Annual Conference

The 2025 Annual Conference on
Advancing School Mental Health

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

December 2-4, 2025
Hyatt Regency Orlando
9801 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819

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 and get ready to connect with educators, mental health professionals, researchers, policymakers, and youth and family advocates dedicated to advancing school mental health nationwide.

Registration Opens: Notification will be sent as soon as the registration open opens

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

Stay tuned for more details on registration, speaker announcements, and session topics!

For updates, visit www.schoolmentalhealth.org.

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 brings together local, state, national, and international experts to advance knowledge and skills related to school mental health practice, research, training, and policy.

The Annual Conference brings together educators, counselors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, physicians, mental health leaders, policymakers, practitioners, researchers, family members, advocates, and other partners in the school mental health field to share the latest research and best practices. 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 ncsmh@som.umaryland.edu or Conference Director Dr. Sylvia McCree-Huntley at shuntley@som.umaryland.edu.