions on mental health, aiming to find actionable solutions and address critical needs.

V-SRG 6-Week Wellness Series
Peer-led group designed specifically for veteran spouses and partners navigating the ups and downs of post-service life.

V-SRG 6-Week Wellness Series
Peer-led group designed specifically for veteran spouses and partners navigating the ups and downs of post-service life.

PTSD Pathways to Healing
Ava Weiss, LCSW from Cohen Veterans Network will share expert insights and practical tools to help you reduce PTSD’s impact on your relationships and reconnect with yourself.

The Psychology of People Pleasing
Explore the roots of people-pleasing behavior and its impact on mental health, and learn how to set healthy boundaries, build self-confidence, and communicate more assertively.

Ask The Author Q & A: Resolving OCD
Dr. Aardema will discuss his books that serve as both self-help manuals and resources for therapists, providing practical tools to enhance therapy sessions.

Clinician Workshop: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) is a powerful addition to existing strategies to reduce the risk of suicide death in at-risk people while respecting their rights and autonomy.

First Responders Mental Health Awareness Event
Join us for a series of Mental Health Awareness Events, where a panel of peers will lead discussions on the challenges first responders face.

Understanding Skin Picking & Trichotillomania
Join us in learning more about these body-focused repetitive behaviors and discuss the signs and symptoms, causes, and treatment options with a licensed therapist. Gain tips to manage symptoms and learn how to support loved ones who are struggling.

The Empowered Caregiver - Kyle Caregiver Conference
This education series teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia.

Veteran Spouse Resiliency Group (V-SRG) Wellness Series
The Veteran Spouse Resiliency Group (V-SRG) Wellness Series is a 6-week, peer-led group designed specifically for veteran spouses and partners navigating the ups and downs of post-service life.

Raising Resilient Children: Nurturing Emotional Strength and Adaptability
Explore strategies for building emotional strength and discuss practical techniques to help children navigate setbacks, manage stress, and develop a positive outlook on life.


Keep Going Run - Run for Mental Health
Join us for the Keep Going Run for Mental Health – a powerful event to raise awareness, help reduce stigma and start conversations around mental well-being.

What Is Mental Health?
We will explore why we have these feelings and emotions, when we might start to consider seeking professional help, particularly as relates to kids and teens.

More Than Sad: Suicide Prevention for Parents
This program focuses on parents and guardians of teen youth.

Community in Crisis: Mental Resilience in Times of Disaster
This initiative brings together mental health professionals and local advocates for open discussions on mental health, aiming to find actionable solutions and address critical needs.

Returning Responsibility to Children
Learn practical strategies for fostering responsibility in everyday activities and discuss how to strike a balance between offering children support and allowing autonomy.

What is Emotional Intelligence?
Explore the core components of emotional intelligence—self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social skills—and gain practical tools to understand and manage your emotion.

The Empowered Caregiver: Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors - Georgetown Library
Learn how dementia can change a person’s behavior, possible triggers and person-centered care approaches to address behaviors.

Mindfulness for Youth (Adults Training Session)
Youth Mental Health Module for Youth Group Leaders, Teachers, Coaches, Parents, Grandparents, and anyone who deals with youth on a regular basis.

Youth Mental Health Resource Fair
Join us for a gathering honoring Youth Mental Health Empowerment! This special gathering will focus on uplifting the mental health and wellness of youth in our community.

EmpowerEd: Living with Grief & Trauma
This EmpowerEd session will explore evolving understandings of grief—from early stage-based models to contemporary, culturally informed perspectives.

Understanding Depression
Learn practical tips for managing symptoms and helping others.

Strategies for Trauma Informed Service
This course shows how Trauma Informed Care practices can improve congregant, client, patient, and employee relationships, and help congregations and organizations avoid retraumatizing of those who have experienced trauma in the past.

Meditation
Help build mental resilience, reduce stress and enhance focus, through meditation.

Understanding Compassion Fatigue & Burnout
Learn the warning signs, who is at risk, and how to restore your emotional energy in this one-hour seminar.

The Empowered Caregiver: Communicating Effectively
Learn how dementia affects communication, how person-centered approaches can improve communication and much more.

Research Connection South and Southeast Texas 2025
Join us for an AFSP Research Connection Program, where you will have the opportunity to engage in a conversation with a researcher about their work and about suicide prevention.

Mental Health Month Kickoff: Beyond the Frame - An Interactive MHB Experience
We are thrilled to invite you to an immersive art exhibit that invites you to step into the world of mental health through the lens of creativity and healing.

Supervision Rules & Roadblocks: Navigating the LMSW to LCSW Journey
This 2.0 CEU virtual training is designed for LCSW-Supervisors to deepen their understanding of Texas Board of Behavioral Health and Ethics Council rules, ethical considerations, and best practices in clinical supervision.

It's Real: College Students and Mental Health
It’s Real: College Students and Mental Health is an AFSP-produced documentary featuring the stories of six college students from across the country.

2025 Texas Advocacy Action Day
AFSP Advocacy Action Days bring together passionate volunteers to advocate for state policy changes that will improve mental health and prevent suicide.