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Conferences

Upcoming national conferences on adoption and child welfare through November 2005 include:

August

• Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse: Equal Justice for Children (National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse/American Prosecutors Research Institute; August 1 through 5; Portland, OR; www.ndaa-apri.org/education/apri/investigation_prosecution_child_abuse_august_2005.html (link no longer available)
• 2005 National Conference on At-Risk Youth (The Performance Institute; August 2 through 4; Arlington, VA; http://www.performanceweb.org/CENTERS/Social_Health/Events/S183/S183.htm (link no longer available)
• 2005 NACAC Conference (North American Council on Adoptable Children; August 3 through 6; Pittsburgh, PA; www.nacac.org/conference.html)
• 6th National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention (National Children's Advocacy Center and the Association for Sexual Abuse Prevention; August 10 through 12; Huntsville, AL; www.nationalcac.org/asapflyer/index.html)
• 2005 Meeting of States and Tribes "Cultivating Change: Strategies for Improving Outcomes in Child Welfare" (Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; August 23 through 25; Arlington, VA; www.statetribemeeting.com)
• 28th National Children's Law Conference (National Association of Counsel for Children; August 25 through 28; Hollywood, CA; http://www.naccchildlaw.org/training/conference.html (link no longer available))
• Destination Future 2005 Youth Leadership Conference (National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development; August 26 through 28; Glorieta, NM; www.nrcys.ou.edu)

September

• Generations United 13th International Conference "The Intergenerational Current: Across the Lifespan and Around the Globe" (September 13 through 17; Washington, DC; www.gu.org/training.asp)
• 2005 National Respite and Crisis Care Conference (Oklahoma Respite Resource Network; September 14 through 16; Oklahoma City, OK; http://oasis.ouhsc.edu/rnn.htm)
• 10th International Conference on Family Violence (Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute; September 16 through 21; San Diego, CA; http://www.fvsai.org/Conference/10th%20Conference/10thInfo.htm (link no longer available)
• APSAC Forensic Child Interview Clinic (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children; September 19 through 23; Portsmouth, VA; http://www.apsac.org/[link no longer available])
• National Independent Living Conference "Growing Pains" (National Independent Living Association; September 21 through 24; Atlanta, GA; www.danielkids.org)
• National Summit on Your City's Families (National League of Cities; September 25 through 28; San Antonio, TX; www.nlc.org/iyef/your_city_s_families_conference/)

October

• Substance Exposed Newborns: Weaving Together Effective Policy & Practice (National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center; October 6 through 7; Washington, DC; http://aia.berkeley.edu/training/annual_conference.html)
• APSAC Forensic Child Interview Clinic (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children; October 10 through 14; Seattle, WA; http://apsac.fmhi.usf.edu/(link no longer available)
• Bridging Culture in a Changing World (National Black Child Development Institute; October 16 through 18; Orlando, FL; www.nbcdi.org/conference/default.asp)
• 2005 National Public Agency Roundtable (Council on Accreditation; October 17 through 19; Little Rock, AR; www.coanet.org/front3/page.cfm?sect=22)

November

• Healthy Communities Healthy Youth (Search Institute; November 3 through 5; Dallas, TX; www.search-institute.org/hchy/)
• ZERO TO THREE 20th National Training Institute (November 4 through 6; Washington, DC; www.zerotothree.org/nti/)
• 3rd Annual "It's My Life" Conference (Casey Family Programs; November 13 through 15; Baltimore, MD; www.casey.org/Resources/Projects/ItsMyLife)

Further details about national and regional adoption and child welfare conferences can be found through the "Conference Calendar Search" feature on the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/profess/conferences/index.cfm) and National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/conferences/index.cfm) websites.

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