Together, We can stop the L.I.E™

4^th Annual Conference 

 Stigma, Discrimination and Disparities

in Children’s Services.

February 14^th and 15^th 2013

Early registration and welcoming reception

February 13th

Call for Presentations and Poster Sessions

This is the only conference in our nation that takes on the issues of stigma in children’s services.Therefore, we call on you to be part of the dialogue, solutions and actions, so that children will no longer say…

It’s dangerous to be different!

Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for the children.                                                                        Sitting Bull

This conference’s purpose is to share learning experiences on what Public Systems, Community Based Organizations, Schools, Researchers, Families, Youth, and Each of US are doing to ensure equity in children’s services. Together we can learn to diminish stigma, discrimination and disparities for children, youth and families. The goal is to give those attending an opportunity to share ideas and learn from experts that will give us tools that each of us can take home and implement in our communities.

Key Note Speaker Dr. Ross Greene

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.,is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving approach. He is the author of the highly acclaimed books The Explosive Child and Lost at School. His research has been funded by the Stanley Medical Research Institute, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group. He consults extensively to general and special education schools, inpatient and residential facilities, and systems of juvenile detention, and lectures widely throughout the world.

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