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Bringing Health and Hope to Children September 22-24, 2009 Red Lion Hotel at the Park 303 W. North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 The 6th Annual National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (NADEC) Conference is a 3-day event providing training for both practitioners and community members on research and best practice strategies to address DEC issues at the community, state and national levels. The conference offers an opportunity to gain knowledge on DEC issues, network with peers and continue professional development with three pre-conference half-day workshops focusing on medical, tribal and core DEC issues as well as twenty-seven breakout and plenary sessions. Topics include medical responses to abused and neglected children; tribal DEC responses and resources; substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment; drug courts; addressing the needs of children of incarcerated parents; prescription drug abuse and responding community mobilization; gang-related crimes impacting children; sustaining collaborative DEC efforts; successful interdisciplinary DEC models; and a presentation from three national resource centers on technical assistance and training that attendees can access to support their DEC efforts Conference Objectives This educational offering will enable the participant to: 1)       Develop local, state and federal alignment in drug endangered children  2)       Identify the availability of resources and technical assistance for state and tribal alliances 3)       Explain how to change long-term outcomes for drug endangered children and their families 4)       Discuss the latest research and best practice strategies for drug endangered children efforts at the community, state and federal levels 5)       Describe how to develop relationships, share resources and deliver services to Native American communities 6)       Discuss the Indian Child Welfare Act and describe how to protect children while preserving Native American culture 7)       Demonstrate how to utilize the family and other personal supports in a positive way by understanding the psychological and social needs of children from addicted families 8)       Learn about the latest research on perinatal methamphetamine exposure and environmental health chemical contamination from methamphetamine 9)       Define the community-based best-practice programs for chemical contamination clean-up, drug courts, forensic interviewing, and effective substance abuse treatment 10)    Illustrate how to have positive working relationships between disciplines utilizing joint protocols for the comprehensive approach to drug endangered children cases   Click HERE for the 2010 Host Application and Scope of Work Target Audience: Health Professionals, Child Protection Workers, Drug Court Personnel, Hospital Social Workers, Judges, Law Enforcement Personnel, Nurses, Paramedics, Pediatricians, Prosecutors, Public Health Workers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Professionals, Child Welfare Professionals, Educators, Court Professionals, Probation Workers, Prevention Specialists, Emergency Department Personnel, EMTs, Government Officials, Tribal Leaders, Tribal Administration and Program Directors, Non-profit Professionals, and Community Members. This conference is supported by Award No. 2008-DD-BX-0574 awarded to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the Office of Justice Programs within the U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.