Webinars & Events

Mindspring provides free mental health education opportunities to the public through webinars on a wide variety of mental health topics. Webinars are offered for free each week with the generous support of Polk County, Polk County BHDS, and United Way of Central Iowa.

All webinars are free and open to the public. Webinars are recorded and emailed to all registrants. Certificates of attendance are administered to anyone who participates in the live webinar and completes the survey at the end. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide certificates for those who have watched the recording.

Please see below for upcoming webinars and use the link to register.

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September 25, 2023 Emotional Regulation in Youth: Managing Big Emotions [Free Webinar]

When children don’t understand their emotions, challenging behavior can arise
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September 26, 2023 Understanding Dissociative Disorders [Free Webinar]

Dissociation changes your sense of time and identity, and makes people feel disconnected from their thoughts, feelings, and memories
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September 27, 2023 Creating a Low-Stress Environment and Minimizing Crises [Free Webinar]

Learn strategies to create and maintain a low-stress environment, identify & respond to ‘red flags’, and communicate in times of crisis
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September 27, 2023 Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder [Free Webinar]

Do the winter months get you down more than you think they should?
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September 28, 2023 Understanding Schizoaffective Disorder [Free Webinar]

Explore the diagnostic criteria, signs, and symptoms that differentiate schizoaffective disorder from other illnesses
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October 2, 2023 Supporting Emotional Regulation in Kids: Managing Emotional Storms [Free]

Despite our best efforts to prepare children to manage big storms of emotions, they will struggle sometimes