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JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH VIOLENCE:

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 ITEMS OF INTEREST

January 29, 2008

Of Special Note

• SAVE THE DATE: The, Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute, and. Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc. invite you to a Symposium on Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Not Whether But How! to take place Monday March 3, 2008 from 9:00 until 12:15, at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street. Speakers will include Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Lawrence F. Murray, LMSW, Vice President and Director of Youth Programs, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, local service providers and consumers.

Baltimore, MD: Mentor /Advocate Employment Open House. January 30, 2008, 6:00 - 8:00pm, 711 W. 4oth Street, Suite 428 (Rotunda Building) Baltimore, MD 21211. Hosted by Youth Advocate Program. Individuals interested in working with youth are invited to attend an employment open house. From 6 to 8 p.m., participants will learn more about the Youth Advocate Program and how they can become part of working in the youth development field. The Youth Advocate Program is interested in hiring passionate, creative & dedicated adults to work with youth ages 13-17 years of age. The youth enrolled in the project all have experienced challenges in school and in the community. For more information on the event, please contact Craig Jernigan at 410.366.6505 or via email at Cjernigan@. Ex-offenders encouraged to attend

• Baltimore, MD: Stop Snitching Town Hall Meeting, January 31, 2008 at New Life United Methodist Church, 4400 Parkside Drive, Baltimore, MD 21206. Rev Eric King Pastor. Presented by Kinetics Faith in Motion. A town hall meeting on snitching and witness intimidation. More information at

• Baltimore, MD: Graduate Seminar on Injury Research and Policy: Violence Prevention: “Correcting Nutritional Deficits and the Control of Violent Behavior.” February 5, 2007, 12:10pm, Hampton House Basement Auditorium at 624 N. Broadway in Baltimore. Presented by John Umhau, MD, MPH, Laboratory of Clinical Studies, National Institute of Health, National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse. The seminar series is jointly sponsored by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

• 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 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.

• “Breaking the Cycle” Radio Dialogue. Sunday, February 3, 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 , email: brotherbey@ and info@ or call 410-262-4456.

Quick Glance at this week’s Items of Interest

New Events/Conferences/Trainings

1. Baltimore, MD: 2008 Legacy Film Festival. March 1 - 2, 2008

2. Denver, CO: School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA) National

Conference. April 3-5, 2008.

3. Washington, DC: Mental Health America 2008 Annual Conference & National Mental

Health Promotion and Prevention Summit. June 4-7, 2008

Up-Coming Events/Conference/Trainings

4. Lake Buena Vista, FL: 14th Joint National Conference on Alternatives to Expulsion,

Suspension, and Dropping Out of School. January 31 – February 2, 2008

5. Baltimore, MD: Just for Youth: Legacy of Greatness Gala. February 9, 2008

6. Dallas, TX: 2008 Conference on Crimes Against Women. February 11-13, 2008

7. Washington, DC: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA).

February 11-14, 2008

Noteworthy

8. Open Society Institute – Baltimore Audacious Idea with David Miller

9. News article: “Out from the shadow of teen suicide

10. “Bloodletting. Can Anything Be Done to Bring Baltimore's Homicide Rate Down?”

Reports, Research & Recent Publications

11. New issue of “The Challenge newsletter” now available

12. A list of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit

Resources

13. Combating Poverty: Emerging Strategies from the Nation's Cities

14. Collecting Data from Preteens

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

15. PBIS Maryland Events

16. Chicago, IL: 5th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support.

March 27-29, 2008

Funding Opportunities/Scholarships/Awards

17. American Stars of Teaching

18. Open Society Institute–Baltimore Announces a Call for Applicants: 2008

Community Fellowships

19. Sprint Ahead for Education Grant Program

For Youth

20. Baltimore City Youth Commissioners Wanted.

Job & Volunteer Opportunities

21. Positions available with the Maryland Afterschool Institute

22. Boston, MA: Positions with Northeastern University Institute for Urban Health Research

Previously Posted Events/Conferences/Training

New Events/Conferences/Training

1. Baltimore, MD: 2008 Legacy Film Festival. March 1 - 2, 2008 at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture. Baltimore's premier film festival celebrating contributions, talent and stories of people of color while encouraging conversations within the community. Panelists include Marla Gibbs, Karen Malina White, Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno, Jerome Bongiorno, Dante James, Sandi Daniels and Angela Gibbs. More information at LegacyFilmFestival

2. Denver, CO: School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA) National Conference. April 3-5, 2008. For more information, visit index.html

3. Washington, DC: Mental Health America 2008 Annual Conference & National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Summit. June 4-7, 2008. More information at

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Upcoming Events/Conferences/Training

4. Lake Buena Vista, FL: 14th Joint National Conference on Alternatives to Expulsion, Suspension, and Dropping Out of School. January 31 – February 2, 2008. More information and registration at .

5. Baltimore, MD: Just for Youth: Legacy of Greatness Gala. February 9, 2008. Join us as we celebrate a legacy of greatness in our community by honoring outstanding African Americans in science, math and technology. This event includes a seated dinner, awards presentation and live jazz music by Michael Austin. Tickets are $60 and all proceeds go to benefit the children and programs of Just for Youth, Inc. To rsvp for the event and purchase tickets, contact Tonya Featherston (443-768-4108) or email: justforyouthinc@. Learn more about Just 4 Youth at

6. Dallas, TX: 2008 Conference on Crimes Against Women. February 11-13, 2008. Further details

7. Washington, DC: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). February 11-14, 2008. If you are seeking ways to tackle drug use in your community or for a way to integrate youth into your community drug prevention strategy, you are eligible to attend. More information .

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NOTEWORTHY

8. Open Society Institute – Baltimore Audacious Idea with David Miller. This week, David C. Miller, Urban Leadership Institute co-founder and former OSI-Baltimore Community Fellow, shares his audacious idea on how to elevate the status of African American males in Baltimore. To read his thoughts and participate in the discussion, visit .

9. News article: “Out from the shadow of teen suicide”. Published in the Boston Globe, Jan. 17, 2008. This article features a Needham teen and his previously private struggle with depression. He and his family have decided to speak out about teen depression and are featured in a new documentary, being distributed free of charge to all Boston middle and high schools. The article can be read at [source: SPRC: The Weekly Spark - January 23, 2008 ]

10. “Bloodletting. Can Anything Be Done to Bring Baltimore's Homicide Rate Down?” Article published in the Baltimore City Paper, January 23, 2008. “Why is Baltimore's homicide rate still so high? And why have we had so much trouble bringing it down? To try to answer these questions City Paper talked to people on the front lines of crime in our city about how we got into this hole and, more importantly, though more elusively, how we can possibly get out.” Phil Leaf, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence was interviewed. See what he and others had to say.

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REPORTS, RESEARCH & RECENT PUBLICATIONS

11. New issue of “The Challenge newsletter” now available. Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools (OSDFS) announces the release of the newest issue of The Challenge newsletter, which includes articles on preventing school violence, an interview with OSDFS Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary Bill Modzeleski to discuss school-associated violent deaths, the White House Conference on School Safety, and school tip lines. 'The Challenge' is available online at . [source: OSDFS Prevention News Bulletin, January 24, 2008 ]

12. A list of recent publications compiled by SafetyLit. January 28, 2008. Volume 11, Number 4. 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 .

A new experimental method assessing attitudes toward adolescent dating and sibling violence using observations of violent interactions. Reese-Weber M. J Adolesc 2007; ePub

Antibullying Legislation: A Public Health Perspective. Srabstein JC, Berkman BE, Pyntikova E. J Adolesc Health 2008; 42(1): 11-20. Bullying and school safety. Glew GM, Fan MY, Katon W, Rivara FP. J Pediatr 2008; 152(1): 123-8, 128.e1.

Engagement as an ethical imperative in harm reduction involving at-risk youth. Paterson BL, Panessa C. Int J Drug Policy 2007; ePub

Children's beliefs about substance use: An examination of age differences in implicit and explicit cognitive precursors of substance use initiation. O'Connor RM, Fite PJ, Nowlin PR, Colder CR. Psychol Addict Behav 2007; 21(4): 525-33.

Intervening Processes Between Youths' Exposure to Community Violence and Internalizing Symptoms Over Time: The Roles of Social Support and Coping. Rosario M, Salzinger S, Feldman RS, Ng-Mak DS. Am J Community Psychol 2007; ePub

School-associated student homicides--United States, 1992-2006. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2008; 57(2): 33-6.

The black box warning: decreased prescriptions and increased youth suicide? Jureidini J. Am J Psychiatry 2007; 164(12): 1907.

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RESOURCES

13. Combating Poverty: Emerging Strategies from the Nation's Cities. This new report from the National League of Cities Youth, Education and Families Institute highlights innovative local poverty reduction strategies from cities across the country. It's based on responses by local officials to a survey of member cities and was developed in partnership with the Center for Law and Social Policy to identify city strategies to reduce poverty. Resource available at [source: CFK Weekly, January 23, 2008 ]

14. Collecting Data from Preteens. If you work with youth ages 9 to 13, you probably need to gauge their feelings, behaviors or other issues at some point. What's the best way to get good information from this age group? The Packard Foundation's Preteen Alliance commissioned Education Training Research to review eight common data collection methods and has the lowdown on each method with tips and examples. Learn more at [source: CFK Weekly, January 23, 2008 ]

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POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS)

15. PBIS Maryland Events

Leadership Forum – February 14, 208

SET Training – February 25, 2008

SWIS Facilitator Training – March 18-20, 2008

Training of Trainers – May 27-29, 2008

16. Chicago, IL: 5th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support. March 27-29, 2008. Sponsored by the Association for Positive Behavior Support . Further information and registration at .

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

17. American Stars of Teaching. The U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative is accepting nominations for 2008 American Stars of Teaching until March 31. Parents, students, colleagues, school administrators and others can nominate an exemplary teacher who

they believe has the qualities to be an American Star of Teaching. To nominate a teacher, go

to

18. Open Society Institute–Baltimore Announces a Call for Applicants: 2008 Baltimore Community Fellowships. The Baltimore Community Fellowships Program seeks dynamic activists interested in implementing projects that address pervasive social problems in underserved communities in Baltimore City. The Fellowship spans a term of 18 months, beginning fall 2008. For more information on eligibility and selection criteria, please call OSI-Baltimore at 410-234-1091 to reserve a spot in one of our information sessions. Application Deadline: March 14, 2008. Information sessions will be held:

Wednesday, January 30, Thursday, January 31, Wednesday, February 6, Wednesday, February 13.

19. Sprint Ahead for Education Grant Program. Through the Sprint Ahead for Education grant program, the Sprint Foundation will award grants to school districts and individual schools to fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, equipment and software that facilitates and encourages character education among K-12 students.  With a national reach, the program is open to all US public schools (K-12) and US public school districts. The Sprint Ahead for Education Grant program will accept applications for Character Education programs that promote youth leadership, youth volunteerism, school pride and a positive school culture. The grant application period will run from March 3rd - April 15th 2008. More information at [source: OSDFS Prevention News Bulletin, January 24, 2008 ]

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FOR YOUTH

20. Baltimore City Youth Commissioners Wanted. The Mayor and the City Council of Baltimore City are seeking young people between the ages of 14 to 25 to serve as Youth Commissioners on the Baltimore City Youth Commission. The purpose of the Youth Commission is to allow youth the opportunity to provide advice, recommendations, and information for the Mayor, the City Council, and municipal agencies on the development of community and government policies, programs, and services that support children, youth, and their families. For more information about the Youth Commission, and access to an application to join the Commission, visit their website, .

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JOB AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

21. Positions available with the Maryland Afterschool Institute. The state of Maryland has received funding, through the Mott Foundation and with the support of state agencies and organizations, to create a statewide afterschool network. The Maryland Afterschool Partnership will create opportunities for advocacy, sustainability, training and quality enhancement in afterschool programs across the state. The After-School Institute (TASI) which provides training and technical assistance to afterschool programs in Baltimore City is expanding to Montgomery County. Learn more at . For further details regarding these positions, contact Rebkha Atnafou, Director, The After-School Institute, at ratnafou@

Maryland Aftershool Partnership (MAP) Coordinator - The MAP Coordinator has primary responsibility to promote high quality out-of-school time programming across the state by building a statewide system that will promote and nurture regional and local partnerships with a special emphasis on school-community partnerships. Submit a resume with a cover letter as soon as possible to Rebkha Atnafou, Director, The After-School Institute, at ratnafou@. Please put on the subject title: MAP Coordinator.

Afterschool Support Coordinator (Montgomery County) - The Afterschool Support Coordinator will work on (1) developing quality standards and core competencies for afterschool, and the professional development system to facilitate the implementation of these best practices, (2) establishing afterschool program bimonthly network meetings and the development of a network committee to plan these meetings. Submit a resume with a cover letter as soon as possible to Rebkha Atnafou, Director, The After-School Institute, at ratnafou@. Include “Afterschool Support Coordinator” in the subject line.

22. Boston, MA: Positions with Northeastern University Institute for Urban Health Research (IUHR). Please submit resumes to Mara Weibley by e-mail, m.weibley@neu.edu, or mail to Northeastern University, 503 Stearns, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

Project Coordinator - Project Coordinator, will provide research, administrative and logistical support to the IUHR director by participating in research activities such as editing completed survey instruments, cleaning and entering data, conducting basic data analyses, conducting literature searches, preparing correspondence and assisting in writing project reports/manuscripts as assigned.  Minimum requirements include: BA in social or health sciences and 1-3 years experience in research environment and/or office management and administration

Statistician will develop analysis plans jointly with a senior statistician and/or principal investigator, and conduct statistical analyses based on general outline, with periodic supervision; review statistical literature to determine appropriate analytic methods; provide statistical programming for quality control during the data collection phase of a study; write summaries of analysis and results; participate in the writing of manuscripts, especially statistical methods and results sections; coordinate teams assembled to accomplish specific data related tasks; present statistical seminars to colleagues; provide training and advice with regard to statistical software; communicate directly with outside investigators via memos, telephone and presentations to project committees. Master's degree in Statistics or Biostatistics with relevant post-Masters experience in data analysis in public health or the social sciences; or demonstrated expertise in data analysis, statistical consulting/collaboration and technical writing.

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PREVIOUSLY POSTED EVENTS, CONFERENCES, & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

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, 1st Floor Board Room / BCPSS 200 E. North Ave., Baltimore. The remaining meeting dates are as follows:

|PCAB Board Meeting Calendar for SY 2007-2008 |

|February 11, 2008 |March 10, 2008 |May 26, 2008 |

|February 25, 2008 |April 7, 2008 |June 9, 2008 |

| |April 21, 2008 |June 22, 2008 |

| | |July 09, 2008 |

Baltimore, MD: Graduate Seminar on Injury Research and Policy: Violence Prevention. The focus of the Graduate Seminar on Injury Research and Policy for the 3rd term in 2008 will be on violence prevention. The seminar series is jointly sponsored by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The seminars are open to all students and faculty as well as to the public. Dr. Daniel Webster organizes and facilitates the seminars (dwebster@jhsph.edu) and Whitney Austin (waustin@jhsph.edu) is the teaching assistant. The seminars will be on Tuesdays from 12:10 pm to 1:20 pm in the Hampton House Basement Auditorium at 624 N. Broadway in Baltimore. Questions about the logistics of the seminars should be directed to Edith Jones (eljones@jhsph.edu, 410-955-2221).

Feb. 12 Dan Whitaker, Director, National SafeCare Training and Research Center,

Marcus Institute, Atlanta. “Prevention of Partner Violence: Toward a Developmental and Ecological Approach”

Feb. 19 Catherine Bradshaw, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “A Public Health Perspective on Bullying and Peer Victimization”

Feb. 26 Richard Berk, PhD, Professor of Criminology and Statistics, University of

Pennsylvania. “Forecasting Murder Within a Population of Probationers

and Parolees: A High Stakes Application of Statistical Learning”

Mar. 4 Anne K. Duggan, ScD, Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of

Medicine. “The Influence of Adult Attachment Anxiety and Avoidance on

the Effects of a Program to Prevent Child Maltreatment”

Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America 2008 National Conference. February 25-27, 2008. This conference will feature presentations that discuss the relationship between outcomes, integration, and public policy and that demonstrate how to build public will and achieve positive change for children. More information at .

Faces and Voices of Recovery Teleconference "Recovery Voices Count". These one-hour interactive teleconferences will give you expert information and a chance to ask questions of our experts. Growing numbers of recovery community organizations and recovery advocates across the country are getting involved in nonpartisan civic engagement activities so that their voices can be heard in the local, state and national arenas. They are conducting voter registration and Get-Out-the-Vote activities, sponsoring candidate forums and getting candidates for political office on record about critical policies that will make recovery a reality for even more Americans. During this teleconference, you will learn from experts in the field about how to get involved in this exciting campaign. Learn more about Faces and Voices of Recovery at Register at . Remaining teleconferences:

• February 27, 2008 at 3:00 pm Eastern: "Recovery Community Centers Part 1"

• March 26, 2008 at 3:00 pm Eastern: "Recovery Community Centers Part 2"

Chevy Chase, MD: Building Partnerships for Youth. February 27-29, 2008. This event will kickoff a unique and exciting opportunity for individuals interested in putting Positive Youth Development concepts to work at the state level through interdisciplinary collaborations. If you have state-level responsibility or oversight for programs that positively impact the well-being of young people, please consider applying to lead a state team of professionals in this year-long professional development experience. Teams will include 4-6 youth and adults from a variety of state level organizations (health, education, faith-based, and voluntary youth serving organizations are key). Free travel, resources, and tools, as well as numerous opportunities to network with peers from across the country, will be provided to accepted applicants. More information and application at .

Savannah, GA: National At-Risk Youth Conference. March 2-5, 2008. The conference trains adults who serve youth to create safe, healthy, caring, and intellectually empowering educational environments that foster the well-being of all children and adolescents. Sponsored by College of Education at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and the Continuing Education Center at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. More information at

Fairfax, VA: On the Restorative Justice Association of Virginia presents its 2008 Annual Conference “Restorative Justice-Accomplishments and Promises”. March 3, 2008, Marriott Fairfax at Fair Oaks 11787 Lee Jackson Memorial H-way Fairfax, Virginia 22033. The Restorative Justice Association of Virginia is a collaborative organization of practitioners, criminal justice professionals, mediators, victim’s advocates, offender advocates, and interested citizens dedicated to upholding the principles of restorative justice as we understand them: that we work toward the restoration of victims while holding offenders accountable for the harm; that we show respect to everyone involved in crime; victims and offenders, their families, justice officials and the community; that we show concern for victims and offenders and community members affected by crime and involve all in the justice process; and that we provide opportunities for dialogue among those most affected by the crime. For more information on this conference, call 434.220.3737 or email information at info@ and to register go to .

Jacksonville, FL: American Psychology-Law Society 2008 Annual Conference. March 5-8, 2008. More information at .

Chicago, IL: Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting. March 6-9, 2008. The Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) is a rapidly growing, dynamic society focused on the theoretical, empirical, and policy research issues of adolescence. More information .

Portland, OR: Responding to School Violence. March 11-12, 2008. This training, Responding to School Violence, explores strategies to create a culture of nonviolence within schools, strategies to intervene and prevent potential school attacks, immediate, short- and long-term strategies to respond to a violent episode, and strategies to address reactions to violent episodes. More information

Denver, CO: Blueprints Conference 2008. March 17-19, 2008. Evidence-Based Programs: Research to Practice Conference. The goal of the conference is to disseminate science-based information on youth violence, delinquency, and drug prevention programs that are effective. This conference will motivate the prevention field to adopt evidence-based programs and provide support, guidance, and tools by program experts to help practitioners implement these programs successfully in their own communities. Further details at

Washington, DC: 2008 Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) National GAINS Center Conference. March 18-20, 2007. The GAINS Center in the Justice System is committed to the goal of transforming the nation’s fragmented mental health system and developing a recovery-oriented, consumer-driven system of care. More information at

Philadelphia, PA: Accessing and Sustaining Resources for Community & Faith-Based Organizations. March 19-20, 2008. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will conduct this conferences designed to assist community and faith-based organizations in building and sustaining financial security for their efforts on behalf of youth. To obtain further information about these conferences and register online, visit .

New York, NY: American Education Research Association Annual (AERA) Meeting. March 24-28, 2007. Proposals now being accepted through August 3, 2007. AERA now includes a special interest group on Social Emotional Learning (SEL). More information about the conference at . Or, visit for more information on SEL.

Greensboro, NC: Society for Adolescent Medicine Annual Meeting. March 26-29, 2008. Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM) is a multidisciplinary organization committed to improving the physical and psychosocial health and well-being of all adolescents through advocacy, clinical care, health promotion, health service delivery, professional development, and research. More information at .

Miami, FL: National Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum. March 26-29, 2008. Designed for youth 12-22 and the adults who work with them, the conference will address such topics as crime, drug, and violence prevention. As customary, youth participants will play a significant role. Sponsored by Youth Crime Watch. More information at .

Chicago, IL: 5th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support. March 27-29, 2007. Sponsored by the Association for Positive Behavior Support . Further information and registration at .

Chicago, IL: Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Administration. March 31-April 4, 2008. The purpose of the course is to enable participants to become critical consumers of child welfare administrative data as a means toward making continuous quality improvements in their organizations. The course is limited to 15 participants, who will receive full support for tuition, room, and most meals. Candidates must complete an application form, submit a resume or CV, and include a recommendation from a supervisor at their current organization. Read more about the course and obtain application materials at .

St. Louis, MO: American School Health Association Health Care 2008 and Business Institute. April 5-6, 2008.

Boston, MA: American Association of Suicidology Annual conference. April 16-19, 2008. Call for papers deadline, October 31, 2007. Learn more at the AAS website .

Bethesda, MD: Sexual Assault Response Team Training Program. April 21-25, 2008. This program is designed for health care personnel (officer, enlisted and civilian) desiring education and training in performing sexual assault examinations.  In addition, chaplains, investigators, law enforcement, mental helth care workers, sexual assault victim advocates, and persons from other disciplines who wish to have an increased understanding of the sexual assault examination, and to provide a multidisciplinary approach to sexual assault care and the medioclegal process may attend. More information at

Portland, OR: Coalition for Community Schools National Forum 2008. April 30 – May 2, 2008. The Coalition for Community Schools is an alliance of national, state and local organizations in education K-16, youth development, community planning and development, family support, health and human services, government and philanthropy as well as national, state and local community school networks. The Coalition advocates for community schools as the vehicle for strengthening schools, families and communities so that together they can improve student learning.

Milwaukee, WI: Prevent Child Abuse America 2008 National Conference. May 19-22, 2008. This conference is focused specifically on the prevention of child abuse and neglect through a variety of strategies including home visitation, research, parent education, public policy and advocacy, parent leadership, and integrated services for family support. More information .

Ocean City, MD: Middle Atlantic States Correctional Association (MASCA) 2008 Conference “The Overflow of Corrections: The Road to Re-Entry and Reunification”. June 8-11, 2008. The goal of the conference is to provide high quality training through speakers and workshops on topics of interest to the MASCA membership, which is comprised of adult and juvenile probation agents, state prison and local detention center officers and case managers, and pretrial detention/supervision officers and case managers. More information forthcoming on the MASCA website .

Nashville, TN: Georgetown University Training Institutes Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs and Their Families: New Directions to Improve Outcomes conference. July 16-20, 2008. For more information please visit

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.

Washington, DC: Mental Health America 2008 Annual Conference & National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Summit. June 4-7, 2008. For more information, please visit

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