Health & Wellness News

This training from California’s Crisis and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) TA Center covers evidence-based self-help strategies to regulate difficult emotions that are common during the holidays and exacerbated for many during 2020’s pandemic-related grief and social distancing.

Each year, NAMI California convenes staff, board members, affiliate leaders, members, and behavioral health experts and advocates to examine important trends, best practices, new treatments, activities in mental health, and ways we can work together to improve care and services for our families and communities. To facilitate the nurturing of our extraordinary community until we can again gather in-person, our virtual conference presents a continuity of Meaningful discussions and connections with statewide peers and stakeholders. Our virtual conference will consist …

This symposium will gather medical professionals, child welfare workers, prevention workers, mentors, and executives from a variety of disciplines to “bridge-the-gap” and elevate the voices of experts to a national audience in the pursuit of equity for our LGBTQ+ youth.

The California Homeless Youth Project and graduate students from Claremont Graduate University are collaborating on a research study in order to learn about issues impacting students who have experienced housing challenges while enrolled in a California community college.

Activism and speaking up against racial injustice can be a protective factor for the mental health of college students, but can also have an immense toll as they try to focus on their academics. As COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Black, Indigenous, and People Color (BIPOC) in devastating ways, protesting and demonstrating against police violence and other systemic racial injustices can add even more stress. You are invited to join this webinar co-sponsored by The Steve Fund and The Jed Foundation …

JED Foundation is joining a panel discussion, “Supporting the Mental Health of BIPOC Students,” with Mental Health America of Greater Houston, Rice University Wellbeing Center, University of Houston, and The Steve Fund.

In this session, Dr. James Armontrout will discuss telehealth learnings drawn from his expertise in psychiatry, technology, and law, and from his own experience providing telehealth services in settings that range from outpatient clinics to high security correctional settings.

This webinar addresses evidence-based strategies for suicide prevention. Situated within the unique stressors of shelter-in-place orders, this webinar series is tailored to teletherapy and discusses the distinct factors related to suicidal crises among diverse populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how to guide clients in creating Safety Plans tailored to their specific needs and cultural strengths with the limited resources available under social distancing orders. Audiences will be introduced to a curated list of free videos for clinicians and clients …

This class is for anyone interested in an intersectional analysis and holistic approach to healing. It is self-paced, led by people of color and takes about 2-hours to complete and free for the month of June.

Storytelling can be very healing. Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS) invites you to share your experience through multimedia. CARS especially welcomes diverse and differently impacted voices, including students and young adults.