Supporting Mental Health in Autism for School-Based Health Center Providers - Webinar - October 21, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (MT)

In this webinar, we will present mental health conditions that commonly impact autistic students, including prevalence and what these presentations look like. We will describe basic strategies to support these mental health conditions in autistic youth. We will discuss further evidence-based and manualized mental health treatments for this population.

Learning objectives:

• Describe common mental health conditions in school-aged and adolescent autistic students
• Discuss strategies to support autistic students with co-occurring mental health conditions in school-based health centers
• Identify evidence-based mental health treatments for autistic students

Speakers:

• Ainsley Losh, PhD Assistant Professor, section of Developmental Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Kaylin Russell, PhD Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Intended Audience:
Staff and providers at Colorado school-based health centers, school personnel, and all others who are interested.

Accommodations, including captioning and Spanish interpretation, may be requested during registration. Accommodation requests should be submitted no later than October 11, 2026.

Questions may be directed to Christine.Cook@cuanschutz.edu.