Online event, May 15th 2026, with the Parent Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts. Recognize the importance of lived experience, watch PPal award their Children’s Mental Health Community Awards, and attend morning and afternoon workshops on a wide variety of topics within Children’s Mental Health.
Keynote Speaker: Ken Frohock is the director of the Attachment Institute of New England. For the past 25 years, he has specialized in treatment-resistant PTSD and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). He is EMDR level 2 certified and has trained over 1,000 clinicians worldwide on Reactive Attachment Disorder. He is also the adoptive dad to three children.
Workshops/Speakers:
- Understanding and Supporting PANS/PANDAS
- Overcoming Overdiscipline: Asserting Your School Discipline Rights
- Healing in Hard Times: Navigating a Holistic Approach to Healing
- “What Does That Even Mean?”: Understanding Therapy Models Without the Jargon
- Supporting SIBLINGS of Youth with Mental & Behavioral Health Needs
- Mamá, tú también necesitas sanar (Mom, You Need to Heal Too)
- Literacy as Liberation: Gateways to Ensuring the Right to Read
- Demonstrating Care for Transgender Young People
- You Are Not Alone, and There Is Hope: The Story of the Just A Mom Podcast
- Embodied Wellness: A Holistic Approach to Mental Health for Parents and Professionals
- Understanding the Mental Health of Black Autistic Youth
- Conoce tus derechos: Acceso a la educación especial (Get to Know Your Rights: Access to Special Education)
