Claritycon2025 was a huge, resounding success!

1st August 2025

Claritycon2025 was a huge, resounding success! The annual children’s mental health conference provided professional development to 650+ mental health professionals on July 16 and 17, 2025 at San Antonio’s Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

In keeping with our mission to support children and families in their pursuit of mental wellness, Clarity Child Guidance Center has hosted Claritycon for the past 12 years. Tickets entitle attendees with up to 11 hours of professional development (including CEU and CNE certificates) from presentations by 39 renowned experts; four meals plus snacks, including breakfast and lunch keynote addresses; and Thursday wrap-up luncheon with keynote speaker Andrew Bridge, author of NY Times Bestseller Hope’s Boy: A Memoir and USA Today bestseller The Child Catcher: A Fight for Justice and Truth.

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Some of Claritycon2025’s accomplishments include:

Over 670 attendees, which is is up from 511 attendees in 2024
Inside Texas, attendees travelled from as far away as Lubbock and the Rio Grande Valley
Outside Texas, attendees came from Oklahoma, North Carolina, Florida, New Mexico, Alabama, Minnesota and Wisconsin
In online evaluations:
- 96 percent of attendees rated the conference as either “good” or “very good”
- 100 percent of attendees rated the communication from Clarity prior to the event as either “satisfactory” or “very satisfactory”
- 72 percent of attendees rated the communication from Clarity prior to the event as “very satisfactory”
Attendee’s professions included CEOs, owners of agencies, social workers, nurses, teachers, principals, clinical mental health mental health therapists, case workers and school counselors
Half of all attendees took advantage of our “early bird” ticket discount

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Check out these quotes from Claritycon2025 attendees:

“The speakers were wonderful, very powerful and relevant to our field. The overall focus on trauma and children in adolescence was perfect, refreshing and on time for current world events, and our field.”
“ClarityCon never disappoints. This is my second year and I look forward to attending again next year. I greatly enjoyed the venue and this year’s keynote speakers were exceptional and deeply humbling.”
“This was my first time attending this conference. As a school nurse that works closely with my school counselor in handling our students with mental health issues, it was a great resource.”
“This was my first time attending ClarityCon and it was very enjoyable. This has been the most organized conference I have attended.”
“The enthusiasm of the speakers was great. Food was good. Loved the convenience of all the classes being on the same floor. There were plenty of restrooms. The organization of the events and clear guides that were provided were awesome.”

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Topics for Claritycon2025 included, but were not limited to:

Adolescent brain development
Trauma informed care (TIC)
Grief and discussing death
Cultural competency (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, etc.)
Ethics for healthcare professionals
Human trafficking
Juvenile justice
Music therapy
Play therapy / Recreational therapy and how to incorporate in daily life
Mental health diagnoses, medications, coping strategies, and support (autism spectrum disorder, depression, anxiety, ADHD, etc.)
Self-esteem
Foster care

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See you at Claritycon2026!

Interested in presenting at Claritycon2026? Applications for speakers are open until December 31, 2025.

For registration, sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities for Claritycon2026, please email events@claritycgc.org.

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Claritycon is Clarity Child Guidance Center’s annual summit on children’s mental health. Created in 2013, this conference equips educators, therapists, physicians, social workers, childcare workers, and community members with important children’s mental health information.

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