October 15-18, 2002 – Philadelphia, PA Alliance for Children and Families Annual Conference: United to Succeed. There is still time to register! Visit the United to Succeed web site for more details http://www.alliance1.org/Conferences/annconf1.htm.

October 24-27, 2002 – Newport Beach, CA
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law: 33rd Annual Meeting
The overall goal of this conference is to inform attendees about current major issues in forensic psychiatry and afford opportunities to improve or refresh skills in:

• Service, including treatment of forensic patients, development of service delivery strategies, and enhancement of consultative abilities at the interface of psychiatry and the legal profession;
• Teaching, including new methods of training forensic psychiatrists and classifications of the tasks and functions of forensic psychologists and;
• Research, gaining access to scientific data in areas that form the basis for practice of the discipline.
  For conference information go to http://www.aapl.org/meetings.htm.

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October 25-27, 2002 – Cambridge, MA
Risk and Resilience: Protective Mechanisms and School-based Prevention Programs.
The focus of this SAMHSA-funded conference is the application of resilience research to effective, culturally responsive prevention and intervention programs for preschool and school-aged youth at risk for social, behavioral, or emotional disorders. The overarching goal is to facilitate collaboration between the research and practice communities on applying new knowledge to improve practice. For conference information go to: http://www.riskandresilience.org

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October 28–30, 2002 – San Fransico, CA
The GAINS Center 2002 National Conference: Expanding Access to Community-Based Services for People with Co-Occuring Disorders in Contact with the Justice System. Sponsored by: The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occuring Disorders in the Justice System. For more information, go to: www.gainsctr.com.

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November 22–24, 2002 – Washington, DC
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health 14th Annual Conference: Raising Children with Mental Health Needs: Families' Call for Action. For conference information go to: www.bcfamily.com

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December 13, 2002 –Washington, DC
Georgetown Pediatric Institute for Human Development - Contemporary Practice in the Treatment of Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder
Key Note Speaker: Martha Denckla, MD, Director, Developmental Cognitive Neurology Clinic, Kennedy-Krieger Institute. For conference information go to: http://www.georgetown.edu/research/gucdc/pctrain.html.

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January 7–10, 2003 – Portland, OR
System of Care Community Meeting
Education: A System of Care Partner–Effective Strategies for Service to Youth With Serious Emotional Disorders and Their Families
This is the Winter SOC Meeting of the Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health, sponsored by the Federal Center for Mental Health Services, Child Adolescent and Family Branch, of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. For more information and to register, go to http://www.air.org/TAPartnership/ and click the image of Mt. Hood.

February 23–26, 2002 – Savannah, GA
National Youth-At-Risk Conference,
Conference objectives are: Examine attitudes and beliefs and learn that change and growth have unlimited possibilities; Gain an increased understanding of some specific actions that can make a difference in the life of a young person; Identify factors that contribute to a number of risky behaviors, including substance abuse; Identify conditions that protect against risk factors and identify some strategies that foster resiliency in children at risk; Become acquainted with a sampling of prevention programs that are effective for certain populations and the strategies that work; and Recognize opportunities for youth participation in planning, operating, and evaluating youth-focused programs and organizations. For conference information go to: (http://www2.gasou.edu/contedu/yar2003.html)