The Mental Health Association of Maryland's “Resiliency Road Trip” series, led by speaker Frank Kros, aims to empower adults who guide and nurture children by equipping them with practical and powerful skills to shape resilient minds. These free events will be held at six locations across Maryland. Join us at an event near you!
Southern MarylandDate: August 7th, 2024
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Session 1: Poverty Simulation from 2:30-5:00PM
Join us for an immersive Poverty Simulation session that highlights how socioeconomic status affects thinking, feeling, and behavior. This experience focuses on the cognitive and emotional aspects of poverty, as participants engage with others to meet needs, form communities, and manage stress. Session 2: Anxious & Depressed: Effective Support Strategies Every Helping Adult Can Provide from 6:00-8:00PM This workshop offers valuable insights into anxiety and depression, equipping participants with practical, effective, and safe strategies to support the children and adolescents in your life. |
Baltimore CityDate: August 27th, 2024
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Session 1: The Saddest Song: Adolescence, Suicide, and the Developing Brain from 10:30AM-1:00PM
The workshop will share the significant insight gained into suicidal behavior over the last decade and provide strategies to teach adolescents how to effectively cope with the adversity, depression, anxiety, and stress associated with adolescent development and challenging life circumstances. Session 2: Change Your Language, Change Their Lives: What Adults Can Say Differently Today to Transform the Tomorrows of Our Youth from 2:00-4:00PM Research reveals the specific language used by adults who teach, mentor, counsel, and parent youth has a much more profound effect on their development than previously realized. Learn eight specific “use tomorrow” strategies you can apply immediately to transform the lives of the children and youth you serve. |
Central MarylandDate: September 4th, 2024
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Session 1: Becoming a Mental Health Sleuth: How Educational Professionals Can Skillfully Assess and Manage Student Mental Health Issues – 2:30-5:00PM
This workshop equips non-diagnosing professionals like educators and coaches with the skills to identify common mental health issues in children. Learn to recognize signs of depression, anxiety, and more. Session 2: Anxious & Depressed: Effective Support Strategies Every Helping Adult Can Provide from 6:00-8:00PM This workshop offers valuable insights into anxiety and depression, equipping participants with practical, effective, and safe strategies to support the children and adolescents in your life. |
Lower ShoreDate: September 18th, 2024
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Session 1: Poverty Simulation from 2:30-5:00PM
Join us for an immersive Poverty Simulation session that highlights how socioeconomic status affects thinking, feeling, and behavior. This experience focuses on the cognitive and emotional aspects of poverty, as participants engage with others to meet needs, form communities, and manage stress. Session 2: Anxious & Depressed: Effective Support Strategies Every Helping Adult Can Provide from 6:00-8:00PM This workshop offers valuable insights into anxiety and depression, equipping participants with practical, effective, and safe strategies to support the children and adolescents in your life. |
Mid ShoreDate: September 19th, 2024
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Session 1: The Saddest Song: Adolescence, Suicide, and the Developing Brain from 10:30AM-1:00PM
The workshop will share the significant insight gained into suicidal behavior over the last decade and provide strategies to teach adolescents how to effectively cope with the adversity, depression, anxiety, and stress associated with adolescent development and challenging life circumstances. Session 2: Rethinking Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: How to Enhance the Foundational Strengths of the ADHD Brain from 2:00-4:00PM This learning experience explores how the ADHD brain works differently from non-ADHD brains and provides practical interventions for enhancing ADHD strengths and effectively meeting ADHD-inspired needs for learning and behavior. |
Western MarylandDate: October 1st, 2024
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Session 1: Poverty Simulation from 10:30AM-1:00PM
Join us for an immersive Poverty Simulation session that highlights how socioeconomic status affects thinking, feeling, and behavior. This experience focuses on the cognitive and emotional aspects of poverty, as participants engage with others to meet needs, form communities, and manage stress. Session 2: Anxious & Depressed: Effective Support Strategies Every Helping Adult Can Provide from 2:00-4:00PM This workshop offers valuable insights into anxiety and depression, equipping participants with practical, effective, and safe strategies to support the children and adolescents in your life. |