CFF staff and consultants have provided legislative testimony, developed workshop trainings for diverse audiences, and presented at numerous national, State and local conferences around the country.
Why It’s Not Just One More Thing: Making A Stronger Case for Building the Bridges
Presented by Ken DeCerchio at the ASAP (Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers) Child Welfare Summit. Syracuse, NY November 2009.
Presented by Sid Gardner at the State Town Hall Meeting. Providence, RI October 2009.
Responding to Prenatal Exposure: The Potential for Policy and Practice Changes
Presented by Sid Gardner at the State Methamphetamine Task Force and Colorado Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Work Session to Address the Issue of Substance-Exposed Newborn. Denver, CO September 2009.
Presented by Cathleen Otero at the 2009 NADEC (National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children): Bringing Health and Hope to Children Conference. Spokane, WA September 2009.
Best Practices in Kansas Child Welfare Law
Presented by Theresa Lemus at the Best Practices in Kansas Child Welfare Law. Dodge City, Hays, Wichita, Lawrence, KS September 2009.
Additional presentation, workshop and training content and technical expertise areas include:
Funding Family-Centered Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders
Presented by Nancy K. Young and Kathryn Icenhower, SHIELDS at the 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Atlanta, GA April 2009.
Funding Family-Centered Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders
Presented by Nancy K. Young at the State Systems Development Program (SSDP VIII) Conference Partnering to Support Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care. Washington, DC. August 2008.
Why It’s Not Just One More Thing: Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment
Presented by Sid Gardner at the California Child Abuse Prevention Summit. Long Beach, CA February 2009.
Substance Abuse and Child Welfare: An Overview of the Issues and Models of Reform
Presented by Nancy K. Young at the CWLA 2009 National Conference. Washington, DC February 2009.
Collaborating to Meet the Needs of Families
Presented by Sharon Amatetti, SAMHSA/CSAT, at the TCE Methamphetamine Grantee Meeting. Washington, DC October 2008.
Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Presented by Nancy K. Young, Ken DeCerchio, Ken Deibert, and John Smyrni at the National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit Pre-Conference Meeting. New Orleans, LA July 2008.
Improving Outcomes for Families and Children, A Call to Action: Road Maps to New Destinations Presented by Nancy K. Young at the New York State-Wide ASAP (Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers) Conference on Improving Outcomes for Families and Children. Brooklyn, NY March 2008.
It’s Monday Morning, What Do We Do Now? Road Maps to New Destinations
Presented by Cathleen Otero at the Implementing a State Strategy: Multiple Disciplines, One Vision Conference by the Georgia DEC Alliance. Pine Mountain, GA February 2008.
Making it Count: Collaborative strategies that improve outcomes for families at the intersection of multiple systems
Presented by Nancy K. Young, Carole Johnson, Christine Sabino Kiesel and Robert Long at the 2007 Children’s Bureau Conference for Agencies and Courts. Arlington, VA December 2007.
Substance Abuse, Child Welfare and the Courts: How Do We Meet the Challenge?
Presented by Nancy K. Young as part of the Art of Social Change: Child Welfare, Education and Juvenile Justice, Child Advocacy Program at Harvard Law School. Cambridge, MA October 2007.
Models of Service Linkages for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders
Presented by Nancy K. Young at the National Association of Social Workers Louisiana Chapter Annual Conference. Baton Rouge, LA March 2007.
Research, Evidence-Based Programs, and Implications of Parental Substance Use Disorders on Child Welfare Practice
Presented at the Preconference Institute, CWLA 2007 National Conference, Children 2007: Raising Our Voices for Children. Washington, DC February 2007.
Improving Outcomes for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders: Policy and Practice Framework and Tools
Presented by Nancy K. Young at the Adolescents, Families, and Addiction: Family-Centered Approaches to Services. Marlborough, MA April 2006.
Promising Practice and Collaboration for Families with Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Issues
Presented by Sid Gardner at the Rocky Mountain Quality Improvement Center, Fourth Annual Conference. Mesa, AZ May 2006.
State Drug Court Coordinator’s Meeting
Presented by Nancy K. Young at the National Drug Court Institute 4th Annual Meeting of State Coordinators. Washington, DC, October 2008.
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare: Family Drug Court Grantees
Presented by Nancy K. Young at the CSAT Targeted Populations Branch, Drug Court Grantees Briefing on the impact of the Adoptions and Safe Families Act. Washington, DC March 2008.
Running the Marathon: Sacramento County’s Ten-Year Journey Towards Enhanced Services to Parents with Substance Use Disorders in the Child Welfare System
Presented by Toni Moore and Sanford Robinson at the 9th Annual Conference of the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State. New York, NY January 2006.
Findings from the Retrospective Phase Family Drug Treatment Court National Cross-Site Evaluation
Presented by Nancy K. Young at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals 4th Annual Juvenile & Family Drug court Training Conference. Washington, DC January 2003.
Connecting the Dots: How to Use Substance Abuse, Child Welfare, and Court Data Systems to Create Cross Systems Linkages
Presented by Ken DeCerchio, Sharon M. Boles and Ed Briggs at the 12th National Data and Technology Conference. Bethesda, MD June 2009.
Child and Family Services Review Process: Partnering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Presented by Nancy K. Young and Kim Helfgott at the 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Atlanta, GA April 2009.
Methamphetamine and Indian Child Welfare
Presented by Nadja Jones at the Hope and Healing Conference. Yakama Nation, WA. June 2008.
Families Affected by Methamphetamine and other Substances: How Collaboration Can Lead to Better Outcomes
Presented by Cathleen Otero at the 2007 National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Annual Conference. Kansas City, MO October 2007.
Methamphetamine Use and the Impact on Child Welfare
Presented by Nancy K. Young as part of the Vanderbilt University Media Fellowship, Meth Rescue: Meth’s Effects on Children, Families and the Foster Care System. Nashville, TN April 2007.
Methamphetamine and Child Welfare: Trends, Lessons and Practice Implications
Presented by Sharon Amatetti, Nancy K. Young and Jay Wurscher at the Child Welfare League of America National Conference. Washington, DC March 2006.
Engaging Parents in Substance Abuse Treatment: The Role of Recovery Specialists and Drug Testing in Child Welfare and Dependency Courts
Presented by Nancy K. Young, Kate McGinty and Sanford Robinson at the 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Atlanta, GA March 2009.
Engaging Parents in Treatment, Recovery and Parenting: Effective Strategies
Presented by Sanford Robinson at the CWLA 2009 National Conference. Washington, DC February 2009.
Engaging Parents in Treatment, Recovery and Parenting: Effective Strategies of Specialized Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS)
Presented by Nancy K. Young, John Smyrni and Sandy Robinson at the Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Emotional Disturbances and their Families: New Directions to Improve Outcomes Conference by the National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. Nashville, TN July 2008.
Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention and Recovery – SAFERR Guidance for States and Communities Serving Families with Substance Use Disorders in Child Welfare Services and Dependency Courts
Presented by Nancy K. Young at the Putting the Pieces Together for Children and Families: The National Conference on Substance Abuse, Child Welfare and the Courts. Anaheim, CA February 2007.
6800 and Counting: What’s Next? Responding to the Orange County Substance-Exposed Babies Report.
Presented by Sid Gardner and Nancy K. Young at the 7th Annual Community Forum on the Conditions of Children in Orange County. Fullerton, CA November 2008.
Substance-Exposed Infants: Policy and Practice
Presented by Nancy K. Young at Children’s Bureau Meeting of States and Tribes. Arlington, VA June 2006.
Medication-Assisted Drug Treatment and Child Well-Being
Presented by Lena Lundgren, Nancy K. Young, Therese Fitzgerald and Cat Oettinger at the 9th Annual Conference of the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State. New York, NY January 2006.