• Workshops and Webinars
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• Treatment
• Suicide
• Benefits and Supports
• Populations Served
• Legal Resources
• Planning for the Future
• Research

Conference Recordings

NEW! The recordings for NAMI Maryland's 40th Annual Conference are now available! 

Click here for the YouTube playlist of all recorded workshops.

Webinars

Webinars (Recorded):

• Processing Pain while Fighting For Change: Strategies for Black Mental Wellness with Brandon J. Johnson.  Originally recorded on 8/12/20
• Holding on to Hope: Faith and Mental Health in the Black Community.  Presented by Brandon J. Johnson, Dr. Chanda Reynolds, Rev. Bryce Jones, & Dr. Carla J. Debnam.  Originally recorded on 8/26/20
• Planning Ahead: Helping Families and Individuals Avert a Mental Health Emergency presented by Bette Stewart.
  

• Coping in the Time of Pandemic: Caring for Yourself and Your Loved-Ones with Mental Illness presented by Dr. Mark Komrad & Dr. Patti Friedman. 
  
• Telehealth in the Time of Pandemic: Strategies and Insights for Overcoming Barriers for Individuals, Families, and Providers presented by Brad Richards.
• Planning Ahead: Helping Families and Individuals Avert a Mental Health Emergency presented by Bette Stewart.
• Depression - Out of the Darkeness and into the Light presented by Dr. Dan Hale.  Part one of the Depression webinar series.
• Medicare Open Enrollment Period: Getting Ready for 2021 presented by Debbie Feierman.
• Strategic Financial Shift presented by Shirmel Wiggs.
• Finding Music Within the Noise: A Plan to Thrive During Troubling Times presented by Marc "Junk" Junkerman.
• Finding Your Way Through the Dark: Living with Depression presented by Dr. Dan Hale and Rev. Pamula Yerby-Hammack.  Part two of the Depression webinar series.
• NAMI Maryland's Policy Priorities: Get Educated! presented by Moira Cyphers.
• Resiliency and Mental Wellness for First Responders presented by Steven Thomas & Michelle Warshauer.
• Treating Depression: Myth vs. Reality presented by Dr. Dan Hale & Dr. Alexis Hammond.
• Bridging the Gap: Effective First Responder & Mental Health Care Partnerships presented by Lt. Steven Thomas and Steve Plummer, LCPC
• Creating a Peer Support Team for First Responders presented by Marc "Junk" Junkerman and Michelle Warshauer.  
• Beyond Treatment: Supports and Strategies presented by Dr. Dan Hale & Rev. Yerby-Hammack.  Part four for the Depression webinar series.
• Fighting Monsters: Cumulative PTSD in First Responders presented by Sgt. Shane Blalock
• Growth Mindset and Mindfulness in First Responders presented by Lt. Richard Goerling and Chief Jennifer Tejada.  Part six of the Mental Health for First Responders and Essential Workers series.
• NAMI Maryland Advocacy - End of Session Report presented by Moira Cypers.
• What is Problem Gambling and How Does it Relate to Mental Health? presented by Heather Eshleman and Ken Wolfson.
• Women's Mental Health in the Time of COVID by Jennifer Payne.  Part of the CovidCONNECT Webinar Series.
• What We Know and What We Should be Prepared For by Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos and Dr. Dan Hale.  Part of the CovidCONNECT Webinar Series.
• From the Lab to the Clinic: Insights into Depression and Future Treatments by Dr. Mani Yavi, Diane Dillard Broadnax, and Yamila Carmona.  Part of the CovidCONNECT Webinar Series.
• Where We Are and What You Need to Know by Dr. Gregory WM. Branch.  Part of the CovidCONNECT Webinar Series.
• Coordinating Your Special Needs Financial and Estate Plan by Caleb Harty.
• Achieving Mental Wellness Through Self-Care Skills: COVID-19 and Beyond by Chelsea Hayman.
• Practicing Self-Care through Self-Compassion by August Cheetham.
• CovidCONNECT Story Sharing Session by the CovidCONNECT Support Group Facilitators.
• What's Ours is Yours: Free Whole Health Resources for Everyone from the Department of Veteran Affairs by Dr. Samantha Hack.
• Re-Entry Into the Workforce and Changing Careers Post COVID by Laura Deimling and Courtney Wandeloski.
• Suicide Prevention During COVID-19: What's Changed and How to Help by Dr. Holly Wilcox and Dr. Paul Nestadt, with special introduction by Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford.
• Coping with Bereavement During the COVID-19 Pandemic presented by Dr. Alison Athey.
• The Myths and Truths of Teen Suicide and Substance Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic presented by Dr. Kizzy Pittrell.
• Navigating the Return to School in COVID-19: How to Support Our Children and Teens During Uncertain Times presented by Dr. Miri Rosen.
• Voices of Experience: For Families and Caregivers presented by the NAMI Maryland Ambassadors.
• The State of the Job Market Post-COVID and What to Expect presented by Laura Deimling and Courtney Wandeloski.
• Advance Care Medical Planning: What You Need to Know and Why presented by Dr. Dan Morhaim.
• Movement Disorders: Let's Talk About TD presented by Dr. Leslie Citrome.
• Self-Care Through Self-Compassion presented by August Cheetham.
• Compassion Practices: Building a Foundation for Self-Care & Resilience presented by Beth Terrance.
• Handling Practical Life and Financial Issues presented by Laura Deimling and Courtney Wandeloski.
  
• Managing Mental Health During the Pandemic presented by Mim Walsh-Wehberg, LCPC.
• Top 5 Things You Can Do to Foster Positivity in Trying Times presented by LaTanya Eggleston.
• Mindfulness for Self-Care presented by Dr. Neda Gould.
  
• Coping with the Ongoing Grief and Losses of the Pandemic presented by Dr. Alex Chan.
• Stress Surfing Part 1: Physical Signs and Symptoms of Stress presented by Dr. Alex Chan.
• Stress Surfing Part 2: A Self-Care Action Plan for Stress presented by Dr. Alex Chan.
• Stress Surfing Part 3: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress presented by Dhruti Patel.
• Prioritizing Self-Care, Nutrition, and Exercise as a Frontline Healthcare Worker presented by Lauren Ruest.
  
• Recognizing and Responding to Addiction and Substance Use presented by Mallory Wood, LMSW.
• Self-Care for Survivors presented by Tony Barker.
  
• A Spritiual Treatment Plan to Get Through the COVID-19 Pandemic presented by Rev. Pamula Yerby-Hammack.
• Resilience and Well-being presnted by Catherine Gray.
• Anxiety Post-Pandemic: Re-Entry into a New World presented by Grace Serafini.
• Impact of COVID-19 on Opioid Use Disorder and the Need for Involving Families in Treatment presented by Dr. Kevin Wenzel.
• Parent CRAFT: A Free Resource to Support Caregivers Concerned About Adolescent Substance Use presented by Melissa Ambrose.
• Stress, Burnout, and Mental Health presented by Cari Cho.
• Suicide Prevention Safety Planning: The what, why, and how presented by Taryn Gauthier.
• The Milk-Carton Kids: Covid-19 and Cultural Impacts on Self-Determination in Youth presented by Oleg Tarkovsky.
• Laughing Through a Crisis: Does it Help? presented by Deborah Rawlings.
• Seeking Out Help When Struggling is Hard: Tips on How to Ask for Help presented by Jose Rosado.
• The Election and Mental Health presented by Rob Garagiola and Kate Farinholt.
• Mental Health and COVID presented by Quinita Garrett and Jescina Artis.
• Promoting Well-Being: Identifying Sources of Stress and How to Effectively Cope presented by Kristina Floyd, LCSW-C.
• Taking Action to Enhance Your Quality of Life presented by Donna Philips, MA.
• How to Prepare for Trauma through Officer Wellness presented by Lt. Steven Thomas and Corporal Tim Betz.
• Our Response to Trauma and How to Assist the First Responder presented by Lt. Steven Thomas and Cpl. Cory Eslick.
• Focusing on a Lens of Hope After Decades of Depression and Attempting Suicide presented by Shannon Parkin.