May 2009Vol. 10, No. 4Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on adoption and child welfare through August 2009 include:
June 2009
- The National Summit on the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Welfare
From Inspiration to Innovation: Leadership, Partnerships, and Change
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the Family Violence Prevention Fund
June 2–4, Jackson Hole, WY
http://endabuse.org/content/features/detail/1081 - 2009 Conference on Family Group Decision Making
Family: The Keystone for Systems Change
American Humane Association
June 2–5, Pittsburgh, PA
www.americanhumane.org/assets/docs/protecting-children/PC-fgdm-2009-conference-register.pdf - Pathways to Adulthood 2009
National Independent Living/Transitional Living Conference
The University of Oklahoma OUTREACH National Resource Center for Youth Services
June 3–5, San Diego, CA
www.nrcys.ou.edu/conferences.shtml - The 12th National Child Welfare Data and Technology Conference
Making IT Work for Children: Improving Data for Agencies, Tribes and Courts
National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
June 23–24, Washington, DC
www.nrccwdt.org/conferences/our_conf.html
July 2009
- Generations United 15th International Conference
Because We're Stronger Together
July 27–31, Washington, DC
www.gu.org/GU_Co7281494.asp
August 2009
- 23rd Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care
Believing in the Magic of Families
Foster Family-Based Treatment Association
August 2–5, Atlanta, GA
www.ffta.org/conference/index.html - 35th Annual NACAC Conference
North American Council on Adoptable Children
August 13–15, Columbus, OH
www.nacac.org/conference/conference.html - NACC 32nd National Juvenile and Family Law Conference
National Association of Counsel for Children
August 19–22, New York, NY
www.naccchildlaw.org/?page=National_Conference
Further details about national and regional adoption and child welfare conferences can be found through the Conference Calendar Search feature on the Child Welfare Information Gateway website: