February 2015Vol. 16, No. 1Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through May 2015 include:
March 2015
- Learning and Leadership Summit
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, North Carolina Division of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Department of Public Health
March 3–4, Chapel Hill, NC
http://www.preventchildabusenc.org/summit - From Crime Scene to Trial
Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
March 18–20, Bentonville, AR
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/crime-scene-to-trial - Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine 2015 Annual Meeting
"Embracing Transitions: Promoting Health Through Adolescence and Young Adulthood"
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
March 18–21, Los Angeles, CA
http://www.adolescenthealth.org/Meetings/2015-Annual-Meeting.aspx - 2015 Strengthening Families Summit
"Science of Relationships: The Prevention Connection"
New Hampshire Children's Trust
March 30, Concord, NH
http://www.nhchildrenstrust.org/summit15
April 2015
- 2015 AEA Conference focusing on The Spectrum of Family Engagement: Recruit, Develop & Support
Adoption Exchange Association (AEA)
April 8–9, Charleston, SC
http://www.adoptea.org - 2015 PCCYFS Annual Spring Conference
Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth & Family Services (PCCYFS)
April 8–9, Harrisburg, PA
http://www.pccyfs.org/Spring_Conf.html - First Responder Training: When the Call Comes for Mandated Reporters
Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
April 9, Bentonville, AR
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/first-responder-arkansas - 2015 Child Abuse Prevention and Family Support Conference
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
April 13–15, Des Moines, IA
http://www.pcaiowa.org/resources/training/ - New Worlds of Adoption Conference: Launching Into Adulthood
Rudd Adoption Research Program, University of Massachusetts
April 17, Amherst, MA
http://psych.umass.edu/ruddchair/annualconference/presentation_application/ - 9th ISPCAN Latin American Regional Conference
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Secretaria de Educación del Estado de México
April 26–29, Toluca, ME
http://www.ispcan.org/events/event_details.asp?id=517437&groupt - National Residential Education Conference
Coalition for Residential Education
April 29–30, Washington, DC
http://www.residentialeducation.org
May 2015
- 2015 APSAC Child Forensic Interview Clinics
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
May 4–8, Norfolk, VA
http://www.apsac.org/events - NYSCCC 26th Annual Conference: Uniting Families
New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children (NYSCCC)
May 8–9, Albany, NY
http://nysccc.org/conference/2015-uniting-families/
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 at http://www.childwelfare.gov/calendar/index.cfm.