Olympia Hotel at Capitol Lake (formerly Hotel RL) 2300 Evergreen Park Dr SW, Olympia, WA Join us in person in Olympia, or virtually online, on September 17th to learn about new approaches, new findings, policy updates, raise awareness, and be in community with mental health advocates! EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS AUGUST 28TH! Scholarships are available the deadline to apply is EXTENDED to August 26th, click here to access the form. REGISTER TODAY! Preview of Conference Sessions: Keynote Welcome from U.S....

Thursday, September 29, 12 pm - 5 pm & Friday, September 30,  8 am - 1 pm (PT) This 2-half day virtual conference will explore the intersectionality of substance use disorders, mental health, and social justice. The event is designed to empower individuals and teams who want to advance health equity and support diversity and inclusion in behavioral health care. The conference is an opportunity to connect with others and join in a meaningful conversation about healing racial trauma, dismantling...

Through Ignite Pongo, attendees will learn and practice Pongo techniques for facilitating powerful personal poetry that inspires healing, growth, and community. In this immersive training, attendees will hone their skills as a Poetry Mentor, learn how to remove barriers to self-expression, and encourage honesty from survivors of difficult life experiences. Pongo has 27 years of experience in successfully providing therapeutic poetry programming to vulnerable youth. Our poetry mentorship programming is proven to inspire healing among youth who are coping with...

Title: Pongo’s Certification Pilot Program Deadline: March 31, 2023 Location: Virtual Brief summary After nearly three decades of leading healing youth poetry programming in the Seattle area, Pongo is ready to share its tried-and-true techniques with educators, clinicians, and community leaders from across the country. Pongo’s certification pilot program will empower individuals with the tools and support to create new poetry writing projects using its proven, trauma-informed poetry writing methodology. As a result, Pongo will create a national network of...

Wednesday Mar 22 and Thursday Mar 23, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PT) at the Confluence Technology Center 285 Technology Center Way Wenatchee, WA. Coordinated Care is providing TF-CBT Training for contracted, in-network Coordinated Care providers (or those in the licensing process). In order to register, providers must attest that they actively treat youth in foster care, accept Coordinated Care, have a master’s degree in a mental health discipline, and have professional licensure (or are under supervision for...

Title: Pongo’s Certification Pilot Program Deadline: March 31, 2023 Location: Virtual Brief summary After nearly three decades of leading healing youth poetry programming in the Seattle area, Pongo is ready to share its tried-and-true techniques with educators, clinicians, and community leaders from across the country. Pongo’s certification pilot program will empower individuals with the tools and support to create new poetry writing projects using its proven, trauma-informed poetry writing methodology. As a result, Pongo will create a national network of...

Registration is now open for the 4th Annual “Re-imagining Behavioral Health: Race, Equity & Social Justice” Conference – scroll down for the link to register. Please join us as we explore the intersectionality of substance use disorders, mental health, and social justice. The two-half day virtual conference is designed to empower individuals and teams who want to advance health equity and support diversity and inclusion in behavioral health care. This year’s conference theme is: “Breaking Barriers, Driving Change across Systems”...

Brief summary  After three decades of leading effective and healing youth poetry programming in the Seattle area, Pongo is ready to share its tried-and-true techniques with educators, clinicians, and community leaders from across the country. Pongo’s certification program will empower individuals with the tools and support to create new poetry writing projects using its proven, trauma-informed poetry writing methodology. As a result, Pongo will create a national network of Pongo-inspired poetry writing projects, supporting youth who have experienced trauma across...

On Saturday June 29th, Pongo Poetry Project will host the spring edition of its Ignite Pongo training series. Through Ignite Pongo, attendees will learn and practice Pongo techniques for facilitating powerful personal poetry that inspires healing, growth, and community. In this immersive training, attendees will hone their skills as a Poetry Mentor, learn how to remove barriers to self-expression, and encourage honesty from survivors of difficult life experiences. Register here to attend Ignite Pongo, and gain the knowledge and skills you...

The 2024 NAMI WA State Conference will be held at the Yakima Convention Center and will be starting mid day September 28th through mid day September 29th.   Conference Agenda Highlights ·    Welcome Keynote Speaker: Congressman Adam Smith - Author of Lost & Broken: My Journey Back from Chronic Pain and Crippling Anxiety ·    45 Year Anniversary Dinner & Costume Dance - theme 1979, the year our founding!   Workshops  ·    Sparking the Parent/Child Conversation About Mental Health - led...