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16th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
April 16-21, 2007, in Portland, Oregon
All Abstracts
must be submitted electronically at: http://www.pal-tech.com/web/callforpapers/
ABSTRACTS ARE DUE JULY 31, 2006
Call for Abstracts
The Children’s Bureau’s Office on Child Abuse
and Neglect (OCAN) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration on Children, Youth and Families is pleased to announce
that the 16th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect will
be held April 16-21, 2007, in Portland, Oregon. The Conference
theme, Protecting Children, Promoting Healthy Families, and Preserving
Communities, reflects our resolve to ensure that every child enjoys
a healthy family life in a nurturing community. It emphasizes our
need to create safe havens for our children, enabling them to thrive
at home and in their neighborhood. Further, the theme promotes
the idea of communities joining to establish collaborative relationships
and strategies to prevent child maltreatment and provide responsive
treatment and services.
Goals of the Conference
The goals of the 16th National Conference include:
• Disseminating state-of-the-art information on research,
practice, policy, and system reform
• Facilitating the exchange of information across disciplines
and among individuals, groups, and institutions
• Reaching out to strengthen and sustain collaboration
• Highlighting the positive contribution of research to practice
Who Should Attend
The 16th National Conference is designed for child protection workers
and administrators, social workers, educators, law enforcement
professionals, health care practitioners, researchers, child advocates,
members of the clergy, parents, volunteers, and others committed
to ensuring the protection of children.
Plan to join the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect and our more
than 40 National Co-Sponsors in Portland to forge new partnerships,
exchange cutting-edge information on research, review model programs,
and learn innovative techniques that hold promise for mobilizing
communities on behalf of children and families.
http://www.pal-tech.com/web/callforpapers/
Any questions, please email 16conf@pal-tech.com or
by phone at 703-528-0435.
Remember – you can create your abstract in WORD and cut
and paste it into the application.
Irene Bocella
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
Children's Bureau
1250 Maryland Ave., SW, 8th Floor, #8126
Washington, DC 20024
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