Upcoming Events for Early Childhood Professionals
Here’s a roundup of events on perinatal health and family strengthening compiled for early childhood professionals by LA Best Babies Network. We also maintain a separate list of events and opportunities for families in L.A. County. Subscribe here to get a weekly email with the latest updates.
Do you have something for us to include here? Email snish@labestbabies.org.
Looking for a partner to coordinate a training in L.A. County? Submit your collaboration request here. Looking for a trainer? Check out HomeVisitingLA.org and its directory of trainings.
March is:
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- Endometriosis Awareness Month
- Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- National Nutrition Month
- Trisomy Awareness Month
- Women’s History Month
- Birth Defects Day (March 3)
- National School Breakfast Week (March 3 – 7)
- International Women’s Day (March 8)
- National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (March 9 – 15)
- Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 9 – 15)
- Sleep Awareness Week (March 9 – 15)
- National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10)
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day (March 13)
- National Poison Prevention Week (March 16 – 22)
- National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (March 17 – 23)
- World Oral Health Day (March 20)
- World Tuberculosis Day (March 24)
- National Doctor’s Day (March 30)
Ongoing Opportunities
Help us promote early childhood home visiting in L.A. County!
Just go to HomeVisitingDay.org/record and use our quick video recording tool. Let the world know why you do this work and why families should enroll. If you’re a home visitor, use these postcards to encourage your clients to share their experience!
Request FREE COVID-19 Home Antigen Tests to Distribute in Your Community
The L.A. County Department of Public Health is providing home antigen COVID-19 test kits to agencies in high-need communities. If your agency is interested in distributing these in the community, submit a request here.
Get your client featured on BlackInfantsAndFamilies.org
Our friends at L.A. County’s African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Prevention Initiative (AAIMM) want to highlight families who have benefited from home visiting programs. If your client is up for it, please encourage them to fill out this brief form.
Join BreastfeedLA’s Continuing Education Committee
BreastfeedLA is looking for volunteers to participate in the Continuing Education Committee. Volunteers will help identify speakers, choose lactation topics, and develop the program goals and objectives.
Medi-Cal PAVE Training for Doulas
Every third Wednesday of the month, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Birthworkers of Color Collective
Free Narcan/Naloxone and Xylazine Test Strips
The Long Beach Health Department is providing Long Beach organizations and residents with free Narcan/Naloxone and Xylazine test strips. Submit your request here.
Breastfeed LA Wildfire Relief
Breastfeed LA and North Valley Caring Services have partnered to assist communities affected by wildfires. To donate or receive donations, fill out this form.
Interested in hosting a “Know Your Rights” training for your community?
The Office of Immigrant Affairs is available to provide webinars and in-person presentations. Please complete this Google form to express your interest. If you have any questions, contact Sandy Escobedo at sandy@1781solutions.com.
Visit our Resources Page for Immigrant Families to stay up-to-date on events and the latest information!
DMH + UCLA Early Childhood Fellowship
Application Deadline: April 22
Fellows come together for 10 months to learn, practice, and reflect on the application of key knowledge and skills that promote resilience in young children and their families. Fellows learn from national and local experts and collaborate with colleagues to create and implement innovative approaches to address the challenges faced by families with young children in their communities.
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Birth Justice Institute Webinar Series
Through August 21, every third Thursday of the month, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Presented by Ancient Song
Webinar Series: Mental Health & Emotional Well-being (English & Spanish)
Through September 21 (Second to last Tuesday of each month), 9:00am – 11:00am
Presented by Visión y Compromiso
Virtual Training: Touchpoints: The How of Child and Family Engagement
Through April 8, 8:00am – 11:00am
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Education Committee Meeting
Through December 8, every second Monday of the month, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
To join the committee, fill out the contact form here
Presented by Breastfeed LA
Virtual Training: Family Connections Institute
Through March 20, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Monthly COC Board Meeting
Through December 10, every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 1:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
Webinar: Mobilizing for Narrative: A Philanthropic Learning Series
Through April 3, Thursdays, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by Northern California Grant Makers
Webinar: Moving Stillness: Grounding in Times of Chaos
Through April 25, every 2nd Friday of the month, 10:00am
Presented by Protecting Immigrant Families
Virtual Training: Addressing Behaviors that Challenge
Through April 2, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Mental Health & Emotional Well-Being
Through September 21, Second to last Tuesday of the month, 9:00am – 11:00am
Presented by Vision y Compromiso
Virtual Training: Sitting at the Crossroads: Cultural Sensitivity, Intersectionality, and Factors to Take into Consideration when Working with Marginalized Communities
March 19, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Departmental Mental Health
Virtual Conference: 2025 Maternal Mental Health Forum at the Intersection of Policy, Payment, and Practice
March 18 – 19, 6:30am – 1:00pm
A look at progress, roadblocks, and solutions to closing gaps in maternal mental health care
Presented by the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
Seminario Virtual: Salud Mental y Bienestar Emocional
19 de Marzo – 22 de Octubre, tercer Miercoles del mes, 9:00am – 11:00am
Presentado por Vision y Compromiso
Virtual Training: Gender – Affirming Care with Trans and/or Nonbinary Communities
March 19 & 21, 9:00am – 11:00am
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Virtual Training: Underlying Needs: A Strengths/Needs-Based Service Crafting Approach
March 19, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: The In-Between: Using Reflective Practice to Bridge Evidence-Based Practices and Community Needs
March 19, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Unlocking Early Brain Development: Insights & Resources with Dr. Ross Thompson
March 19, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by ZERO TO THREE
Webinar: Mass Deportation: What’s Happening to the Children?
March 19, 12:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Virtual Training: Writing for Understanding Level 1
March 19, 26, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Presented by Literacy Works
Webinar: Children and War: Understanding and Supporting Young Lives
March 19, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Presented by California Association for Infant Mental Health (CalAIMH)
Virtual Training: Attachment, Trauma, and Healing in Child Welfare
March 20, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Los Angeles County Women’s Health Equity Coalition Conference: Reproductive Justice and Community Resistance in Los Angeles County
March 20, 9:30am – 2:30pm: LA LGBT Center, 1118 N Mccadden Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Registration opens February 10
Presented by Los Angeles County Women’s Health Equity Coalition
Motivational Interviewing Full-Day Workshop
March 20, 9:30am – 4:30pm: TBA
Presented by Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority
Virtual Training: Knowledge of Parenting & Child Development
March 20, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Part of the Protective Factors Series
Presented by California Training Institute
Webinar: Supporting Safe and Healthy Child Care Environments with the Right Tools
March 20, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Office of Head Start
Webinar: Nurturing Preschoolers’ Creative Minds
March 20, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Office of Head Start
Virtual Training: Strengths-based Family Engagement Workshop Series
March 20 – April 17, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Reframing Latinx Family Traditions Toward the Preservation of Culture and Resilience for Bicultural Children & Families
March 21 & 28, 11:00am – 3:00pm
Presented by Latinx Parenting
Simposio Multicultural
22 de Marzo, 9:00am – 2:00pm: East Los Angeles College, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez., Monterey Park, CA 91754
Presentado por NAMI California
Virtual Training: From Incarceration to Community
March 24 & 25, 9:30am – 12:00pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Virtual Training: AP-OD Facilitator
March 24 – April 4, 9:30am
Presented by Abriendo Puertas
Virtual Training: Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) Online Live Demo
March 24, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Brooks Publishing
Webinar: Parenting While Black
March 24, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Virtual Training: Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) for Families
March 25, 8:30am – 2:30pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Virtual Training: Addressing the Psychological Hazards of Youth Work: Optimizing Your Self-Care
March 25 & 27, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Serving from the Heart Symposium
March 25, 9:00am – 2:00pm: Maple Neighborhood Center, 3301 37th Avenue, Sacramento, CA
Presented by Vision y Compromiso
Seminario Virtual: El Sistema de Observacion del Comportamiento Neonatal
Marzo 25 – 27, 9:00am – 2:00pm
Presentado por Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Bridging the Gap: Addressing Unmet Needs to Improve Veteran Health and Well-Being
March 25, 10:00am – 11:00am
Presented by Unite Us
Webinar: Design and Marketing Basics
March 25, 10:00am – 11:00amm
Presented by Child Abuse Prevention Council
Webinar: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Leader
March 25 & April 8, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by California Training Institute
Virtual Training: Cultural Humility Training
March 25 & 27, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Presented by County of Los Angeles Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative & Black People Experiencing Homelessness (BPEH) Implementation Steering Committee
Webinar: AEPSi for AEPS-3 Live Demo
March 26, 9:00am – 10:00am
Presented by Brookes Publishing
Virtual Training: The Growing Brain: Training-of-Trainers
March 26 – 27, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by Zero to Three
Virtual Conference: Insights to Practice – A Conference to Inspire Public Health Communications
March 26, 10:00am – 1:45pm
Presented by Public Health Communications Collaborative
Virtual Training: Supporting Client Transitions with a Critical Time Intervention Approach
March 26, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Seminario Virtual: Cambios Importantes en el Permiso Familiar Pagado y en Otras Leyes que Protegen a Los Trabajadores
March 26, 5:00pm
Presentado por California Work & Family Coalition, California Immigrant Policy, Center for Worklife Law, y mas
Virtual Training: Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) for Early Childhood
March 27, 8:30am – 2:30pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Webinar: Using the Touchpoints Approach with Families in Recovery
March 27, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Supporting Low Milk Supply: A Compassionate, Informed Approach
March 27, 10:00am – 12:30pm
Presented by BreastfeedLA
Webinar: Doula Care in LA County: Improving Maternal Outcomes
March 27, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Presented by Insure the Uninsured Project
Webinar: Living the Protective Factors: Stories of Strength and Transformation
March 27, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Center of the Study of Social and Children’s Trust Fund Alliance
Virtual Training: Plain Language Foundations: Improving Language Access at Your Organization
March 27, 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Presented by Literacy Works
Virtual Training: Motivational Interviewing with Youth Clients
March 27, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
37th Annual Great American Write-In
March 29, 9:30am – 1:30pm: Delhi Center, 505 East Central Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707
Presented by Women for: Orange County
Voces de la Comunidad 2025
March 31, 8:30am – 5:00pm: Glenn Otto Park, 1102 E Historic Columbia River Hwy., Troutdale, OR 97060
Presentado por el Programa Hispano
Virtual Training: Trauma-Informed Care Part 1 – Understanding Trauma
March 31, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority
Virtual Training: Beyond Trauma-Informed Care: A Developmental-Relational Framework for Engaging Adults and Children in Healing and Resilience
April 1, 8 & 15, 7:00am – 8:30am
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Virtual Training: Moving Beyond Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) 101: Crawford Bias Reduction Theory & Training (CBRT)
April 1, 15, 29 & May 13, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Infant Massage Facilitator Training
April 2, 3, 7 & 8, 9:00am – 4:00pm: El Centro de Amistad Pacoima, 11187 De Foe Ave. Pacoima, CA 91331
Register here
Presented by El Centro de Amistad
Understanding Hate-Based Identity: Implications on Children and Family Vulnerabilities
April 2, 9:00am – 2:00pm, register for location details
Part of the Youth Resilience and Safety: A Training Series for Support and Advocacy
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Self and Community Care Open Session
April 2, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Webinar: Combating Transphobic Legislation with Inclusive Sex Ed
April 2, 12:00 – 1:30pm
Part of the 2025 Queer & Trans Webinar Series
Presented by Maternal Mental Health Now
Save the Date: Virtual 2025 Perinatal Potpourri Annual Conference
April 3 – 4, TBD
Topics will include prenatal genetic screening/testing and perinatal mental health
Presented by Stanford Medicine and California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative
Virtual Training: Touchpoints in Libraries: Understanding Child Development and Engaging Families
April 3 – May 22, 11:30am – 1:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Newborn Behavioral Observations System Training
April 3, 7, & 17, 7:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
The 24th Annual Southern California Health Care Symposium
April 4, Westin Anaheim Resort, 1030 W Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802
A focus on building a health care system rooted in equity and justice for all.
Presented by the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County and the Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers
Advances in Autism 2025: Translating Research to Clinical Practice
April 4, 9:30am – 3:30pm: Tamkin Auditorium – Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Presented by the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART)
Virtual Event: 8th Annual Black Maternal Health Conference
April 4 – 5, TBA
Presented by the Center for Black Maternal Health & Reproductive Justice
Webinar: Parenting While Black
April 7, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Tackling Behaviors that Challenge Us
April 8, 1:00pm
Presented by National Head Start Association
Immigrant Day of Action 2025 Conference and Rally
April 8 & 9, California State Capitol Sacramento, CA
Register for April 8 here and for April 9 here
Presented by California Immigrant Policy Center
Virtual Training: Impact of Intergenerational Abuse and Trauma: Trauma-Informed Treatment Interventions to Promote Healing
April 9, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: DMH + UCLA Early Childhood Fellowship Information Sessions #2
April 9, 9:00am
Apply here
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Webinar: Skill-Builder Writing Series Part 3: Nominalization
April 9, 10:00am – 10:30am
Presented by Literacy Works
Virtual Training: Addressing Treatment Engagement Issues with Youth Ages 11 to 18
April 10, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Using the NBO with Families in Substance Use Recovery
April 10, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Supervising for Success
April 15 & 22, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by California Training Institute
Virtual Training: Addressing the Psychological Hazards of Youth Work: Optimizing Your Self-Care
April 15 & 17, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: 3-Part Webinar Series: Communicating During Stressful Times
April 15, 22, & 29, 10:00am – 10:45am
Presented by Literacy Works
Webinar: Working with At-Risk Gang-Involved Youth and Community
April 16, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Empower Care in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): Overcoming Bias and Supporting Marginalized Populations During Pregnancy
April 17, 10:00am – 11:15am
Presented by American Diabetes Association
Webinar: AEPSi for AEPS-3 Live Demo
April 17, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Brookes Publishing
Virtual Training: Addressing Treatment Engagement Issues with Youth Ages 11 to 18
April 22, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Co-Occurring Anxiety Disorders in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Considerations for Assessment and Treatment
April 23, 9:00am – 11:00am
Presented by WPS Unlocking Potential
Webinar: Seeking Safety for Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Model for Trauma and/or Substance Abuse
April 23, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Helping Youth Experiencing Housing Instability Thrive with Help from the ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency) Framework for Complex Trauma
April 24, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Clear Language Lab Community of Practice
April 24, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presented by Literacy Works
Virtual Training: Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) Online Hands-on Learning Institute
April 25, 8:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Brookes Publishing
Virtual Training: Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Training: CPPA LA 13
April 28 – May 2, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by Maricella Mendez Sherwin Ph.D.
Virtual Training: Sitting at the Crossroads: Cultural Sensitivity, Intersectionality, and Factors to Take into Consideration when Working with Marginalized Communities
April 29 & 30, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Departmental Mental Health
Webinar: Policy & Advocacy Workgroup
April 29, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Preventative Initiative
Webinar: Learning to Listen to Transgender Children and their Families
April 30, 12:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Indigenous Birth Conference
May 1 – 5, 7:00am: The Westin Tempe, 11 E. 7th St., Tempe, AZ 85281
Presented by Indigenous Birth
Virtual Training: Supporting Healthy Social, Emotional, and Rational Development
May 1, 8, & 15, 8:00am – 10:00am
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Harm Reduction for Working with Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Youth
May 1, 9:00am – 2:00pm, register for location details
Part of the Youth Resilience and Safety: A Training Series for Support and Advocacy
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Virtual Conference: Legal and Ethical Dilemmas in Perinatal Mental Health Conference
May 1 & 2, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Maternal Mental Health Now
Webinar: Healing and Nurturing Together: AANHPI Parenthood, Lactation & Mental Well-Being
May 2, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Presented by BreastfeedLA
National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
May 4 – 6: Washington, DC
Presented by the Food Research & Action Center, in partnership with the National CACFP Forum
Virtual Conference: The Social Care Summit
May 7 & 8, TBA
Presented by Find Help
Virtual Training: Touchpoints: The How of Child and Family Engagement
May 7 – June 25, 7:00am – 9:00am
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Seeking Safety for Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Model for Trauma and/or Substance Abuse
May 7, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Self and Community Care Open Session
May 7, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Virtual Training: Writing for Understanding Level 1
May 8, 22, & 29, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Presented by Literacy Works
Virtual Training: NBO Level One Training
May 13, 14, & 28, 9:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Hybrid Conference: 2025 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute
May 13 – 15, 10:00am: The Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Presented by Inclusion Institute
Webinar: Working with At-Risk Gang-Involved Youth and Community
May 14, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Virtual Training: Addressing Treatment Engagement Issues with Youth Ages 11 to 18
May 15 , 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Virtual Training: Introduction to Gender-Affirming Care in Community Mental Health
May 15 , 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Virtual Training: Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) Online Hands-on Learning Institute
May 19, 8:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Brookes Publishing
Virtual Training: Addressing the Psychological Hazards of Youth Work: Optimizing Your Self-Care
May 20 & 22, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Understanding Options and Overcoming Barriers for LGBTQ+ Family Formation
May 20, 12:00 – 1:30pm
Part of the 2025 Queer & Trans Webinar Series
Presented by Maternal Mental Health Now
Webinar: AEPSi for AEPS-3 Live Demo
May 21, 9:00am – 10:00am
Presented by Brookes Publishing
Virtual Training: Impact of Intergenerational Abuse and Trauma: Trauma-Informed Treatment Interventions to Promote Healing
May 21, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Prioritizing Effective and Equitable Communication
May 21, 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Presented by Literacy Works
Webinar: Building Collective Capacities for Community Lead Change: Learning from Place-Based Change Makers
May 22, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Presented by Strategies TA
Quality of Life for Families XXVIII: Emerging Challenges in Maternal and Neonatal Care Conference
May 29, 8:00am – 4:00pm: California Endowment, 1000 N Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 9012
Early bird registration ends May 15
Presented by Perinatal Advisory Council Leadership Advocacy and Consultation (PAC LAC)
Webinar: Helping Youth Experiencing Housing Instability Thrive with Help from the ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency) Framework for Complex Trauma
May 29, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Webinar: Newborn Behavioral Observations System Training
June 3 – 5, 5:00am – 10:00am
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Seeking Safety for Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Model for Trauma and/or Substance Abuse
June 4, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Presented by the Department of Mental Health
Self and Community Care Open Session
June 4, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Virtual Training: Addressing Treatment Engagement Issues with Youth Ages 11 to 18
June 12 , 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Virtual Training: Strengths-Based Leadership, Mentorship, and Coaching
July 8 – 9, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Virtual Training: SQ – 3 & ASQ:SE-2 Virtual Training of Trainers Institutes
June 10 – 12, 8:00am – 3:30pm
Presented by Brookes Publishing
Save the Date: Maternal Infant Health Summit
June 17 – 18, TBA: Radisson Plaza Hotel, 100 W Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Presented by Maternal Infant Health Summit
Understanding Experiences of LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults
June 17, 9:00am – 2:00pm, register for location details
Part of the Youth Resilience and Safety: A Training Series for Support and Advocacy
Presented by DMH + UCLA Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
Webinar: Working with At-Risk Gang-Involved Youth and Community
June 18, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Virtual Training: ASQ Online Hands-on Learning Institute
June 20, 8:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Brookes Publishing
Webinar: Using the Touchpoints Approach in Reflective Supervision and Coaching
June 24, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Planning, Outreach & Evaluation Basics
June 24, 10:00am – 11:00amm
Presented by Child Abuse Prevention Council
Webinar: Affirming & Embodied Birth: Transformative Approaches to De-Feminizing Perinatal Care
July 2, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Part of the 2025 Queer & Trans Webinar Series
Presented by Maternal Mental Health Now
2025 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media
July 28 – 30, TBA: Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree St NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Presented by National Public Health Information Coalition and Public Health Communications Collaborative
Webinar: Policy & Advocacy Workgroup
July 29, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Preventative Initiative
Virtual Training: Facilitating Touchpoints Parenting Program
August 19 – 21, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Save the Date: National Sexual Assault Conference 2025
August 26 – 28, TBD: Anaheim, CA
Will feature over 2,000 advocates committed to ending sexual abuse, assault, and harassment.
Presented by ValorUS
Virtual Workshop: ADOS – 2 Clinical Workshop Toddler Module
September 5, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Participants will learn how to use the ADOS-2 Toddler Module to assess and diagnose autism.
Presented by Professional Learning Center
Save the Date: The 2025 Futures Without Violence Conference on Health
September 9 – 11: Hilton San Francisco Union Square, 333 O’Farrell St., San Francisco, CA 9412
Registration opens February 2025
Health professionals, advocates, survivors, researchers, and policymakers will share research and best practices related to domestic and sexual violence.
Presented by Futures Without Violence
Save the Date: 23rd Annual Vision y Compromiso Conference
September 24 – 26, TBA: Anaheim, CA
Presented by Vision y Compromiso
ZERO TO THREE LEARN Conference
October 8 – 9, 7:00am: Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Registration is now open!
Presented by ZERO TO THREE
Virtual Training: High Risk Level Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) Level One Training
October 9 & 16, 6:00am – 11:00am
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Elevate Conscious Discipline: LEVEL UP and Leave a Legacy Teacher Conference
October 23 – 25, TBA: Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate, 1500 Masters Blvd., Championsgate, FL 33896
Early registration ends: February 28
Presented by Conscious Discipline
Webinar: Using the NBO with Families in Substance Use Recovery
October 23, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Webinar: Policy & Advocacy Workgroup
October 29, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Presented by African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Preventative Initiative
Webinar: Introduction to the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
November 6, 6:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoint Center
Webinar: NBAS Advancing Training in the Assessment of Neurobehavioral Functioning in Infants
November 6 – 7, 6:00am – 2:00pm
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Seminario Virtual: El Sistema de Observacion del Comportamiento Neonatal
Noviembre 12 – 14, 9:00am – 2:00pm
Presentado por Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Virtual Training: NBO Level One Training
November 17 – 19, 6:00am – 11:00am
Presented by Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Other Organizations’ Events Calendars
- 211 LA County: Community Events
- 818Breastfeeds: Free breastfeeding support groups almost every day at various hospitals in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys
- American Public Health Association: APHA Conferences and APHA Webinars
- California Breastfeeding Coalition: Events Calendar
- California Family Health Council: Learning Exchange Calendar
- California Training Institute: Event Calendar
- California WIC Association: Upcoming Training & Conferences
- CASAT: Training Calendar
- Center for the Study of Social Policy: Events
- Child Care Resource Center: Workshops and Events
- Child Welfare Information Gateway: Conference Calendar
- Children’s Institute, Inc.: Training and Conferences
- Children’s Bureau Express: Training & Conferences
- DCFS, L.A. County: Events Calendar
- Department of Public Social Services: Event Calendar
- Health Net Community Resource Center: Event Calendar
- Healthy Families America: Our Events
- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health: Training & Workforce Development
- Los Angeles Public Library Discover & Go Program: Find free & low-cost passes for museums, science centers, zoos, theatres, etc. on specific days with a LA Public Library Card.
- Maternal Mental Health NOW: Training Calendar
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Event Calendar
- PAC/LAC: Event Calendar
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