2025 has been a busy and exiting year at CMHRC! We've traveled the world collaborating with fellow professionals, provided counsel and comfort to countless families, and expanded our programs and services to meet the growing needs of our diverse community. As the year draws to a close, we want you to know your support has made this work possible, and your gifts have had a powerful impact on our community. Thank you. 

Today, we're going to highlight four projects that we poured our heart and soul into this year and one we're excited to announce for next year!

• Ketogenic Therapy in Action! Study
• Continuing Education Credit Program
• The Coalition for Metabolic Health
• Collaborations Across the Globe
• Book & Movie Club

In 2025, we completed our pilot study on ketogenic therapy in the treatment of bipolar in children ages 6-17. 

“This study has changed the quality of life available for my child and our family. We have seen a significant decrease in symptoms, but more we have seen the light come back to our child’s eyes and we have seen them begin to actually play again. This study has unlocked the cage that has been holding my child hostage and allowed them to be free again.” - Participant in the Ketogenic Therapy in Action! study 

It was such a success that we're ready for more in 2026! In January we will expand this project to include children and teens between ages 6 and 20 with any mood disorder. Don't miss out! We'll be honored for you to join us on the next leg of the journey. 

Our successful 2-Day Live Conference on Childhood Bipolar was just the beginning! We'll be hosting that conference again in February of 2026, so stay tuned for information on how and when to sign up. 

We also have a continuing education portal, with live, recorded, and reading based training events and opportunities. Create a free account to see all of the courses we have to offer!

CMHRC's respected education programs combined with our mission to offer guidance and resources for the early identification and management of mood disorders positions us to meet the growing need for trustworthy information on childhood onset bipolar disorder.

This year, we were proud to announce that CMHRC executive director, Elizabeth Errico, was appointed to the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee of the Coalition for Metabolic Health.

Collaboration between these two nonprofits is incredibly important, as CMHRC and the Coalition for Metabolic Health work side-by-side to raise awareness on the profound connection between metabolic health and mental health. After an exciting meeting in Washington DC this fall, the Coalition is poised to shine a light on the importance of metabolic treatments for mental and physical health. 

As our community grows, the world gets smaller. Through professional collaborations with researchers and clinicians from Scotland to Australia to Oslo to Toronto, we're developing relationships that benefit the providers and families we work with every day. 

One family from Poland shared this message with us about how CMHRC has helped them on their journey: 

"To all of CMHRC, thank you for everything you are doing. You helped my child get his life back. It is hard to describe this feeling with words. I also cannot describe the kindness and empathy that radiates from all of you. It is not only about top-level knowledge, it is also about true humanity. I will remember you for the rest of my life. My happy child is the best proof that you are saving lives."

We're are so excited and couldn't wait a moment longer to announce that starting in 2026, in addition to our popular Book Club, we're introducing a Movie Club as well! Beginning in January, every other month we'll get together to talk about a movie related to mental health, and on the alternating months, we'll read a book. 

Best of all, in January 2026 we're kicking off the Movie Club with a documentary featuring CMHRC's own Executive Director Elizabeth Errico and Clinical Director Jennifer Sevick. This is a can't miss event!

This club is for parents, caregivers, educators, and practitioners who are interested in watching films and reading books related to mental health, mental illness, parenting, and more. Join our welcoming community for lively, engaging, and supportive discussion of our eclectic selection of books and movies. 

We know how isolating and confusing it can be to parent a child or teen with a mental health condition. Each week CMHRC instructors provide educational material, facilitate discussion, and review strategies and techniques that can be applied immediately. Each group meeting focuses on different elements of Palliative ParentingTM including acceptance, respect, and community. Participants learn through interactions with both experts and classmates. Everyone can ask questions, share experiences, learn from one another, and feel the support of a community of parents and caregivers facing the same challenges.

The next face-to-face class begins Tuesday January 13th, 2026

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Live Class Participation Fee: $249 for 2 co-parents of the same child

Take 50% off the live class fee with coupon code: JINGLE

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Register before January 1st, 2026 to receive this Holiday Discount!

★★★★ “This lets me be the parent that I would want if I were in my child’s shoes.”

– Danielle, Michigan

BrainStorm: A New Documentary About the Bipolar Spectrum to End Stigma, Save Lives, and Maximize Healing

January 21st, 2025 - 7:00-9:00pm Eastern Time

Produced and directed by Bonnie Waltch, and based on the book by Sara Schley, this film connects lived experience with the latest bipolar brain science to shed light on potential causes and successful treatments.

CMHRC's clinical director, Jennifer Sevick, and our executive director, Elizabeth Errico are both featured in the film, highlighting the unique challenges and triumphs for families of children living with bipolar disorder.

Tickets and access to the viewing link are available through Eventbrite. - Unlike other CMHRC webinars, this special event and exclusive online screening is a fundraiser to support both the documentary BrainStorm, as well as CMHRC. Ticket prices are for a single household who intend to login to watch together on the same device. Additional viewers on additional devices will have to register separately and pay for their own ticket. 

BrainStorm: A New Documentary About the Bipolar Spectrum to End Stigma, Save Lives, and Maximize Healing

January 22nd, 2026 - 8:30pm Eastern Time

Join us for our first ever "Movie Club" meeting the day after the BrainStorm screening. CMHRC's Clinical Director, Jennifer Sevick, who is featured in the film, will be moderating a discussion with anyone who attended the screening. 

Metabolic Therapy with Clinician Nicole Laurent

January 28th, 2026 - 5:00pm Eastern Time

"Because you have the right to know all the ways you can feel better!" This motto guides Nicole Laurent's clinical mental health practice, through which she helps individuals explore ketogenic metabolic therapy as a viable intervention when conventional treatments have failed.

Join CMHRC Executive Director and Founder Elizabeth Errico as she talks with Nicole about her Brain Fog Recovery Program and how she helps make recovery a reality for countless people, guiding her clients through a transformative journey toward optimal well-being. With a live Q&A it's the perfect opportunity to learn about metabolic therapy from a clinician using it every day. 

Thank you so much to everyone who has participated in our Giving Thanks fundraiser.

Thanks to your support in 2025, CMHRC has been able to provide $15,000 in financial subsidies to families, and more than 140 free support group sessions, webinars, and clinical seminars. These free offerings reduced barriers to access for nearly 10,000 individuals and families across every state in the country and in more than 22 countries across the globe.

It's not too late to make your 2025 Giving Thanks contribution! Your gift, in any amount, brings us closer to our goal to raise $25,000 by the end of the year. Gifts can be made through our safe and secure online giving platform on our website, by clicking the link below, or by mailing a contribution to:

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