SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2011
2011 Dan Fulton Training Conference
Marriott Indianapolis East
7202 East 21st St., Indianapolis, IN
Villages of Indiana Inc., Bloomington, IN
FosterEd Initiative Director Jesse Hahnel
Workshop: Improving the Educational Outcomes of Foster Children
This workshop will provide an overview of the common educational obstacles facing children and youth in foster care, their tragically poor educational outcomes, and recent efforts intended to improve their success in school.
DECEMBER 7-10, 2011
National Legal Aid Defenders Association
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC
Senior Attorney Patrick Gardner
Workshop: Opportunities for Legal Aid Advocates and Public Defenders to Improve Outcomes for Youth through Juvenile Mental Health Courts
This session covers a new approach to working with youth with mental illness who get caught up in the delinquency system. Juvenile mental health courts link youth and their families to legal services and community mental health services to reduce rates of detention and improve outcomes.
DECEMBER 5-6, 2011
Braam Oversight Panel
Location TBD
NCYL Attorneys Bill Grimm and Bryn Martyna
The Braam Oversight Panel meets four times a year to review Washington’s efforts to reform its foster care system, provide stable placements and mental health services for foster children, and adequately train and support foster parents. The panel is charged with overseeing the implementation of the 2004 settlement agreement in Braam v. Washington. NCYL is co-counsel in the case. The named plaintiff, Jessica Braam, lived in 34 foster homes by the time the suit was filed in 1998. To find out more about the Braam case, click here.
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