Upcoming Events:
19
MAR

Anxiety, Masking, and Neurodivergence
Presented by: Ashley Harding, M.A.
Educational Therapist
Wednesday, March 19th, 11am-12pm PT
Location: Zoom
👥 Public Event: Open to educators, mental health and medical professionals, families, and anyone interested.
Click below for registration and event details.
20
MAR

Due Process & Advocacy: Helping Families Navigate Special Education Law
Presented by: Marc Levine
Special Education Attorney and Retired Special Education Judge
⭐Please note the date change⭐: Tuesday, March 25th, 7:30-8:30pm PT
Location: Zoom
👥 Public Event: This event is designed for pediatric professionals and families navigating special education law, but we warmly welcome anyone with an interest in joining!
Click below for registration and event details.
28
MAR

CAPLA (Child & Adolescent Practitioners of LA) Luncheon!
March 28th, 11am-2pm at Chin Chin Restaurant in Brentwood
Address: 11740 San Vicente Blvd., #201, LA, CA 90049
Join us to connect with fellow child and adolescent practitioners over a buffet lunch!
For over eight years, CAPLA has brought together practitioners from over a dozen fields. Never has CAPLA felt a greater need than now to support our friends and colleagues who have faced such incredible adversity.
In this spirit, CAPLA and the LA-PEDS Network are offering a limited number of complimentary tickets to individuals who experienced property loss or damage due to fires. Please contact Daniel Franklin at Dr.Franklin@FranklinEd.com and he will arrange a complimentary ticket.
If you are a ChildNEXUS member, ChildNEXUS will purchase your ticket. Email admin@childnexus.com to RSVP.
👥 This event is open to Child and Adolescent Professionals and Practitioners.
10
APR

Educational Therapy Helping Students Overcome Executive Functioning Challenges
Presented by: Manny F. Torres
Educational Therapist
Thursday, April 10th, 11am-12pm PT
Location: Zoom
👥 Public Event: This event is designed for pediatric professionals and families supporting children with executive functioning difficulties, but we warmly welcome anyone with an interest in joining!
Click below for registration and event details.
16
APR

LA-PEDS Coffee Chats
Wednesday, April 16th, 11am-12pm PT
Location: Zoom
Sip your favorite brew while immersing yourself in insightful discussions and forging valuable connections with like-minded pediatric and adolescent professionals.
👤 Private Professional Event: Open to pediatric professionals across all disciplines, including mental health, medicine, education, and law. Pediatricians, child psychiatrists, therapists, educators, and special ed attorneys are encouraged to attend.
Past Events:
2025

Clinical High Risk for Psychosis and Early Psychosis in Youth: Identification and Treatment Approaches
Presented by: Gil Hoftman, MD, PhD
2025

Healing and Hope: Supporting Youth Mental Health After California Wildfires
Presented by: Elizabeth Ollen, PhD
2024

LA-PEDS 2nd Annual Holiday Mixer
Sip your favorite brew while immersing yourself in insightful discussions and forging valuable connections with like-minded pediatric and adolescent professionals.
2024

Concussions in Youth: Understanding the Impact and Managing Recovery from a Psychiatric Perspective
Presented by: Neevon Esmaili, MD
2024

Medical Myths Targeted at Children
Presented by: Nina Shapiro, MD
2025

LA-PEDS Coffee Chats
Sip your favorite brew while immersing yourself in insightful discussions and forging valuable connections with like-minded pediatric and adolescent professionals.
2024

Helping Your Child with Language-Based Learning Difficulties
Presented by: Daniel Franklin, PhD
2024

LA-PEDS Coffee Chats
Sip your favorite brew while immersing yourself in insightful discussions and forging valuable connections with like-minded pediatric and adolescent professionals.
2024

LA-PEDS Coffee Chats
Sip your favorite brew while immersing yourself in insightful discussions and forging valuable connections with like-minded pediatric and adolescent professionals.