January/February 2017Vol. 17, No. 10Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through March 2017 include:
January 2017
- 2017 Children's Law Institute
Southwest Region National Child Protection Training Center at New Mexico State University
January 11–13, Albuquerque, NM
https://swrtc.nmsu.edu/cli-2/ - SSWR 21st Annual Conference
"Ensure Healthy Development for All Youth"
The Society for Social Work (SSWR)
January 11–15, New Orleans, LA
http://secure.sswr.org/2017-conference-home/ - 31st Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment
Chadwick Center for Children and Families & Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
January 29–February 3, San Diego, CA
http://www.sandiegoconference.org
February 2017
- The 2017 Wells Lecture
The Family and Youth Law Center at Capital University Law School
February 8, Columbus, OH
http://familyyouthlaw.org/wells-conference.php - 15th Annual Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference
"Rethinking Child Welfare Services: Forging New Direction Through Community-Based Partnerships"
Mississippi Child Welfare Institute
February 8–10, Jackson, MS
http://sites.jsums.edu/mcwi/current-conference/ - 2017 National Conference on Juvenile Justice
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
February 12–15, New York, NY
http://www.ncjfcj.org/2017-national-conference-juvenile-justice - 13th Annual Childhood Grief and Traumatic Loss
Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
February 16, Los Angeles, CA
http://ican4kids.org/grief%20conference.html
March 2017
- 2017 National Conference on Bullying
Florida Association of School Administrators & Florida Association of School Resource Officers
March 1–3, Orlando, FL
http://www.schoolsafety911.org/event05.html - 2017 BPD Annual Conference
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Inc. (BPD)
March 1–5, New Orleans, LA
https://bpdonline.org/BPDMEMBER/Annual_Conference/2017_Conference_Files/Conference_Home17.aspx - 2017 AMCHP Annual Conference
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
March 4–7, Kansas City, MO
http://www.amchp.org/Calendar/Conferences/amchp-conference/Pages/default.aspx - 30th Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health
University of South Florida College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
March 5–8, Tampa, FL
http://cmhconference.com - 2017 Learning & Leadership Summit
Child Abuse North Carolina
March 8–9, Durham, NC
https://www.preventchildabusenc.org/services/trainings-and-professional-development/upcoming-trainings/2017-learning-leadership-summit - 2017 SAHM Annual Meeting
"Cultivating Connections: The Importance of Relationships in Adolescent and Young Adult Health"
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM)
March 8–11, New Orleans, LA
http://www.adolescenthealth.org/Meetings/2017-Annual-Meeting/Annual-Meeting-Home.aspx - CWLA 2017 National Conference
"Advancing Excellence in Practice and Policy: Highlighting Successful Strategies to Address the Needs of Children, Youth, and Families"
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
March 29–31, Washington , DC
http://www.cwla.org/success2017/
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 https://www.childwelfare.gov/calendar/.