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Texas Together Research Connection: The Suicidal Thoughts and Experiences in Pregnancy and Postpartum Study
Join us for an AFSP Research Connection Program with Dr. Maureen Zalewski, Ph.D., and doctoral student Eric Matsunaga, M.S
Postpartum Psychosis: Differentiating Delusions from Intrusive Thoughts
Join us for free webinars on Perinatal Mental Health. Participants can expect engaging discussions on evidence-based practice and care.
Workplace Bullying: Boundaries, Documentation, and Safe Responses
Learn when to engage, when to disengage, and how to make informed decisions about next steps with a licensed therapist
Strength-Based Resilience: The Protective Power of Talents and Special Interests
This presentation goes beyond supporting a child’s special interests. It invites parents and educators to consider how an engaged, curious child can strengthen resilience within the family and the broader school community.
Understanding Antisocial Personality Disorder
Learn about Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), including how it is diagnosed, its impact on relationships, and common misconceptions surrounding this complex mental health condition. This free webinar provides an accessible overview for community members and professionals alike.
Tackling Safety Together
In this session, you’ll learn about safety planning intervention—a simple, evidence-based approach designed to prevent suicide by reducing immediate risks and offering clear, actionable steps to follow during a crisis.
How To Keep a Relationship Healthy (Even When Life Gets Hard)
Life stressors—from mental health challenges to financial strain or burnout—can test even the healthiest partnerships. Learning to navigate them skillfully can mean the difference between conflict and connection.
Resiliency Workshop & Self-Care Toolkit
This workshop focuses on building resilience and developing practical self-care strategies to help individuals navigate life’s challenges. Participants will learn tools that support emotional well-being and help them respond to difficult situations in healthier, more constructive ways.
Understanding Depression in Young People
Depression in children and teenagers is often undiagnosed and untreated because symptoms are mistaken for normal emotional changes. Learn what factors contribute to youth depression, common signs and symptoms to watch for, and practical ways caregivers, educators, and professionals can support young people and promote mental well-being.
Trauma-Informed Parenting Intervention
This virtual seminar explores how trauma and stress can affect parenting within military-connected families and highlights research linking parental trauma, mental health, and child well-being. Participants will learn about Parenting-STAIR, an evidence-based, trauma-informed intervention designed to strengthen parent-child relationships and build resilience among military families.
Risky Behaviors in Adolescents
This CPAN ECHO session focuses on “Risky Behaviors in Adolescents” and is designed to help primary care providers better recognize and manage youth mental health conditions. The webinar addresses screening, diagnosis, and treatment approaches for adolescents experiencing behavioral or mental health challenges, while also exploring strategies to support families and apply mental health screening tools in clinical practice.
Panel Discussion with the Authors of The First Peer-Reviewed Expert Consensus on the Use of Ketogenic Therapy for Serious Mental Illness
A new expert consensus published in Frontiers in Nutrition marks a significant milestone in the field of metabolic psychiatry.
2026 Safe & Supportive Schools Symposium
Participants will engage with evidence-based strategies, enhance professional and personal skills, and collaborate with colleagues, researchers, and leading experts from across the state.
More Than a Mood: Unpacking the Misdiagnosis of Mania
Mania can be misunderstood—even by experienced clinicians. It’s often confused with symptoms of trauma, ADHD, substance use, or personality disorders. But when mania is missed or mislabeled, treatment can go off course, delaying recovery and increasing distress.
In this 60-minute session, clinician and educator Kelly Scanlon, LICSW, explores how mania presents, why it’s often misdiagnosed, and what to look for when symptoms overlap with other mental health conditions. Participants will gain both clinical insight and a compassionate perspective on helping patients find the right diagnosis and care.
Why This Training Matters
Bipolar disorder affects millions, yet many individuals spend years without an accurate diagnosis. Mania—one of its defining features—is often overlooked or mistaken for another issue: impulsivity from ADHD, emotional reactivity from trauma, or rapid mood shifts tied to borderline personality disorder.
This training sheds light on how and why misdiagnosis happens, the real-world consequences for patients, and how clinicians can improve diagnostic accuracy through careful assessment, open dialogue, and empathy.
Understanding mania isn’t just about labeling symptoms—it’s about seeing the full human experience beneath them. With awareness and precision, clinicians can prevent unnecessary suffering and guide individuals toward the care they truly need.
What You’ll Learn
How mania manifests across the spectrum—from hypomania to full manic episodes—and how it can be mistaken for other conditions
Overlapping features between mania and disorders such as ADHD, trauma-related disorders, borderline personality disorder, and substance-induced mood changes
How cultural context, stigma, and gender bias contribute to diagnostic confusion
Strategies for improving diagnostic accuracy through collaborative assessment and longitudinal observation
Approaches to compassionate, clear communication that reduce shame and build trust with patients navigating confusing or shifting diagnoses
Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) for Family Partners
Participants can earn up to 4 CEUs for attending each module.
What Every PCP Should Know About Bipolar vs. Personality Development
This series aims to enhance primary care physicians’ capabilities in recognizing and managing mental health conditions to improve outcomes for youth within their clinical practice.
Understanding Childhood Grief & Loss
Explore the developmental stages of grief and learn practical ways to support young people
Helping Families of Treatment Refusers: Strategies to Promote Recovery and Family Well-Being
You’ll explore the conceptual, philosophical, and empirical foundations of FWBC and learn the five steps to family well-being.
L.E.T.S Save Lives 4 Presenters
The program is grounded in research and delivered by trained presenters from the Black and African American community.
Strengthening Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems
In this session, participants will gain strategies for strengthening their comprehensive school mental health systems.
Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) for Family Partners
Participants can earn up to 4 CEUs for attending each module.
Borderline Personality Disorder – Diagnostics and Treatment
Join this free, expert-led training and deepen your understanding of borderline personality disorder—its roots, its presentation, and its path toward recovery.
A Comprehensive, Integrative Approach to Anxiety and Depression Through Neurophysiological Regulation and Gut-Brain Health
This webinar introduces clinicians to an integrative, evidence-informed framework for supporting individuals with anxiety and depression through mind-body regulation and gut-brain health.
3rd Annual Mental Health Symposium
This year’s event, designed to bring together an open-minded community of experts, activists and learners on the continuum of mental health is themed “Sharpen Your Mind: Cope, Thrive, Heal, and Nourish.”
Beyond the Behavior: Trauma, Culture, and Emotional Avoidance in Eating Disorders and Mental Health
Supporting diverse clients in identifying avoidance patterns, tolerating emotional distress, and naming the impact of trauma is foundational to accurate diagnosis and effective mental health treatment.
Facing Military Moral Injury
Join us as we explore how veterans are reclaiming their sense of self, rebuilding meaningful connections, and finding renewed hope on their journeys toward moral health.
Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) for Family Partners
Participants can earn up to 4 CEUs for attending each module.
Supporting Emotional Well-Being in Older Adults: Tips for Providers and Caregivers
This session helps providers and caregivers identify signs of emotional distress, reduce stigma, and build supportive environments that promote dignity, engagement, and joy.
Insights Art Show
An Upscale Art Exhibit Benefiting the Patients of Austin State Hospital
AFSP Suicide Bereavement Facilitator Training- Virtual (Adult Track)
The AFSP Suicide Bereavement Facilitator Training equips individuals with the knowledge and tools to create and lead effective support groups for those grieving a suicide loss.
AFSP Suicide Bereavement Facilitator Training- Virtual (Adult Track)
The AFSP Suicide Bereavement Facilitator Training equips individuals with the knowledge and tools to create and lead effective support groups for those grieving a suicide loss.
2026 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Update Conference
Comprehensive Autism Care Across the Spectrum: Assessment, Management, and Transition for Youth
AFSP Suicide Bereavement Facilitator Training- Virtual (Adult Track)
The AFSP Suicide Bereavement Facilitator Training equips individuals with the knowledge and tools to create and lead effective support groups for those grieving a suicide loss.
Innova Joy Open House
Join us for an evening of fun and connection at Innova Joy! We're a trauma treatment center and therapeutic day school for teens ages 12-17.
Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) for Family Partners
Participants can earn up to 4 CEUs for attending each module.
A Parent’s Guide to Dealing With Bullying
Free, 60-minute training on understanding, preventing, and addressing bullying in real-world settings.
From Knowledge to Action: Responding to Suicide Risk
Join us for an interactive, skills-focused suicide prevention training designed to equip participants with practical tools to support individuals facing mental health challenges or suicidal thoughts.
Eating Disorders: What Every PCP Should Know
CPAN Webinar is an educational series that occurs every second Tuesday of each month from 12 to 1 p.m.
Making Anxiety Work for You
Free, 60-minute session exploring how to embrace anxiety, use it productively, and stop the spiral that keeps us stuck.
Breath Work
This 30-minute morning session will teach you focused breathing techniques that benefit your circulatory and nervous systems while decreasing stress and anxiety.
Upcoming Event: Unmasking Menopause: Mood, Sleep, Cognition, and Solutions
This session is ideal for anyone seeking a clearer, more compassionate understanding of how menopause intersects with mental health.
Understanding Loneliness and Making Social Connections
Learn practical tips to strengthen current relationships and make new connections with a licensed therapist.