Massachusetts Psychosis Network for Early Treatment (MAPNET), MA Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Laboratory for Early Psychosis (LEAP) Center, the Northeastern University Institute of Health, Equity, and Social Justice (IHESJ), and the New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) presents: This two-day hybrid conference will explore progress and updates on the Massachusetts Strategic […]

ISPS-US presents: Experience is an essential element of being human. Softly and subtly, or harshly, even relentlessly, it envelops and often enlivens us. Our reactions to experience reflect and create our emotional fingerprints, both defining and expressing who we are. Yet too often, these reactions to experience are pathologized, diagnosed and labeled rather than respected, […]

Stanford Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences presents: The “voices of experience” series is a series of workshops covering a broad range of topics related to supporting individuals with an experience that can be called psychosis, unusual beliefs, and extreme states all grounded in a lived experience perspective. Presenters will draw upon their own […]

ISPS-US presents: Experience is an essential element of being human. Softly and subtly, or harshly, even relentlessly, it envelops and often enlivens us. Our reactions to experience reflect and create our emotional fingerprints, both defining and expressing who we are. Yet too often, these reactions to experience are pathologized, diagnosed and labeled rather than respected, […]

Beaver County System of Care presents: This training is designed to increase knowledge of hte sexual identity and gender indentify beyond the binary. Participants will learn about sexual and gender identities and the importance of using preferred name and pronoun. Additionally, participants will learn abotu the coming out process for both sexual and gender identities. […]

Community Care Behavioral Health presents: This training will be a personal account of depression, suicide and recovery. Often, when learning or hearing about mental health conditions and suicide, the conversation tends to stay clinical and sterile. We discuss symptoms and causes, cite percentages and statistics, and discuss mental health conditions as if they are some […]

The 2022 HeadsUp Annual Conference, designed for professionals and practitioners treating early psychosis, offers educational opportunities in early psychosis treatment and services. It offers a chance to strengthen skill sets, share best practices with peers, and implement new strategies, research and trends into practice. REGISTER HERE.

The Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference is typically an annual in-person meeting at which the advances in schizophrenia research and treatment are reviewed by experts in the field. In view of COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s meeting will utilize a virtual online format. Featured speakers include: Dean Shekhar, MD, PhD (keynote speaker), and Robert Heinssen, PhD, ABPP, who […]

Northeast MHTTC presents: Once considered the product of genius or divine inspiration, creativity — the ability to spot problems and devise smart solutions — is now recognized as a prized and teachable skill. Study of creativity is unfortunately not part of the formal curricular instruction in most academic healthcare settings. Creativity positively impacts clinical care, […]

Presented by New England MHTTC: This talk will review current knowledge on social isolation and loneliness for individuals with psychosis spectrum disorders and will discuss evidence-based strategies for addressing loneliness in treatment. RECORDING LINK.

EPICENTER Speaker Series presents. REGISTER HERE.

Project Amp utilizes near-age peer mentors to implement a strength based, trauma-informed and recovery-focused substance use prevention and early intervention model with youth. Core elements of Project Amp include motivational interviewing, person-centeredness, building trusting relationships based on shared lived experience, connecting with social supports, and navigating conversations on strengths, goals, coping, alcohol and drug use, […]