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 Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems "Community Conversation" Event. “Addiction and the Family”.
November 13, 2008. 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Virginia S. Baker Recreation Center -- 2602
East Baltimore Street (Next to Patterson Park). RSVP by calling Baltimore Substance Abuse
Systems, Inc. (bSAS) at (410) 637-1900, ext. 215 or email to rpinder@bsasinc.org
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Using Hip Hop as a Tool to Engage Youth.
November 14, 2008, from 9:00 am until 1:00 p.m.
Rutgers-Newark Campus-Newark, NJ. Newark Campus at The Paul Robeson Center Room 219,
350 Dr. Martin Luther King BLVD. Newark, NJ 07102. Using Hip Hop as a Tool To Engage
Today’s Youth utilizes the music favored by youth to educate and empower for success. The workshop provides youth service providers and educators with a greater understanding of the music and its implication for addressing the behaviors of youth. The workshop is based on
Rhyme & Reason a Hip Hop Curriculum written by David Miller & LaMarr Shields. The curriculum features activities using h ip hop culture and rap music to address social justice issues. Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur wrote the introduction to the curriculum. http://www.empowertodaysyouth.com/
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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
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Baltimore, MD: Safe Streets East will be convening a Community Coalition Meeting.
November 18, 2008 at 3:00pm at the Amazing Grace Lutheran Church at 2424 McElderry
Street. Safe Streets is a stop the shooting campaign that began in McElderry Park in June, 2007, expanded into Ellwood Park in February 2008 and is currently moving into a third East Baltimore community. Outreach Workers canvass the community late nights reaching out to youth who are at high risk for shooting or being shot, spreading our stop the shooting message and promoting alternatives to violence. The other program component, community mobilization, engages community members in monthly activities, increases awareness through public information campaigns, and ensures that community residents respond each time there is a shooting in the community. Please R.S.V.P. to Richard.Henderson7@gmail.com
no later than November 14th to attend.
 “Breaking the Cycle” Radio Dialogue . November 16, 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/
New Events/Conferences/Trainings
1. Novemb er PBS “In the Mix”. School Violence: Answers from the Inside. November 29, 2008.
2. Internet webcast: Public Health Grand Rounds: Youth Violence: It’s a Public Health Issue.
December 5, 2008
3. Seattle, WA: 22nd Annual Management Information Systems (MIS) Conference "Mountains of
Data - Sound Choices". February 16-20, 2009
Up-Coming Events/Conference/Trainings
4. Tampa, FL: 82nd Annual American School Health Association Conference.
November 12-15, 2008
5. Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series:
Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency. Juvenile Prevention and Intervention
Resources.
November 12, 2008
6. Princeton, NJ: Vulnerable Populations in the Juvenile Justice System: A Research and Policy
Conference. November 14, 2008
7. San Francisco, CA: 2008 Public Education Network (PEN) Annual Conference.
November 16-18, 2008
8. Baltimore, MD: Advocates for Children and Youth's Sixth Annual Distinguished Speaker
Luncheon. November 17, 2008
9. Baltimore, MD: Science Grant Writing. November 19, 2008
10. Las Vegas, NV: 2nd National Student Safety & Security Conference .
November 20-21, 2008
11. Atlanta, GA: 20th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Families for Children's
Mental Health. November 20-23, 2008.
12. Columbia, MD: Maryland’s 2 nd Restorative Justice Conference “Opportunities for Impact”.
November 20-21, 2008
13. Baltimore, MD: 2 nd Annual Night of Remembrance. November 21, 2008
14. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) 10 th Annual National Survivors of Suicide
Day. November 22, 2008
Noteworthy
15. Urban Professor Slated for Book Signings in Baltimore.
16. Mental Health America invites you to submit breakout session proposals for our
Centennial Conference, “Celebrating the Legacy, Forging the Future.”
Reports, Research & Recent Publications
17. Keeping Adolescents Out of Prison.
18. Student victimization in the U.S. Schools: Results form the 2005 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.
Resources
19. Guide to Community Preventive Services.
20. PointSmart.ClickSafe.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
21. PBIS Maryland Events
Funding Opportunities/Scholarships/Awards

22. Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP)
23. The Palm Mobile Learning Initiative.
For Youth
24. New Light Leadership Coalition (NLLC) is currently recruiting motivated individuals to join their leadership team in 2009
Job & Volunteer Opportunities
25. Rockville, MD: Program Director - Mental Health Association of Montgomery County.
26. Baltimore, MD: Research Associate – Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Previously Posted Events/Conferences/Training
1. November PBS “In the Mix”. School Violence: Answers from the Inside.
November 29, 2008.
Cliques and groups may be part of school life…but stereotyping, scapegoating, and conflict are not an inevitable result. In response to the recent incidents of violence in schools, this special, hosted by ER’s
Kellie Martin, explores the reasons behind the tensions, plus what students as well as schools can do to prevent them from escalating. We take an in-depth look, through the eyes and voices of its students, at a diverse suburban school that has a variety of pro-active student centered programs in place. These programs include peer mediation, conflict resolution, anger management and communication training, human relations groups and mentoring. They are working to help prevent violence and break down stereotypes, creating a more respectful and tolerant school community. http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/
2. Internet webcast: Public Health Grand Rounds: Youth Violence: It’s a Public Health Issue.
December 5, 2008, 11:30am – 1:00pm ET. Presented by the University of Michigan School of Public
Health. More information at http://practice.sph.umich.edu/micphp/index.php
3. Seattle, WA: 22nd Annual Management Information Systems (MIS) Conference "Mountains of
Data - Sound Choices ". February 16-20, 2009. The MIS Conference brings together the people who work with information collection, management, transmittal, and reporting in school districts and state education agencies.
http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=381
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4. Tampa, FL: 82nd Annual American School Health Association Conference.
November 12-15,
2008.
The 2008 ASHA conference will include more than 200 presentations and special events related to the health and education issues affecting children and youth. For more information, please visit http://www.ashaweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
5. Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series:
Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency.
Juvenile Prevention and Intervention Resources.
November 12, 2008, 6:00 - 8:00pm at UMB Biopark Auditorium at the University of Maryland Baltimore,
800 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. Baltimore, MD: Science Grant Writing.
November 19, 2008. One-day workshop will assist faithbased and community organizations in preparing a competitive grant application for Federal funding.
Workshop topics include: proposal writing techniques, how to access HUD and other government funds,
HUD grants available to nonprofit organizations, and HUD common factors for awards. The workshop is intended for organizations that have their organizational board established, administrative package prepared, service program or development project identified, and feel ready to compete for Federal grant funding. More information http://www.hud.gov/offices/fbci/
10. Las Vegas, NV: 2nd National Student Safety & Security Conference .
November 20-21, 2008 .
This forum highlights leaders representing various sectors of society to model a community process to help eradicate all forms of school violence, such as shootings, bullying, dating violence, vandalism, gang activity and catastrophic events such as school mass murder. For more information, please visit http://www.new-fields.com/nsssc2/index.php
11. 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
12. Columbia, MD: Maryland’s 2 nd Restorative Ju stice 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
13. Baltimore, MD: 2 nd Annual Night of Remembrance.
November 21, 2008, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
New Life United Methodist Church, 4400 Parkside Dr., Baltimore, MD. 21206. A night of fellowship and remembrance in the celebration of Life and Healing. Five of Baltimore City's Most Distinguished Men to
Be Honored: Rev Eric W. King I, Rev. Heber Brown III, Mr. Cameron E. Miles, Mr. David Miller, Mr.
Lamarr D. Shields. Contact: Kimberly Armstrong-Hughes (443) 845-3116, just4me.diamond@gmail.com
or Bonnita Spikes (240) 676-2542. Please RSVP By Thursday Nov. 13, 2008 if your buisness would like to be included in the program
14. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) 10 th Annual National Survivors of Suicide
Day.
November 22, 2008.
The event is focused on survivors of suicide loss, who receive both emotional support and information about resources for healing. Survivors and mental health professionals discuss their experiences and answer questions that many survivors face. You can participate by attending a local conference site, or by watching on your home computer from 1-2:30 p.m., Eastern Time.
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15. Urban Professor Slated for Book Signings in Baltimore.
Dr. Walter Gill, known is many circles as the Urban Professor, will have three signings for his book, Teaching in Urban America: A Formula for
Change. The first is scheduled on Wednesday, November 12 at Emma’s Bookstore and Coffee House,
800 St. Paul Street at 7:00 PM. The second Saturday, November 15 at the Central Branch of the Enoch
Pratt Library at 2 PM. At this signing, Dr. Gill will give a brief lecture, show a video of his teaching technique and give an example of instructional rap that teaches can use in their classrooms to help motivate students. The third signing is Saturday, November 22 at Expressions Art and Bookstore, 222 N.
Pace Street at 12 noon. For information: Walter Gill, 410-889-9100 (office), 410-889-9100 (office)
16. Mental Health America invites you to submit breakout session proposals for our
Centennial Conference, “Celebrating the Legacy, Forging the Future.” The conference will take place June 10-13, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington,
D.C. and brings together advocates, educators, researchers, business and community leaders, and health professionals from across the country to explore cutting-edge information and disseminate innovative and effective strategies and initiatives relevant to mental health and wellness. More information http://www.emfp.org/MainMenuCategory/InTheNews/MentalHealthAmericaCentennialConference
CallforAbstracts.aspx
[source: SPRC: The Weekly Spark, November 6, 2008]
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17. Keeping Adolescents Out of Prison.
Both widely accepted legal principles and research on adolescent immaturity argue that juveniles are less responsible for their criminal behavior than adults and should therefore receive less severe punishment. R esearch shows that harsh punishment in adult facilities increases the probability of future violent crimes and that most youngsters who commit criminal offenses will abandon illegal behavior as they enter adulthood. Scientific evaluations of prevention and treatment programs for youth that provide systematic treatment in community and family settings show that these programs significantly reduce future criminal behavior without the need for harsh sanctions.
States should adapt their laws on juvenile crime to emphasize evidence-based treatment and to avoid harsh punishment for all but repeat violent offenders. Read a summary at http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/FOC_Brief_Summer08.pdf
or the full report http://www.futureofchildren.org/
18. Student victimization in the U.S. Schools: Results form the 2005 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.
This report provides estimates of student victimization as defined by the 2005 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the 2005 National Crime Victimization Survey
(NCVS). NCVS is the nation's primary source of information on crime victimization and the victims of crime in the United States and the SCS is a supplement to NCVS that was created to collect information about school-related victimization on a national level. This report incorporates findings from student respondents ages 12-18 in grades 6-12 that were interviewed during the 2005 school year. It shows that student victims of crime are more likely to report conditions of an unfavorable school climate, security measures at school, and exhibit fear and avoidance behaviors. http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009306 [source: OSDFS Prevention News Bulletin]
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19. Guide to Community Preventive Services.
This guide, which summarizes what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to promote community health and prevent disease, found Cognitive Behavioral Therapy effective for children and adolescents exposed to

trauma. Evidence for the five other interventions evaluated —play therapy, art therapy, psychodynamic therapy, pharmacologic therapy, and psychological debriefing —was found insufficient to judge effectiveness. The guide erves to filter scientific literature that can often be inconsistent, uneven in quality, and inaccessible. The Task Force on Community Preventive Services makes recommendations for the use of various interventions based on the evidence gathered in the rigorous and systematic scientific reviews of published studies conducted by the review teams of the Community Guide . http://www.thecommunityguide.org/ [source: NIMH Science Update, October 29, 2008]
20. PointSmart.ClickSafe.
Online Safety Summit. For highlights and complete video coverage of this day-long summit on children and the internet visit http://www.futureofchildren.org/newsletter2861/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=691035
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21. PBIS Maryland Events http://www.pbismaryland.org/
23. Maryland and Virginia High School Forum – November 12, 2008
Baltimore County Team Leader/Coaches Mtg.- November 13, 2008
State Leadership Meeting – November 18, 2008
Coaches Meeting – December 9, 2008
State Leadership Meeting – January 8, 2009
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22. Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) – To develop or expand services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting when the biological parents cannot. Deadline: December 4, 2008. More information http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/RAPPrfpdownloads.htm
23. The Palm Mobile Learning Initiative.
Non-profit organizations can submit proposals to request cash grants or donations of Palm products . The Palm Foundation will make donations to non-profit organizations that focus on issues directly related to the education of youth and that satisfy other Palm
Foundation preferences and eligibility criteria.
http://www.palm.com/us/company/corporate/foundation/
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24. New Light Leadership Coalition (NLLC) is currently recruiting motivated individuals to join their leadership team in 2009!
Looking for young people from across the country who want to be a part of taking the organization to the next level. Joining the NLLC Board of Directors is an invaluable experience that will aid in your personal and professional development. For more information visit http://www.youngleadersnetwork.com/ call (410) 494-1588, or email Board info@nllc.org
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25. Rockville, MD: Program Director - Mental Health Association of Montgomery County.
Licensed mental health professional to lead team of clinical/non-clinical staff in providing school & community based services to children, youth & families in Montgomery County. Strong clinical skills plus at least five years administrative/supervisory experience working with multiple layers of systems and collaboration w/ community partners . http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/317371-97
26. Baltimore, MD: Research Associate – Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The Research Associate will work in the Foundation’s Measurement, Evaluation, Knowledge Management, and Advocacy unit. This unit is home to the Foundation’s evaluation related investments, our national and state Kids Count data initiative, and our internal and external communication efforts. The duties of the Research Associate are varied, challenging, and integral to the work of the Foundation’s policy and research agenda. The
Research Associate will also play a key role in helping the Foundation to promote the strategic use of data by non-researchers, including program operators, advocates, and community-based organizations.
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/317886-238
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Columbia, MD: Early Intervention & Opportunity Summit.
December 3, 2008.
Advocates for Children and Youth will host a summit where decision makers and community leaders can hear from national experts about specific, costeffective strategies to improve opportunity for Maryland’s families and learn how they can support the Maryland Can Do Better for Children campaign’s efforts to expand these strategies. The Hon Robert Bell, Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, will provide opening remarks. Register online https://acy.hs-cluster-1.net/event.php?id=4
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
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"
Baltimore, MD: Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Community Justice Series:
Community Justice – Juvenile Delinquency - Community Engagement – Next Steps. January 7,
2009. 6:00 - 8:00pm at UMB Biopark Auditorium at the University of Maryland Baltimore, 800 West
Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
Tampa, FL: Conference Track on Community-Based System of Care Development 22nd Annual
Research Conference.
March 1- 4, 2009.
This conference track will highlight research findings related to the implementation of effective systems of care. Please consider contributing your knowledge and experience by organizing a symposium, presenting a paper or poster, or leading a topical discussion on the topic of system of care development. http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/
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: Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce Today.
April 30, 2009 at The Conference Center at
The Maritime Institute How can effective youth programming affect the lives of today’s youth? What can effective youth programming offer youth? What can effective youth programming offer the community?
What can effective youth programming offer an engaged business partner? What else can we do to help solve some of the problems that exist in Baltimore and make sure we are being “inclusive” as we continue to identify partners to assist with our mission? Sponsored by: Baltimore Workforce Investment Board
Youth Council, The Mayor’s Office of Employment Development and Multiple Workforce Partners.
Contact: Ms. Donnice E. Brown for additional information or if you are interested in being a presenter
(410-396-6727 or dbrown@oedworks.com)
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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