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National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)
National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)Annual Conference

Annual Conference

The 2025 Advancing School Mental Health Conference

Building Resilient Futures:
Advancing School Mental Health for Success in School, Life, and Work

A skyline of Orlando, Florida at sunset. There is a row of buildings with a purple and orange sunset above. The sunset reflects onto a lake, which is front of the buildings in the foreground.December 2-4, 2025
Hyatt Regency Orlando
9801 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819

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Conference Website & Registration

We are excited to announce that the 2025 Advancing School Mental Health Conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, Florida! Mark your calendars as we celebrate 30 years of advancing school mental health, and prepare to connect with educators, mental health professionals, researchers, policymakers, and youth and family advocates dedicated to advancing school mental health nationwide.

This year’s conference will feature:

  • Engaging keynote speakers and expert panels
  • Strategies that work to improve student academic success and well-being
  • Networking opportunities with professionals across disciplines
  • Innovative solutions to support student well-being and success

Since 1996, the National Center for School Mental Health has hosted the Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health. This premier interdisciplinary conference focuses on school mental health and unites local, state, national, and international experts to advance knowledge and skills related to school mental health practice, research, training, and policy. The conference emphasizes a shared school-family-community agenda to promote mental health, prevent issues, and provide interventions for students and families as part of a multi-tiered system of support. 

Some states where the conference has been held include Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Colorado, New Orleans, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Florida, Arizona, Minnesota, New Mexico, South Carolina, Utah, California, Nevada, and more. 

This conference is hosted by the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH). If you have any questions, please contact the NCSMH team at 410-706-0980 or NCSMHConference@som.umaryland.edu.