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Community Listening Sessions about Youth Justice in New Jersey

Presented by: Governor’s Task Force for the Continued Transformation of Youth Justice in New Jersey

The Task Force is seeking input on the following Youth Justice topics:

Parole, Residential Programs, Station House Adjustments,  JJC Secure Care Facilities, County Youth Services Commissions, Investment in Community-Based Program

The San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment is directed to a multidisciplinary audience in the fields of child maltreatment and family/community violence. The purpose of the Conference is to develop and enhance our professional skills in prevention, recognition, and treatment of all forms of maltreatment.

This is the Wichita State University Center for Combating Human Trafficking’s 6th Annual Anti-Trafficking Conference. This year’s title, Context Matters: Confronting a Culture of Exploitation, is intended to focus on more than just trafficking and provide attendees with an understanding of the various “-isms” and cultural contributions that create the opportunity for trafficking to occur. This conference is open to all multidisciplinary professionals.

Together, we create the Next Level at our 21st Annual Families and Fathers Conference, where we come together building on vision, proven practices, evidence-based interventions, and networking. A unique strength of this conference is the co-creation of connections that have formed sustained professional relationships and resources throughout the United States and internationally.

Why is this conference special? The immediate answer is based on an event focusing on the impact fathers have on the lives of children, families, and communities from varying perspectives.

Palmetto Association for Children and Families (PAFCAF)  Annual Conference is the premier educational and networking meeting for South Carolina’s child welfare/ well-being sector each year. Those attending can network with colleagues, learn about best practices, innovations, skills and technologies, as well learn about transformation in the field of child and family services in order to enhance service provision to recipients.

“Re-Imagining Foster Care”

The 14th Annual Conference on Child Well-Being, hosted by Maryland CASA Association, will bring together professionals and volunteer advocates from across the state and beyond to learn from national and regional experts on topics of emerging importance. Taking place on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, 2020, Day 1 will focus on changes/innovations in the foster care and court system as it relates to child welfare. Day 2 will feature an inspirational keynote speaker and workshop sessions.

SHARING IDEAS THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES
AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE CHILD WELL-BEING

All proposals are due no later than Friday, August 2, 2019.

We look forward to receiving proposals that share the best ideas and proven strategies from around the world that focus on strengthening families and engaging communities to promote child well-being. We want proposals that describe endeavors at program and systems levels, including how they are planned and developed. We also encourage sharing strategies for policy and organizational change as well as funding.  Outcomes are valued, especially the research and evaluation designs.

The 17th Hawai`i International Summit is a multidisciplinary gathering of professionals working together to tackle the major issues in fields dealing with violence, abuse, and trauma. International and local speakers come together to share their findings on causation, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation at both the global level and at smaller, community-based levels.

Summit attendees will have the opportunity to gain continuing education credits and meet professional licensure requirements. The Summit is also a great opportunity to network not only within your field, but also with professionals in other fields that may provide valuable insight into how theory and research is applied at the other end of the line.

In the tradition of building and sharing expertise, the Annual Foster Care Conference will address a wide variety of problems facing foster care specialists, foster parents and various social service professionals who desire to enhance their skills in order to create the best foster home environment. The conference will offer numerous seminars, general sessions, workshops, exhibits, and networking opportunities designed both for professionals interested in increasing the effectiveness of their programs and for foster parents desiring to improve their parenting skills. Each general session and workshop will present innovative ideas on how those of us working with youth can deal with the ever-changing situations we face.

**13 CEU’s Available**

Join more than 700 child welfare professionals at the only international conference on family focused treatment services. Workshops are designed for advanced-level professionals who implement treatment family care models and interventions in family settings, including treatment foster, kinship, bio or adoptive families.

Internationally recognized, the Crimes Against Children Conference is the premier conference of its kind providing practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal.

The conference is presented annually by the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. The conference is conducted to provide training to those employed by government or nonprofit agencies in the fields of law enforcement, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, therapy, and medicine who work directly with child victims of crime.

The biennial Together for Families Conference is a unique event that connects various stakeholders from across the U.S. and Canada in the Family Support and Strengthening Field to focus on quality practice. This conference, co-hosted by key national organizations in the field, weaves together content related to the field of Family Support, the Strengthening Families Approach, Advancing Equity, and the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support.