Upcoming Events:

• August 24th, 2019 -  MCPS Back to School Fair at Wheaton mall. Find out more here.
• ​​September 22nd, 2019 - Montgomery County AFSP chapter Out of the Darkness walk. Donate to help fund suicide prevention efforts here.
• November 9th, 2019 - Mental Health Fair at Gaithersburg High School. Stay tuned for more details!
  

​If you have a community event you'd like us to know about, please feel free to contact us!

Organizations We Support:

• ​American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• ​MCPS Give BACKpacks campaign​
• ​​Maryland School Psychologists' Association (MSPA) School Psychologist Advancement of Minorities, INC
• ​​National Alliance on Mental Illness
• ​​MCPS Dine with Dignity campaign

​Past Events: ​

• Children's Mental Health Matters Awareness Week - ​​​May 5th-11th, 2019
• 6th Annual Special Education Summit; April 27th, 2019
• Montgomery County Council testimony by co-presidents Kevin Riley and Amy Cannava to advocate for more school psychologist positions; April 10th, 2019
• MSPA Lobby Night; January 28th, 2019
• MCCTPA Mental Health and Wellness Forum at Earle B. Wood Middle School; January 12th, 2019
• Board of Education testimony to advocate for more school psychologist positions; January 9th, 2019
• ​School Psychology Awareness Week; November 12-16th , 2018
• Mental Health and Wellness Resource Fair; Co-sponsored by MCSPA; October 27th, 2018
• Out of the Darkness fundraiser and walk (Montgomery county chapter); American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; September 29th, 2018. MCSPA raised $3,490 for AFSP. 
• ​Mental Health Awareness Month (May, 2018)
• National Prevention Week - May 13th-19th, 2018 
• Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week - May 6th-12th, 2018
  • Congratulations to the CMHAW Champion - Blair G. Ewing!
• Fifth Annual Special Education Summit; April 28th, 2018
• Montgomery County Council testimony by MCPSA co-president Allison Jacobus to advocate for more school psychologist positions; April 10th, 2018
• Virginia Senate Education and Health Committee testimony by MCSPA member Amy Cannava to provide expert testimony on proposed bans to end Conversion Therapy for Minors (SB245); January 18th, 2018
• Board of Education testimony to advocate for more school psychologists positions; January 9th, 2018: Section 4; Testimony Individuals and Organizations; Testimony time 46:26-50:02; Board questions/comments 56:30-58:00
• ​First annual Montgomery County School Psychologists Mental Health Fair; November 13th, 2017
• ​School Psychology Awareness Week; November 13-17th, 2017
  • ​Congratulations to our 2017-2018 School Psychologist of the Year - Jodi Ward!
• Out of the Darkness fundraiser and walk (Montgomery county chapter); American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; October 22nd, 2017. MCSPA raised $3,761 for AFSP. 
• 2017 Behavioral Health Resource Fair - sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services; May 17th, 2017​​
•  ​Fourth Annual Special Education Summit; April 22nd, 2017
• ​Board of Education testimony to advocate for more school psychologists positions; January 5th, 2017: ​Begin 46:05
• School Psychology Awareness Week; November 14-18th, 2016
• Out of the Darkness fundraiser and walk (Montgomery county chapter); American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; September 18th, 2016. MCSPA raised $2,546 for AFSP.