July/August 2014Vol. 15, No. 7Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through October 2014 include:
August 2014
- National Pathways to Adulthood 2014
National Resource Center for Youth Development
August 6–8, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.nrcyd.ou.edu/ - 26th Annual Crimes Against Children Conference
Children's Advocacy Center
August 11–14, Dallas, TX
http://cacconference.org/dcac/default.aspx - The 27th Annual National Independent Living Conference
Growing Pains 2014 for Adults and Youth
Daniel Memorial
August 26–29, Denver, CO
http://www.danielkids.org/page.aspx?pid=430
September 2014
- 19th International Conference & Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma
Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT)
September 7–10, San Diego, CA
http://www.ivatcenters.org - CWLA National Kinship Care Conference
Building Communities of Caring for Children and Families
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
September 17–19, New Orleans, LA
https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=cwla&WebCode=Kinship14
October 2014
- Turn on the Light Child Abuse and Neglect Conference
The Children's Healing Institute
October 16, West Palm Beach, FL
http://www.turnonthelight.org - SAFE 2014: Sex Trafficking Awareness, Freedom and Empowerment Conference
SAFE Coalition for Human Rights (SAFECHR) IVAT (Institute for Violence, Abuse, and Trauma) (Co-Sponsor)
October 29–31, Chicago, IL
http://www.safechr.com - Together We Can Conference
LA Supreme Court, LA Dept. of Children and Family Services, LA Children's Trust Fund, Louisiana CASA Association, CACLA, LA Foundation Against Sexual Assault, NASW-LA Chapter
October 28–30, Lafayette, LA
http://www.latwc.com
Further details about national and regional child welfare and adoption conferences can be found through the Conference Calendar Search feature on the Child Welfare Information Gateway website: