Sept 29

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JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH VIOLENCE:

ITEMS OF INTEREST

OUR COMMUNITY, OUR RESPONSIBITY; WAGING PEACE

September 29, 2008

Of Special Note

DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES THAT OTHERS INTERESTED

IN REDUCING YOUTH VIOLENCE SHOULD KNOW? PLEASE SEND INFORMATION YOU

WOULD LIKE INCLUDED IN OUR ITEMS OF INTEREST TO pleaf@jhsph.edu.

 TODAY!

Webinar. Addressing Youth Violence in Minority Communities: Practical

Steps and Strategies . September 29, 2008, 2:00 – 3:30pm EST. Youth violence is a major public health issue that proportionately impacts minority populations due to their social and environmental contexts. This webinar will highlight practical, multilevel intervention strategies with Latino and African American populations that are showing promise by addressing youth empowerment and community factors. To register https://sophe.webex.com/sophe/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=960193617

 Glen Burnie, MD: Community Conferencing Center Bull & Oyster Roast . October 3, 2008.

Community Conferencing Center is celebrating their 10 th Year anniversary and hosting a Bull &

Oyster Roast at Michaels Eighth Avenue 7220 Greyburn Drive Glen Burnie MD 21061 from 7:00

PM-12:00 AM. 100-125 tickets are on sale at $40/ticket and at $350/table of 10. A silent auction with donated items available for bidding and a skills auction where you can bid on a donated skill and let the donor do all the work for you will take place from 7:00-10:00 PM. The

Peacing It Together Awards will start at 9:00pm. For tickets and more information please call the Community Conferencing Center at 410-889-7400 or visit http://www.communityconferencing.org/splash.asp

 Baltimore, MD: Alive & Free Conference.

October 17-18, 2008. In the continuing effort to stop the violence and help keep youth alive and free, the Street Soldiers National Consortium along with the Safe Healing Foundation will host the next Alive & Free National Conference in

Baltimore, Maryland on October 17 - 18, 2008. The goal is to teach conference participants the

Alive and Free Prescription so that it can be implemented in schools and programs in Baltimore and in neighboring communities. The conference will take place at the Historic Lake Clifton

Campus, the home of Doris M. Johnson and Heritage High Schools, where the Alive & Free

Prescription is currently being successfully implemented. Learn more http://omegaboysclub.org/contents.htm

and register online http://www.aliveandfreeconference.com/

 Baltimore, MD: The Open Society Institute–Baltimore presents a forum: From Sanctions to

Services:

Best Practices for the Rehabilitation of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System.

October 15, 2008, 10:00 – 11:30am at Open Society Institute – Baltimore, 201 N. Charles

Street, Suite 1300, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. A Presentation and Discussion with Dr. David M.

Altschuler, Principal Research Scientist, The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies, & Mr.

Douglas W. Young, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Governmental Service and Research,

University of Maryland. Drawing from the latest research in Maryland and nationwide, the guests will highlight promising policies and practices for the delivery of rehabilitative services to young offenders who are on probation, committed to juvenile facilities, and transitioning back to the community.

Please RSVP to Justin Schaberg at jschaberg@sorosny.org

or 410-234-1092 ext. 213 by October 8, 2008.

 Calling All College Students, High School Students, Out of School Youth and Young Leaders!!

New Light Leadership Coalition, in partnership with the Morgan SGA, presents the 10th Annual

Youth & College Leadership Summit, "Transforming Youth to Ignite Change" on Friday, October

31st and Saturday, November 1st at Morgan State University Student Center. The weekend will include powerful workshops, inspiring guest speakers, emerging leaders roundtable, resource fair and 2008 Presidential Political Forum, Our Vote, Our Voice. Don't miss the conference that's for youth, hosted by youth! Registration deadline is September 30 th . Register online at http://summit2008.nllc.org

and for more information call 410.494.1588.

 “Breaking the Cycle” Radio Dialogue . October 5, 2008 2:00-4:00 p.m. Brother Bey, the founder of the Fraternal Order of X-Offenders , hosts a weekly radio show on W.O.L.B (1010 am) that presents community-based, ex-offender driven efforts in Baltimore and elsewhere that are helping to break the cycle of violence. The primary focus of the F.O.X.O.’s “Breaking The

Cycle” Radio Dialogue is to extend discussion, increase consideration of community-driven alternatives, and initiate and expand the collective action needed to deter, decrease and prevent the pandemic of juvenile delinquency and adult criminality gripping Baltimore and many other communities. The radio show provides a voice to those attempting to change their thinking and behaviors, informing ex-offenders, their families, and others of opportunities, increasing access to strategies that work, and exposing those that don’t. You are invited to call in to the radio program at 410-481-1010. To learn more about FOXO, visit their website at hhtp://www.foxo.us or email Brother Bey at thinkingisdestiny@yahoo.com

or brotherbey@foxo.us

or call 410-262-4456. Information about the new FOXO training DVD: The

Psychology and Sociology of Criminology also is available on the website http://foxo.us/

 Project P.E.A.C.E. (Proper Education Always Corrects Errors), a collaboration between PAA and F.O.X.O. The P.E.A.C.E. program, developed and implemented by ex-offenders, connects other ex-offenders with needed resources and uses the power of peer influence to facilitate the cognitive restructuring and personal supports needed for successful re-integration. “In order to truly make Baltimore safer, we need to help ex-offenders become productive citizens,” Mayor Sheila Dixon said. “Project P.E.A.C.E. is going to help a lot of people fulfill their potential and make meaningful contributions to those around them.” The P.E.A.C.E. program addresses a variety of social and behavioral issues confronting ex-offenders, including: short term and long term housing, emergency shelter, transitional housing, substance abuse, parenting, GED services, employment and job placement, financial literacy and HIV/AIDS information and education. In addition to the 12-Step Lifeskills Workshops and services such as emergency shelter, transitional housing, and linkage to other services, the P.E.A.C.E. project provides individual supports from individuals who have turned around their lives and who serve as mentors and positive role models. For additional information or referrals, call Project

P.E.A.C.E. at 410 367-8393 or Brother Bey at 410 262-4456.

Quick Glance at this week’s Items of Interest

New Events/Conferences/Trainings

1. Columbia, MD: Evidence-Based Practice & Response to Intervention for School Social Workers.

October 3, 2008.

2. Baltimore, MD: The Women’s Law Center of Maryland, Inc. Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony.

October 23, 2008

3. Baltimore, MD: Advocates for Children and Youth's Sixth Annual Distinguished Speaker

Luncheon. November 17, 2008

Up-Coming Events/Conference/Trainings

4. Piscataway, NJ: "Liberation Based Healing: Just Therapy for a Just Society" Conference.

October 3, 2008

5. Power seminars for youth workers.

6. Reno, NV: Juvenile Probation and Justice Management Conference. October 5-8, 2008.

7. Reno, NV: Supporting Children Living with Grief and Trauma - A Multidisciplinary Approach.

October 8-9, 2008. For more information please visit

8 . Baltimore, MD: Maryland's 20th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference. October 8, 2008

9. Ocean City, MD: Maryland Crime Prevention Association Conference. October 13-16, 2008

10. Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series:

Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency. October 15, 2008 - Juvenile Delinquency

Trends

11. Washington, DC: Safe Kids Worldwide – 2008 Child Injury Prevention Conference.

October 15-18, 2008.

12. Lawrence, KS: The Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology: Translating

Research into Practice. October 16-18, 2008.

13. Bowie, MD: Maryland’s Crime Victims’ Resource Center Inc. (MCVRC) 5

Affair. October 17, 2008 th Annual Chocolate

Noteworthy

14. Baltimore - Open Minds is Creative Alliance's free book-based after school program.

15. Call for Papers: 22 nd Annual Research Conference - Research and Training Center for Children’s

Mental Health

Reports, Research & Recent Publications

16. Understanding the State of Knowledge of Youth Engagement Financing and Sustainability

17. A list of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit.

Resources

18. Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom.

19. Six Steps to Find a Family: A Practice Guide to Search and Engagement.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

20. PBIS Maryland Events

Funding Opportunities/Scholarships/Awards

21. The 2009 Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth

22. Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Fellowships.

For Youth

23. Wide Angle Youth Media is seeking high school youth living in Baltimore City to be a part of

their Youth Media Festival Committee.

24. Youth As Resources, Baltimore’s youth-led grant making organization has funds available.

Job & Volunteer Opportunities

25. Baltimore, MD: Youth Facilitator - Community Law in Action, Inc. (CLIA).

26. Baltimore, MD: Epidemiologist/Division Chief.

Previously Posted Events/Conferences/Training

New Events/Conferences/Training

1. Columbia, MD: Evidence-Based Practice & Response to Intervention for School Social Workers.

October 3, 2008. The School Social Workers in Maryland and D.C. invite you to their fourth annual conference, "Evidence-Based Practice & Response to Intervention for School Social Workers" presented by Jim Raines, Ph.D., LCSW will be held at Loyola College Graduate Center in Columbia. Click on link for more information and conference brochure: http://www.sswimanddc.org/2008_Conf_Brochure.pdf

2. Baltimore, MD: The Women’s Law Center of Maryland, Inc. Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony.

October 23, 2008; 5:30pm, The Belvedere Hotel, 12 th Floor Grand Ballroom, 1 East Biddle St.,

Baltimore, MD. For more information, call 410-321-8761.

3. Baltimore, MD: Advocates for Children and Youth's Sixth Annual Distinguished Speaker

Luncheon. November 17, 2008, 11:30am-1:30pm. The Hilton Baltimore, 401 W. Pratt Street,

Baltimore, MD 21201. Featuring: Ed Burns, Producer/Writer of the hit HBO series The Wire . $150 per ticket or $1,500 per table of 10. To reserve tickets please contact Carla Robinson, Special Events

Coordinator 410.547.9200 x3019 crobinson@acy.org

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Upcoming Events/Conferences/Training

4. Piscataway, NJ: "Liberation Based Healing: Just Therapy for a Just Society" Conference.

October

3, 2008. 8:30am – 5:00pm. Rutgers University Busch Student Center 604 Bartholomew Rd.

WeCare4UIFS@aol.com

5. Power seminars for youth workers.

Urban Leadership Institute announces three exciting upcoming training opportunities for educators, social workers, school police, clergy and other professionals engaged in serious work with youth. To register go to http://www.urbanleadershipinstitute.com/ or call 410-467-1605.

The National Dare To Be Queen Train-the-Trainer Certification Conference

October 3, 2008, 8:30am - 4:00 pm. The True Reformer Building, 1200 U Street NW,

Washington, DC 20009. Training is $150.00. CEU's, training certificates, copy of Dare To Be

Queen cuuriculum & training materials.

Engaging Boys of Color Around Healthy Decision Making: Unlocking the Keys to Positive Male

Development-Professional Development Conference. October 9, 2008, 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Loyola College Graduate Conference Center, 8890 McGaw Road, Columbia, MD 21045. Training is $100.00. CEU's, training certificates, breakfast & lunch.

6. Reno, NV: Juvenile Probation and Justice Management Conference. October 5-8, 2008. The

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges will hold its annual Juvenile Probation and Justice

Management Conference. Under the theme "What Works? Evidence-Based Practice," sessions will address such topics as motivational interviewing and multi-systemic therapy. To obtain further information and register online, visit http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/view/1126/315/

7. Reno, NV: Supporting Children Living with Grief and Trauma - A Multidisciplinary Approach.

October 8-9, 2008.

For more information please visit http://www.sei2003.com/ovcttac2008/SupportingChildren.htm.

8. Baltimore, MD: Maryland's 20th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference.

October 8, 2008. For more information, please visit. https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=620163

9. Ocean City, MD: Maryland Crime Prevention Association Conference . October 13-16, 2008. More information http://www.mdcrimeprevention.org/Conference_Info.htm

10. Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series:

Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency.

October 15, 2008 - Juvenile Delinquency Trends

Baltimore City is experiencing an increase in juvenile violence, negatively impacting our communities and schools. Citizens are more interested than ever in juvenile issues. From September to January, the

Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City invites you to attend a 4 part series titled “Community

Justice: Juvenile Delinquency.” This year’s focus will be on the Juvenile Justice System, Juvenile

Delinquency Trends and Prevention/Intervention Resources. All four forums will be open to the public.

All forums will be held from 6:00 - 8:00pm at UMB Biopark Auditorium at the University of Maryland

Baltimore, 800 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland.

11. Washington, DC: Safe Kids Worldwide – 2008 Child Injury Prevention Conference.

October 15-

18, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.safekids.org/conference2008/.

12. Lawrence, KS: The Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology: Translating

Research into Practice. October 16-18, 2008. http://www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/ccap/

13. Bowie, MD: Maryland’s Crime Victims’ Resource Center Inc. (MCVRC) 5 th Annual Chocolate

Affair. October 17, 2008, 7:00 – 10:00pm Florian Hall, 13701 Old Jericho Park Road, Bowie.

Fundraiser and auction featuring delicious food and desserts. Your support, attendance, auction purchases and auction donations will enable MCVRC to continue serving crime victims. MCVRC is a nonprofit organization that provides free support and legal services to victims across Maryland and in federal court from its offices in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County. Make your reservations now! Just $50 per person. 301-952-0063 or 1-877-VICTIM1.

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NOTEWORTHY

14. Baltimore - Open Minds is Creative Alliance's free book-based after school program.

New visual and performing arts courses, including mural painting, photography, music production and break dancing are beginning at Wolfe Street Academy, Hampstead Hill, Collington Square and with EBLO- Mi

Segunda Casa at John Ruhrah. Call Karen Summerville at 410-276-1651. [source: The Rawlings-Blake

Roll Call, September 26, 2008]

15. Call for Papers: 22 nd Annual Research Conference - Research and Training Center for Children’s

Mental Health.

In 2009, the 22nd Annual Research Conference, March 1-4, 2009, will continue to build on the collective knowledge of the mental health services field. You are invited to add your knowledge and experience to the research base for systems of care serving children with mental health challenges and their families. Instructions and the online application to present symposia, paper presentations, topical discussions and poster presentations are now available at: http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/rtcconference/ . Deadline: October 31, 2008.

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REPORTS, RESEARCH & RECENT PUBLICATIONS

16. Understanding the State of Knowledge of Youth Engagement Financing and Sustainability. This

Finance Project report offers information on the costs, funding sources, financing strategies and sustainability of youth engagement. It also profiles several youth engagement programs and the strategies they've used to support and sustain their work. http://www.financeproject.org/publications/YouthEngagementReport.pdf

[source: CFK Update,

September 25, 2008]

17. A list of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit. September 29, 2008. Volume 31, Number 39.

SafetyLit is a free service of the Center for Injury Prevention Policy and Practice at San Diego State

University in collaboration with the World Health Organization.

Abstracts available at http://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.home

Adolescents Who Intend to Change Multiple Health Behaviours Choose Greater Exposure to

an Internet-delivered Intervention. Crutzen R, de Nooijer J, Candel MJ, de Vries NK. J Health

Psychol 2008; 13(7): 906-11.

Longitudinal associations between community violence exposure and suicidality. Lambert

SF, Copeland-Linder N, Ialongo NS. J Adolesc Health 2008; 43(4): 380-6.

Multiple informants in the assessment of psychological, behavioral, and academic

correlates of bullying and victimization in middle school. Wienke Totura CM, Green AE,

Karver MS, Gesten EL. J Adolesc 2008; ePub

Physiological stress response of young adults exposed to bullying during adolescence.

Hamilton LD, Newman ML, Delville CL, Delville Y. Physiol Behav 2008; ePub

Schools and neighborhoods: organizational and environmental factors associated with crime

in secondary schools. Limbos MA, Casteel C. J Sch Health 2008; 78(10): 539-44; quiz 569-71.

Violence and drug use in rural teens: national prevalence estimates from the 2003 Youth

Risk Behavior Survey. Johnson AO, Mink MD, Harun N, Moore CG, Martin AB, Bennett KJ. J Sch

Health 2008; 78(10): 554-61.

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RESOURCES

18. Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom.

Designed for elementary school educators and school- and district-level administrators, this guide offers prevention, implementation, and schoolwide strategies that can be used to reduce problematic behavior that interferes with the ability of students to attend to and engage fully in instructional activities. The guide provides five concrete recommendations for promoting positive student behavior in elementary schools. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/#be_pg [source: RTC Kids News

Distribution

19. Six Steps to Find a Family: A Practice Guide to Search and Engagement.

This guide outlines steps to identifying, locating and engaging family members who may offer permanency to youth in foster care. It is authored by the National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency

Planning and the California Permanency for Youth Project. The Children's Bureau has an overview and link to the summary, full guide and related materials. http://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/articles.cfm?article_id=1607&ref=htmlEml [source: CFK Update,

September 25, 2008]

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POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS)

20. PBIS Maryland Events http://www.pbismaryland.org/

State Leadership Meeting – October 22, 2008

Coaches' Meeting (New Coaches) – October 23, 2008

PBIS Implementers forum – October 30-31, 2008

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

21. The 2009 Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth will be presented to individuals who have made a commitment to the well-being, growth, and development of youth, either in a paid job or through volunteering. Eligibility: professional nominees must work full- or part-time and receive pay for the activity or service for which they are nominated; volunteer nominees must be unpaid volunteers in the activity or service. Deadline: Oct. 23, 2008. http://www.nationalchildlabor.org/lewishine.html

[source: PEN Weekly NewsBlast, September 26,

2008]

22. Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Fellowships.

SRCD is seeking applications for the upcoming Policy Fellowships for the 2009-2010 term. There are currently two types of Fellowships:

Congressional and Executive Branch. Both Fellowships provide exciting opportunities for researchers to come to Washington, DC and use developmental science outside of the academic setting to inform public policy. These fellowships are open to doctoral scientists from any discipline relevant to child development, and both early and mid-career professionals are encouraged to apply. Deadline:

December 15, 2008. http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=181&Itemid=306

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FOR YOUTH

23. Wide Angle Youth Media is seeking high school youth living in Baltimore City to be a part of their Youth Media Festival Committee.

As a part of the Committee, the youth will plan and curate the

2009 Who Are You? Youth Media Festival! The festival features work that centers on the theme of identity, created by over 250 Baltimore City Students in 5th-12th grade. Festival Committee participants will learn about different forms of art and media, including photography, collage, videomaking, poetry and performance. In planning the Who Are You? Youth Media Festival, Committee members will also explore issues affecting youth in the City of Baltimore. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.whoareyoufest.org/ If you have any further questions regarding this exciting opportunity, please call (410) 338-0947. Learn more about Wide Angle Youth Media http://www.wideanglemedia.org/

24. Youth As Resources, Baltimore’s youth-led grant making organization has funds available.

Youth (up to age 21) in Baltimore City and County who want to put their community building ideas into action are invited to apply for funding. Grants range from $500 - $3,500 and are available for community organizing programs that are created and carried out by young people. Youth As Resources is offering grant seeker workshops on: Wednesday, October 1 at 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 4

at 10:30 a.m. Applicants are required to attend one of the two workshops and must be represented by one or two youth and no more than one optional adult. Application deadline is on Monday, November

10 by 5:00 p.m. To sign up for a workshop and/or for more information, please call (410) 576-9551.

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JOB AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

25. Baltimore, MD: Youth Facilitator - Community Law in Action, Inc. (CLIA).

CLIA is seeking an individual with the energy, creativity, and ambition to serve as a Facilitator in our law-related initiative at Baltimore Talent Development High School. This is a part-time position (15-20 hours a week). For more information or to apply (send a resume and brief cover letter) to Novena Noakes,

CLIA’s Chief Action Officer at nnoakes@communitylawinaction.org or fax to 410-706-0041.

26. Baltimore, MD: Epidemiologist/Division Chief.

Position responsible for managing statewide Injury

Prevention Programs at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Duties include staff supervision, grant monitoring, budget management and planning, policy analysis, and statistical

evaluation and analysis. http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2992046

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PREVIOUSLY POSTED EVENTS, CONFERENCES, & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series:

Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency.

Baltimore City is experiencing an increase in juvenile violence, negatively impacting our communities and schools. Citizens are more interested than ever in juvenile issues. From September to January, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City invites you to attend a 4 part series titled “Community Justice: Juvenile Delinquency.” This year’s focus will be on the Juvenile Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency Trends and Prevention/Intervention

Resources. All four forums will be open to the public. All forums will be held from 6:00 - 8:00pm at

UMB Biopark Auditorium at the University of Maryland Baltimore, 800 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore,

Maryland.

November 12, 2008 - Juvenile Prevention and Intervention Resources

January 7, 2009 - Community Engagement – Next Steps

Tucson, AZ: Protective Schools Revisited: Tapping into the Power of School Culture.

October 20-

21, 2008. For more information please visit http://www.protectiveschools.org/

Leadership Matters: A Virtual Seminar Series is a series of interactive, Internet-based educational programs offered by the AASA Center for System Leadership™. Each program is presented by leading experts in the field of public education. These fast-paced programs provide important information relevant to the work of superintendents and other school system leaders. Further details http://www.aasa.org/conferences/index.cfm

Oct. 21, 2008 - "AASA's Take on Election 2008: Who Has a Platform Worth

Standing On?"

Dec. 9, 2008 - "A Holistic Approach to School Security"

May 6, 2009 - "Leading School Systems into the 21st Century: The Role of

Superintendents"

June 2, 2009 - "Building a High-Impact Superintendent-Board Partnership"

Providence, RI: Department of Labor YouthBuild Conference & Site Visit Seminar. October 21-22,

2008. Courses offered at the conference on October 21: Student Centered Relevant Curriculum

Integrating Academics and Skills Training Achieving High Attendance and Retention. The Site Visit

Seminar - Developing a Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program will be held October 22. More information http://www.youthbuild.org/site/c.htIRI3PIKoG/b.1223921/k.BD3C/Home.htm

Wilmington, DE: The 2008 Nemours Conference on Child Health Promotion: Advocacy, Policy, and

Progress in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity .

October 23-24, 2008. Nemours Health & Prevention

Services is bringing together regional and national leaders who are making policy work to create healthier environments and programs for children and families. More information at http://www.nemours.org/department/nhps/annual-conference.html

.

Baltimore, MD: Alliance for Children and Families 2008 Annual Conference.

October 28-30, 2008.

Conference theme: The Power of Purpose, The purpose of Our Power. http://www.alliance1.org/Conferences/National2008/

Hollywood, CA: "It's My Life" Conference on Youth in Foster Care.

October 31- November 1, 2008.

For more information, please visit http://www.casey.org/Resources/Projects/ItsMyLife/

Hollywood, CA: 2008 It's My Life Conference . October 31 – November 2, 2008. It’s My Life convenes over 700 participants—youth in foster care, alumni of care, caregivers, practitioners, and advocates— who share innovative practices designed to guide preparation for adulthood services for youth aging out of foster care. http://www.casey.org/Resources/Projects/ItsMyLife/

Indianapolis, IN: 5 th Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association.

November 6-7, 2008. The International Bullying Prevention Association is collaborating with the

Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy and the Indiana Department of Education to bring a national conference on bullying prevention and research to Indianapolis, Indiana. The conference registration fees have been greatly reduced to enable an affordable opportunity for all those attending.

Registration and conference information are available at: http://www.doe.state.in.us/isssa/new_horizons.html

and on the International Bullying Prevention

Association website at http://www.stopbullyingworld.org/conference.html

.

Princeton, NJ: Vulnerable Populations in the Juvenile Justice System: A Research and Policy

Conference.

November 14, 2008. Conference presented by The Future of Children . This day-long symposium, co-sponsored by Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School and the Association for Children of

New Jersey, is being held in conjunction with the October, 2008 release of a Future of Children volume on juvenile justice policy. To RSVP http://www.princeton.edu/prior/events/conferences/november-

14-2008/index.xml

Baltimore, MD: 10th Annual Youth & College Leadership Summit, "Transforming Youth to Ignite

Change" , November 14 - 15, 2008.

Presented by New Light Leadership Coalition (NLLC).

http://www.nllc.org/home.html

San Francisco, CA: 2008 Public Education Network (PEN) Annual Conference.

November 16-18,

2008. This conference will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the first local education funds. The conference will center around the legacy, focus and impact of local education funds over the last 25 years http://www.publiceducation.org/events.asp

Atlanta, GA: 20th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental

Health.

November 20-23, 2008. http://www.ffcmh.org/conference2008/indexconference.html

Columbia, MD: Maryland’s 2 nd Restorative Justice Conference “Opportunities for Impact”.

November 20-21, 2008. Conference goals: To increase the understanding and awareness of the benefits of using restorative practices and principles; To promote increased use of existing restorative justice principles, practices, and programs in Maryland; To encourage the establishment of new restorative efforts throughout Maryland.

For further information info@marylandrjconference.org

or call

Belinda Reed, MD Chapter, Association for Conflict Resolution 240-338-8159

Orlando, FL: National Conference on Juvenile Justice . March 11-14, 2009. More information and registration to follow at a later date. http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/view/1150/347/

Denver, CO: Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting . April 2-4, 2009. In response to overwhelming requests from membership and meeting attendees, SRCD is moving to a new

Biennial Meeting schedule. http://www.srcd.org/biennial.html

Baltimore, MD: NASRO 2009 National Conference.

June 29 – July 3, 2009. N.A.S.R.O. - The National

Association of School Resource Officers assisted by M.A.S.R.O. - The Maryland Association of School

Resource Officers are hosting The NASRO 2009 National Conference in Baltimore June 29 to July 3,

2009. Special SRO training classes will be offered during Conference. Additional information/classes to be posted as they become available. Details and registration forms will be posted on the training section on the website. http://www.nasro.org/home.asp

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