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.
 Man Up – Recruiting & Retaining African American Male Mentors.
T he goal of the report is to highlight African American males' perspectives on mentoring as well as provide recommendations for organizations to think more critically about recruitment, retention and program development issues related to mentoring. http://www.urbanyouth.org/docs/AfricanAmericanMalePerspectivesOnMentoring_08.p
df
 A Road Map for Juvenile Justice Reform.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2008 KIDS
COUNT Data Book was just released on June 12 and features an essay highlighting the urgent need to reform America's juvenile justice system. Read the essay online at http://www.aecf.org/~/media/PublicationFiles/AEC180%20essay_booklet_MECH.pdf
.
The KIDS COUNT Data Book is available at http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/databook.jsp
 Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Technical Assistance Centers . Over the past few years the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools has developed several technical assistance centers for their grantees with information to help them implement their programs. There is a wealth of substance abuse and violence prevention education information in the areas of Character Education and Civic Engagement, Higher
Education, Mentoring, Safe Schools/Healthy Students, and Readiness and Emergency
Management for Schools. The Centers with their direct links are as follows: Character
Education and Civic Engagement Technical Assistance Center http://www.cetac.org/,
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention http://www.higheredcenter.org/, U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource
Center http://www.edmentoring.org/, Safe Schools/Healthy Students http://www.sshs.samhsa.gov/, Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools
Technical Assistance Center http://rems.ed.gov/index.cfm, School Health Education
Resources http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/sher/. [source: OSDFS Prevention News Bulletin,
June 17, 2008]
 Baltimore, MD: Peace in the Park: A day of music and speeches to inspire us to end the violence . June 21, 2008 10:00-4:00 at Roosevelt Park, corner of Falls Rd. and 36 th Street in the neighborhood of Hampden, Baltimore, MD. Emmanuel’s Rock, Inc and Baltimore City Parks and Recreation are partnering to provide a day to motivate people to come together to make a more peaceful world. There is too much violence in our world. Baltimore City has been plagued this past year with violence in our homes, schools, city buses and on our streets and there must be an end! You are invited to come out to the park to hear local and national leaders, musicians, personalities and activists as we come together, to educate and begin to make a difference.

 Baltimore, MD: Summer Institute Courses in Mental Health Research - SS/R: Systems of Care for Youth Involved With the Juvenile Justice Systems.
June 24, 25, 1:30-5:30pm.
Instructor: Philip Leaf. Describes both strategic plans and evidence-based practices used in
Maryland and elsewhere to create and sustain systems of care capable of supporting youth involved in the juvenile justice systems and their families. Emphasizes surveillance and identification of underlying problems and assets, implementation of programs, and developing programs aimed at generation changes at the level of local jurisdictions and states. Donald
DeVore, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services will be a guest lecturer.
More information at http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/mh/summer_institute/courses.html
 “Breaking the Cycle” Radio Dialogue.
Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:00-4:00 p.m. Brother Bey, the founder of the Fraternal Order of X-Offenders (F.O.X.O) , 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 http://www.foxo.org/ email: thinkingisdestiny@yahoo.com
or call 410-262-4456.
 On January 11, 2008 Mayor Dixon was at 4601 Park Heights Ave along with representatives from the Prisoner’s Aid Association of Maryland (PAA) and the Fraternal Order of X-
Offenders (F.O.X.O.) to officially open the doors of Project P.E.A.C.E. (Proper Education
Always Corrects Errors), a collaboration between PAA and F.O.X.O. that will connect thousands of ex-offenders each year to services provided in its crime prevention and recidivism avoidance program .
The P.E.A.C.E. program, developed and implemented by exoffenders, 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 exoffenders, 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.
New Events/Conferences/Trainings
1. Webinar: Understanding and using data for youth suicide prevention. June 26, 2008
2. Anaheim, CA: The Magic of Connections National Mentoring Summit. September 18 - 19, 2008
3. Washington, DC: 2008 Nonprofit Human Resources Conference: Advancing Mission Through
People. September 28-29, 2008.
Up-Coming Events/Conference/Trainings

4. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore City Public Schools Parent and Community Advisory Board Meeting.
June 22, 2008
5. Atlanta, GA: Youth Gang Symposium. June 23–26, 2008
6. Baltimore, MD: Mental Hygiene Administration’s (MHA) 5 th Annual Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Conference “Focusing on Trauma and Resiliency, with a Special Track on Early
Childhood”, June 24-25, 2008
7. Baltimore, MD: Screening of Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth. June 24, 2008
8. Los Angeles, CA: National Assembly of School-Based Health Centers Annual Conference.
June 26-28, 2008
9. Washington, DC: White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conferences.
June 26-27, 2008.
Noteworthy
10. OSI – Baltimore Audacious Idea.
11. Prison Population Boom Has More States Considering Alternatives.
Reports, Research & Recent Publications
12. A list of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit.
13. Report from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
14. Ten Key Findings from Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives.
Resources
15. 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book now available.
16. New Partnership for Urban Health Research website.
17. Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
18. Reston, VA: 2008 Education Conference: Evidence-Based Practice, Scientifically-Based
Instruction, and Educational Effectiveness. September 5-7, 2008
19. Ellicott City, MD: 2008 Maryland PBIS Summer Institute. July 21-25, 2008.
20. PBIS Maryland Events
Funding Opportunities/Scholarships/Awards
21. Discretionary Grants for the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program.
22, Grants for Projects Led by and Benefiting Women and Girls.
For Youth
23. Baltimore, MD: New Light Leadership Coalition (NLLC) Annual Summer Youth Leadership
Institute. July 21-August 8, 2008
Job & Volunteer Opportunities
24. Washington, DC: Development Manager - Community Family Life Services
25. Largo, MD: Volunteer Coordinator - Community Advocates for Family & Youth
Previously Posted Events/Conferences/Training
1. Webinar: Understanding and using data for youth suicide prevention.
June 26, 2008, 1:00-
2:30pm EDT, Catherine Barber of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center (HICRC) will lead participants through a one-hour crash course about suicide-related data. By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: locate data on suicides and suicide attempts at the state and national level; state the basic strengths and weaknesses of each of these sources; and interpret changes in

suicidal behavior over time. Please register by sending an e-mail to Regan Carver, SPRC Training
Specialist, at rcarver@edc.org
. [source: The Weekly Spark, June 11, 2008 Suicide Prevention Resource
Center http://www.sprc.org/ ]
2. Anaheim, CA: The Magic of Connections National Mentoring Summit.
September 18 - 19, 2008.
The purpose of the summit is to invigorate and mobilize the mentoring community, while motivating and inspiring business and civic leaders to increase their support for mentoring efforts. https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=197541
3. Washington, DC: 2008 Nonprofit Human Resources Conference: Advancing Mission Through
People.
September 28-29, 2008. The 2008 Nonprofit Human Resources Conference is the first of a series of planned annual events designed to bring together nonprofit human resources practitioners, executives, thought leaders, and researchers to not only discuss human resources issues of critical importance to the nonprofit sector, but also to identify resources – human, financial, and programmatic – that will advance the missions and organizational effectiveness of individual organizations and position the sector more effectively for the future. National Assembly members will receive a discount on registration. https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=610038
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4. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore City Public Schools Parent and Community Advisory Board Meeting.
June 22, 2008, 6:30pm, 1 st Floor Board Room / BCPSS 200 E. North Ave., Baltimore. PCAB meetings are conducted in an open and public setting. During these public board meetings, time is set aside to accept public comment. Please support the work of The Parent and Community Advisory Board
(PCAB) through your attendance at their board meetings, parent engagement is important to the success of the education of our children.
5. Atlanta, GA: Youth Gang Symposium. June 23–26, 2008. The OJJDP Youth Gang Symposium will be held in Atlanta, GA. The theme is “Partnering to Prevent Gang Violence: From Faith-Based and
Community Organizations to Law Enforcement.” The conference will feature focused workshops to enhance efforts by law enforcement, school personnel, faith-based and community organizations, policymakers, youth serving agencies, and others who are working together to combat youth gang issues. More information at http://www.gangsymposium.org/ .
6. Baltimore, MD: Mental Hygiene Administration’s (MHA) 5 th Annual Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Conference “Focusing on Trauma and Resiliency, with a Special Track on Early Childhood”,
June 24-25, 2008 at Martin’s West, 6817 Dogwood Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21244. More information and registration at http://trainingcenter.umaryland.edu/Pages/default.aspx
.
7. Baltimore, MD: Screening of Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth.
June 24, 2008, 8:30-
11:30am at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore The Baltimore Place Matters Collaborative for
Health Equity cordially invites you to its special premier screening of Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth. Unnatural Causes is a PBS documentary series exploring America's racial and socioeconomic inequities in health. This event will include a reception, screening, panel and facilitated discussion.
Space is limited. Please RSVP to healthdisparities@baltimorecity.gov or call Shannon Cosgrove at 443-
984-4098. For more information about the documentary please visit http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/
8. Los Angeles, CA: National Assembly of School-Based Health Centers Annual Conference.
June 26-
28, 2008. I nterdisciplinary professional education and networking with school-based health center colleagues from across the country. For more information, please visit http://www.nasbhc.org/site/c.jsJPKWPFJrH/b.2708163/ .

9. Washington, DC: White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conferences. June 26-27,
2008. The White House is hosting a series of 2008 conferences designed to connect effective social service organizations with resources that can strengthen and expand the services they offer. The conferences will provide an understanding of the President’s Faith-Based and Community Initiative and information about the Federal grants process, funding opportunities, and the responsibilities that come with Federal funding. More information at http://www.dtiassociates.com/fbci/index.cfm
.
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10. OSI – Baltimore Audacious Idea.
This week, Earl Martin Phalen, co-founder and CEO of Building
Educated Leaders for Life (BELL) talks about what we can do to protect the children in our communities. To read his audacious ideas and participate in the discussion, visit www.audaciousideas.org
11. Prison Population Boom Has More States Considering Alternatives . Reported in Join Together
News Summary, June 12, 2008. “The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that a record 7.2 million
Americans were incarcerated in 2006, costing taxpayers an estimated $45 billion and pushing states to consider less-costly alternatives ranging from private prisons to diversion to addiction treatment programs, the Washington Post reported June 12. "There are a number of states that have talked about an early release of prisoners deemed non-threatening," said Rebecca Blank of the Brookings Institution.
"The problem just keeps getting bigger and bigger. You're paying a lot of money here. You have to ask if some of these high mandatory-minimum sentences make sense." Read the full article http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2008/prison-population-boom-has.html
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12. A list of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit. June 16, 2008. Volume 11, Number 24.
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
A developmental approach to alcohol drinking behaviour in adulthood: a follow-up study
from age 8 to age 42. Pitkanen T, Kokko K, Lyyra AL, Pulkkinen L. Addiction 2008; 103(1): 48-
68.
Adolescent risk factors for adult alcohol use and abuse: stability and change of predictive
value across early and middle adulthood. Merline A, Jager J, Schulenberg JE. Addiction 2008;
103(1): 84-99.
Childhood and adolescent predictors of alcohol use and problems in adolescence and
adulthood in the National Child Development Study. Maggs JL, Patrick ME, Feinstein L.
Addiction 2008; 103(1): 7-22.
Childhood and adolescent predictors of early and middle adulthood alcohol use and
problem drinking: the Columbia County Longitudinal Study. Dubow EF, Boxer P, Huesmann
LR. Addiction 2008; 103(1): 36-47.
Childhood and adolescent predictors of heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders in early
adulthood: a longitudinal developmental analysis. Englund MM, Egeland B, Oliva EM, Collins
WA. Addiction 2008; 103(1): 23-35.

The Social and Emotional Context of Childhood and Adolescent Animal Cruelty: Is There a
Link to Adult Interpersonal Crimes? Tallichet SE, Hensley C. Int J Offender Ther Comp
Criminol 2008; ePub
Variables associated with physical fighting among US High-School students. Rudatsikira E,
Muula AS, Siziya S. Clin Pract Epidemol Ment Health 2008; 4(1): 16.
Victimization and suicide ideation in the TRAILS study: specific vulnerabilities of victims.
Herba CM, Ferdinand RF, Stijnen T, Veenstra R, Oldehinkel AJ, Ormel J, Verhulst FC. J Child
Psychol Psychiatry 2008; ePub
13. Report from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
The national Youth Risk Behavior Survey
(YRBS) is the primary source of data to measure 15 Healthy People 2010 objectives and three leading health indicators. This report provides the 2010 target and data from the 2007 national YRBS for all 15 objectives. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local school-based surveys conducted by state and local education and health agencies. This report summarizes results from the national survey, 39 state surveys, and 22 local surveys conducted among students in grades 9-
12 during 2007. The report is available http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5704a1.htm
[source: MCH Alert, June 13, 2008 http://www.mchlibrary.info/alert/archives.html
]
14. Ten Key Findings from Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives . When it comes to improving fathers' involvement with children and families, what works? This fact sheet from the National Responsible
Fatherhood Clearinghouse and the Urban Institute reviews experimental evaluations of fatherhood and parenting programs. This fact sheet identifies ten promising practices, including: culturally appropriate teaching methods and materials, trained staff who believe in the program and a high staff-participant ratio. Report at http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/07/PFF/KeyFindings/ [source: CFK weekly, June 11, 2008 http://www.connectforkids.org/ ]
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15. 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book now available.
Data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2008 KIDS
COUNT Data Book are now available in an easy-to-use, powerful online database, the KIDS COUNT Data
Center , which allows you to generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles; or, download the entire data set as delimited text files. The Data Book is a national and state-by-state profile of the status of America's children. In addition to tracking 10 indicators of overall child wellbeing, this year's Data Book features an essay highlighting the urgent need to reform America's juvenile justice system. Data Book available online at http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/databook.jsp
16. New Partnership for Urban Health Research website.
The Partnership for Urban Health at
Georgia State University has just launched a new website, http://urbanhealth.gsu.edu/ . The site offers information on the Partnership, as well as upcoming events, employment opportunities, and other relevant news. Please visit it to learn about their programs and the institution.
17. Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention.
The Higher
Education Center's purpose is to help college and community leaders develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drug use and interpersonal violence. The Center favors a comprehensive approach to prevention. Central to this approach is a mix of environmental management strategies to address the institutional, community, and public policy factors that contribute to these problems. The Center supports the development of a prevention infrastructure, primarily by facilitating the work of statewide prevention initiatives and campus-community coalitions.
http://www.higheredcenter.org/

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18. Reston, VA: 2008 Education Conference: Evidence-Based Practice, Scientifically-Based
Instruction, and Educational Effectiveness.
September 5-7, 2008. The 2008 ABA International
Education Conference is a two-day, primarily single-track conference on evidence-based education focusing on research and applied issues. This event will address the current state of knowledge of evidence-based practices at the policy, evaluation, and practice levels. More information at http://www.abainternational.org/educonf/index.asp
19. Ellicott City, MD: 2008 Maryland PBIS Summer Institute. July 21-25, 2008. The PBIS Maryland
Coaches and New Team Training will be held July 21-28 at Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center.
For more information, visit http://www.pbismaryland.org/SI2008/2008SummerInstituteNew.htm
icott
20. PBIS Maryland Events http://www.pbismaryland.org/
Western Region Returning Team Training – June 24, 2008
Upper Chesapeake Returning Team Training – June 26-27, 2008
Baltimore County Returning Team Training, July 16-17, 2008
Central 2 Returning Team Training - July 16-17, 2008
Coaches' Training – July 21, 2008
Elementary New Team Training – July 22-23, 2008
Secondary New Team Training – July 24-25, 2008
Eastern Region Returning Team Training – July 29-30, 2008
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21. Discretionary Grants for the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program.
This funding announcement will provide financial support for the development of family violence intervention services and prevention efforts under three priority areas: Priority Area I: Specialized Outreach
Demonstration Projects for Services to Underserved and Diverse Populations; Priority Area II: Open
Doors to Safety: Capacity-Building Grants for Domestic Violence Programs; and Priority Area III:
Technical Support for Open Doors to Safety Grant Programs. Awards will be cooperative agreements or grants depending upon the priority area. Applications are due July 14, 2008. Full announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-EV-0066.html
22, Grants for Projects Led by and Benefiting Women and Girls.
The Open Meadows Foundation funds projects that are led by and benefit women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote community-building; promote racial, social, economic and environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. Projects must be designed and implemented by women and girls.
Deadline: August 15, 2008. More information http://www.openmeadows.org/ [source: PEN Weekly NewsBlast, June 13, 2008
http://www.publiceducation.org/index.asp].
23. Baltimore, MD: New Light Leadership Coalition (NLLC) Annual Summer Youth Leadership
Institute. July 21-August 8, 2008 at Baltimore City Hall. Every summer, youth ages 14 - 19 from across

the Baltimore area are invited to participate in NLLC's youth leadership institute. The Youth Leadership
Development Program (YLDP) provides participants with instruction in leadership skills and real life experience working in teams. Topics covered include areas of personal, social, educational, economic, political, and organizational development. Learn more at http://www.nllc.org/home.html
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24. Washington, DC: Development Manager - Community Family Life Services.
Seeking a candidate for a senior level position responsible for coordinating volunteer services, special events, direct mail appeals, agency communication materials, and donor relations. Closing date: July 7, 2008. More information http://www.nassembly.org/nassembly/nassembly_job_detail.cfm?id=6101&mode=view
25. Largo, MD: Volunteer Coordinator - Community Advocates for Family & Youth.
The Volunteer
Coordinator (VC) position is an 11-month; 20-hour per week position with the Community Advocates for
Family & Youth (CAFY) and will build on an existing volunteer program that focuses on providing services to victims of crime and their families. The VC service year will begin on September 17, 2008 and conclude on August 4, 2009 with the potential of another year. VC will focus on recruiting and managing volunteers that will serve as victim advocate volunteers. Full details at http://www.idealist.org/en/job/289496-269
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Baltimore, MD: The African American Festival Health and Wellness Village 5K run/1.5 mile walk.
June 28, 2008, 8:00am at M&T Stadium. Sponsored by St. Agnes Hospital and in coordination with the
African American Festival’s Health and Wellness Village. For Registration Information, visit www.charmcityrun.com
Denver, CO: National Area Health Education Center Organization 2008 Conference: Moving
Mountains to Overcome Health Disparities.
June 28-July 1, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.nationalahec.org/home/index.asp
.
Baltimore, MD: Baltimore City Public Schools Parent and Community Advisory Board Meeting
Agenda.
The Parent and Community Advisory Board (PCAB) was established to advise the Baltimore City
Board of School Commissioners in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
PCAB supports parent involvement by helping to facilitate the flow of information from parents and community to the Board of School Commissioners, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and BCPSS administrators. PCAB is knowledgeable and informed about BCPSS policies, operations, and student data. The Board also helps to organize parent and community members to have an effective voice with the Board of School Commissioners. PCAB meetings are conducted in an open and public setting. During these public board meetings, time is set aside to accept public comment. Please support the work of
The Parent and Community Advisory Board (PCAB) through your attendance at their board meetings, parent engagement is important to the success of the education of our children. All meetings begin promptly at 6:30pm, 1 st Floor Board Room / BCPSS 200 E. North Ave., Baltimore. The remaining meeting dates are as follows: July 09, 2008
Washington, DC: National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) Dare to Transform trauma summit, July 11-12, 2008. Designed to create a learning exchange devoted to trauma-informed innovation and systems transformation. Dare to Transform will bring together noteworthy experts on

trauma-informed care and transformation across multiple sectors and areas of need http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic/
Nashville, TN: National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health: Training Institutes on Local Systems of Care.
July 16-20, 2008. The intent of the Institutes is to provide in-depth, practical information on how to develop, operate, and sustain systems of care and how to provide highquality, effective clinical interventions and supports within them. For more information, visit http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/TrainingInstitutes/index2.html
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Arlington, VA: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Conference 2008.
July 21–23, 2008. Office of
Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will hold its annual conference. The conference will bring together criminal justice scholars, policymakers, and practitioners at the local, state, and federal levels to share the latest research findings and technology. This year's conference includes a panel on youth gang research and best practices organized by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention . Other panel topics include commercial sexual exploitation of children, school-based prevention programs, and bullying. More information and registration at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/events/nij_conference/welcome.htm
.
Washington, DC: National Child Welfare Data and Technology Conference.
July 21-23, 2008. This conference will focus on “Making IT Work: Achieving Safety, Permanency and Well-being for Youth.”
This year’s conference will examine the collection and use of data that influence youth in foster care. http://www.nrccwdt.org/nrc_conf/pres_2008_outline.html
Chicago, IL: "Sustainable Schoolwide Social and Emotional Learning" Training.
July 24-25, 2008 and August 14-15, 2008.
These workshops are designed to equip school administrators and their teams with the tools and skills needed to implement high quality, sustainable, evidence-based social and emotional learning programming that is integrated into all aspects of schooling. If you are interested in attending one of these workshops, please visit CASEL's website at www.casel.org
to download the registration form.
Portsmouth, NH: International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, July
27-29, 2008. Presented by The Family Research Laboratory (FRL) & the Crimes Against Children
Research Center (CCRC). Further information at http://www.unh.edu/frl/conferences/2008/
Norfolk, VA:
National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Justices Annual Conference.
July 27-
30, 2008. NCJFCJ’s 71st Annual Conference focusing on juvenile and family law topics including custody and visitation, divorce, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, and substance abuse. http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/view/1082/315/
Washington, DC: Using the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Database for
Research and Policy Analyses.
August 12-14, 2008. The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences is sponsoring a three-day advanced studies seminar on the use of the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) database. The NHES is a valuable resource for understanding contemporary education issues such as early childhood program participation, parent and family involvement in education, student participation in after-school programs and activities, and adult education and lifelong learning. http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=319
New Orleans, LA: National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention.
August
26-28, 2008. More information at http://www.nationalcac.org/professionals/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=
118 .
Baltimore, MD: National Healthy Homes Festival.
September 12-14, 2008 at Druid Hill Park. This event will bring together national and local community partners, lead and asthma prevention

programs, Healthy Homes organizations, health, housing, and environmental agencies, local universities, federal, state, and city agencies, and the citizens of Baltimore in an effort to promote the benefits of Healthy Homes. If you have questions regarding the National Healthy Homes Festival, please contact Michelle LeDonne, at 410-534-6447 or mledonne@leadsafe.org
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Springfield, IL: 2008 Community Leadership Institute September 21-24, Leadership Seminars
September 25, 2008.
In Community Leadership Institutes, participants explore themselves as leaders, learn current theory and practice of leadership, work on a current leadership challenge and create a commitment to action. The three available seminars topics include: Culture & Diversity in Leadership,
Leadership – Policy and Sustaining Change, and The Science and Art of Grant Writing for Leadership.
Learn more and register at http://www.centerforcommunityleadership.com/static/centerforcommunityleadership/institutes.php
Washington DC: GIS: Shaping Global Health - 2008 ESRI Health GIS Conference. September 28-
October 1, 2008.
Share and discuss successful approaches to using geography to improve health care delivery; public health; and hospital preparedness, research, management, and policy decisions. http://www.esri.com/events/health/index.html
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
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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
.
Indianapolis, IN: The International Bullying Prevention Association is pleased to present our 5th
Annual Conference: Best Practices in Bullying and Violence Prevention .
November 6-8, 2008.
The conference will be co-sponsored by the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy and the Indiana
Department of Education. The conference is designed for school guidance counselors, administrators, teachers, school health educators, school social workers, school psychologists, school safety specialists,
Safe and Drug-Free Coordinators, school resource officers (SRO's), school attorneys, and law enforcement working with youth, student service directors, PTA/PTO members, children and family mental health counselors, school nurses, school board members, parents, extended day/after school staff, prevention specialists, etc. This conference also welcomes college students. http://www.stopbullyingworld.org/ and http://www.doe.state.in.us/isssa/ .
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
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

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
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