Upcoming Conferences
January 25 – 27, 2010 - Washington, DC
CWLA 2010 National Conference
“Children 2010 – Leading a New Era”
For more information about this conference and how to register.
Past Conferences
CFF staff have organized and conducted national meetings that have brought together policy makers, practitioners, researchers, consumers, and family members from diverse disciplines to discuss promising practices and to work together toward common goals.
January 30-February 2, 2007
Conference Highlights:
- A pre-conference symposium on prenatal substance exposure, Behavior and the Brain: Prevention and Intervention for Children Across the Developmental Stages, was presented by the Children's Research Triangle.
- Over 700 registrants, attracting front-line practitioners and administrators from child welfare providers, substance abuse treatment providers, juvenile and family court professionals, attorneys, maternal and child health care providers, physicians, nurses, researchers, community organizations serving youth, and children’s mental health providers, as well as over 100 representatives from Tribal organizations.
- A total of 43 workshops, selected from 80 submitted for review, provided attendees with a wide range of content.
Conference program materials and presentations are available.
July 14-15, 2004
Conference Highlights:
- The conference attracted a great number of front-line practitioners and administrators from child welfare, alcohol and drug services and dependency courts, as well as policymakers and researchers.
- Over the course of the two days, 36 workshops provided attendees with a wide range of topics and the perspectives of national experts.
Conference program materials and presentations are available.