THURSDAY • AUGUST 2, 2007

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Plenary Session:

The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Mental Health Considerations and Lessons Learned
Presenters: Howard Osofsky and Joy Osofsky, Louisiana Rural Trauma Services Center; Anthony Speier, Louisiana Office of Mental Health

Workshop Sessions:

Cybersense and Nonsense: Privileges, Privacy, and Protection for Youth Online
Presenters: Ilene Berson, University of South Florida, Sarasota Partnership for Children’s Mental Health; Robert Lewin, Sarasota Partnership for Children’s Mental Health; Elisa Berson, Hillsborough County Public Schools; Michael Berson, University of South Florida
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Digital Story Workshops—Storytelling as a Healing Journey and Tool To Integrate Youth and Family Voices in Community Outreach
Presenters: Dana Edgull, Angelica Contreras, and Jana Sczersputowski, Monterey County System of Care: La Familia Sana/The Healthy Family

Lessons Learned: Reflections on Two School Shootings
Presenters: Terrance Peterson, St. Cloud State University; Lisa Moschkau and Amy Moschkau, STARS for Children’s Mental Health; Joan Collins-Marotte, Caritas/Catholic Charities; Brenda Mahoney, Director of Children’s Mental Health, Stearns County, Minnesota
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Addressing Trauma Impacts on Children, Families, Protective Caregivers, and Child Welfare Workers
Presenters: Stephany Bryan and Frank Rider, Technical Assistance Partnership
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Trauma-Informed Perspective of Families and the Development of a System of Care Assessment Tool To Measure the Extent to Which System and Service Delivery Practices Are Trauma-Informed
Presenters: Jay Yoe, Maine Department of Health and Human Services; Lisa Bishop, Sharon Harbin, Cathy Ryder, and Kathy Tisdale, Thrive Initiative: Tri-County Mental Health Services

Collaboration in a Time of Crisis Is Enhanced by Cultural Differences
Presenters: Silvia McShan, Children’s Services Council of Broward County; Ute Gazioch, Henderson Community Mental Health Center; Christine Fitzpatrick, Mental Health Association of Broward County; Sue Zimmer, Children’s Services Administration of Broward County; Tamara Moore, Smith Community Mental Health Center Maygin Casas, Teen Advocacy Coalition of Broward County

Trauma and Culture: Focusing on the Refugee and Immigrant Populations
Presenters: Luc Nya, Thrive Initiative: Tri-County Mental Health Services; Sheikh Ahmed, Somali Bantu Mutual Assistance Association of Lewiston; Ahmed Hassan, Somali Development Institute

A Grassroots Approach to Interagency Collaboration After a Disaster in a System of Care Community
Presenters: Wanda Rose, Lori Geraci, Cheryll Bowers-Stephens, and Kawana Ripoll, LA-YES (Louisiana Says Yes to Children With Mental Health Needs and Their Families)

A Multi-system Approach To Address Violence in Our Schools: Buffalo’s Experience
Presenters: Marie Morilus-Black and Sam Floyd, Family Voices Network of Erie County; Tanya Perrin-Johnson, City of Buffalo; Eric Rosser, Buffalo Public Schools

Developing a Trauma Treatment Service Array of Evidence Based Models for Early Childhood Systems of Care
Presenters: Michael Rovaris, Pikes Peak Mental Behavioral Health Group; Betsy Rogers and Lisa Jansen-Thompson, Aurora Mental Health Center
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Making Sense of Historical Trauma and Unresolved Grief in Tribal Communities
Presenters: Dolores Jimerson, National Indian Child Welfare Association; Marcella Medicine Horse and Greg Long, Yankton Sioux Tribe; Mona Leighton, Tiwahe Wakan (Families as Sacred)
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Strategies for Working With Trauma-Affected Children and Youth in the Child Welfare, Education, and Juvenile Justice Systems
Presenters: Susan Ko, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress; Mark Rains, Mid-Maine Child Trauma Network; Pia Escudero, Los Angeles Unified School District Trauma Services Adaptation Center for Schools
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Hurricane Katrina: Psychological Impact and Mental Health Issues
Presenters: Howard Osofsky and Joy Osofsky, Louisiana Rural Trauma Services Center; Anthony Speier, Louisiana Office of Mental Health

“How to Deal”: Understanding Trauma Exposure and Coping in Adolescents
Presenters: Al Killen-Harvey and Caryll M. Sprague, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital; Jo Sornborger, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
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Youth Informing Trauma-Informed Practice
Presenters: Norín Dollard, One Community Partnership (Broward County), Department of Child and Family Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida; Jarvis Brunson, Broward County Human Services Department, Children’s Services Administration Division; Katherine Lazear, Department of Child and Family Studies, Louis de la Parte, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida