August Mental and Behavioral Health Roundup
August 5, 2026
Mental Health and Wellness Resource Fair, Aug. 15
Seattle Children’s Magnuson will host a free mental health and wellness resource fair for families on Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event provides an opportunity to connect with more than 40 organizations across the region that offer resources and services focused on mental health support, suicide prevention, overdose prevention, gun safety and broader youth wellbeing. The event is designed to be welcoming and inclusive for all youth, including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as their families and caregivers. In partnership with King County Public Health, a limited number of free gun lock boxes, trigger locks, medication lock bags, medication return mailers and Narcan kits will be available while supplies last. Please share with families as appropriate.
Location: Seattle Children's Magnuson, 6901 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Date: Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cost: Free
Questions: [email protected]
Free On-Demand Video Class for Parents of Teens
Seattle Children’s is offering a new, self-paced class for parents and caregivers looking to better support their tweens and teens ages 11 through 17 with emotional and behavioral challenges.
In the First Approach Skills Training: Parenting Teens on-demand virtual class, experts from our First Approach Skills Training Program share practical tips parents and caregivers can use right now to help improve connection, communication and collaboration and decrease behavioral challenges like trouble with screen boundaries, motivation and schoolwork. The class is made up of 10 videos, each around three to six minutes long, that go with the caregiver worksheets from the FAST-Parenting Teenagers workbook (also downloadable for free on the Seattle Children’s website).
Providers are welcome to recommend that families access this free, self-guided class as a stand-alone program or as they wait for other services.
Seattle Children’s Shares Advice on Reducing Back-to-School Worries
Back-to-school time can often be met with emotions ranging from excitement to nervousness or fear. Dr. Kalina Babeva and Dr. Sonia Venkatraman, co-directors of Seattle Children’s Mood and Anxiety Program, offer ways parents and caregivers can help reduce worries in children. Learn more.