Events

Mood and anxiety disorders have an earlier onset than most other medical conditions. Join Taking Flight, the youth advisory council for Maryland Coalition of Families, for a Q&A session about their experiences with trauma, mental illness, and substance use and how they navigated their teen years while struggling with these challenges. When, Friday May 8th […]

Sheppard Pratt and NAMI Metro Baltimore are teaming up on Saturday, May 9th to bring an exciting Yoga and Wellness Webinar to kids all over Baltimore! The Wellness Webinar will be a free, virtual event hosted on Facebook Live. Families are encouraged to join the webinar and learn some grounding tips and tricks. The webinar […]

  The School-Based Health Alliance and the National Center for School Mental Health, as part of their School Health Services National Quality Initiative, are pleased to host national webinars on innovation and emerging best practices in school health. Information for our next webinar is provided below: Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention During COVID-19: What School-Based Staff Need to Know Tuesday, May […]

Age Group: Birth - 5 elementary adult Event Type: Virtual Programming Date:  Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 12:00pm to 12:30pm May is Children's Mental Health Matters Month! Stories and rhymes about feelings can help children identify feelings, and work through them with their families. Presented in partnership with the Maryland Coalition of Families. Visit FCPL's Facebook page, facebook.com/FredCoLibrary to attend […]

Monday, August 31 • 6:00-7:30pm   A virtual discussion on distance learning and preparing families for the new school year, hosted by the Children’s Mental Health Matters Campaign.   About this Event The Children’s Mental Health Matters Campaign recently conducted an online survey for students and families about how last Spring went with distance learning […]

Kick-Off Meeting for the 2021 Children's Mental Health Matters! Campaign on Monday, January 25 at 12-1 pm, via Zoom   Over 800 schools and community organizations joined last year’s Campaign. With your help we can continue to grow the reach of the Campaign’s message! The Campaign, organized by the Maryland Coalition of Families (MCF) and the […]

  Panel discussion for teens to openly and safely discuss mental health and answer any and all questions. Email takingflight@mdcoalition.org to register!

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This program will teach four behavioral skills that children (and their adults!) can use to manage "big" feelings, whether they be fear, sadness, anger, or other overwhelming emotions. All of the skills can be performed at home, in public, and with little to no extra supplies. Follow along as the presenter, a licensed marriage and […]