5th Annual Drug Endangered Children Conference

Practice and Policy: A Collaborative Approach

SALT LAKE CITY - The 5th Annual Drug Endangered Children Conference sponsored by Salt Lake City Police Department, COPS Meth Initiative, Drug Endangered Children Medical Advisory Team, and Utah Alliance for Drug Endangered Children will take place Aug. 5-6 at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Keynote speaker is Vincent J. Felitti, MD, co-principal investigator of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. Workshops provided are designed to educate professionals and the public regarding law enforcement, prosecution, child protection, substance abuse, drug trends, research, treatment, and public health at the community and state level.

WHAT:	The 5th Annual Drug Endangered Children Conference sponsored by Salt Lake City Police Department, COPS Meth Initiative, Drug Endangered Children Medical Advisory Team, and Utah Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
WHEN:	8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
	Wednesday - Thursday
	August 5-6, 2009
WHERE:	Westminster College
	Gore Auditorium
	1840 S. 1300 E.
	Salt Lake City, Utah
WHO:	Speakers will include local and national experts on issues related to drug endangered children, emerging drug trends, prescription drug abuse, Indian Child Welfare, environmental health, homelessness, drug identification, prevention, and investigation and prosecution. United States Attorney for the District of Utah Brett Tolman will discuss emerging drug trends and collateral effects. Also speaking will be kinship caregivers and families in recovery - they will focus on the impact of substance abuse on their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
TOPICS:	Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Impact on Long-Term Health
	Pharmaceuticals: Basic Course of Addiction and Behavior
	Drug Identification: Signs and Symptoms
	Drug Endangered Children Cases: Investigation and Prosecution
	Environmental Health: Risks to Children
	The ABCs of CPS (Child Protective Services)
	Gang and Drug Endangered Children Investigations
	Homeless, Not Hopeless
	Dependency Drug Court
	Safety Course for Non-Sworn Personnel
	Utah's Best Practice Guidelines for Drug Endangered Children

To view the conference brochure/agenda, visit www.primarychildrens.com/decc. For contact information on individual presenters, please call Lara Jones at (801) 799-3340.