The National Center for Substance Abuse and
Child Welfare will host two conferences in Baltimore, MD,
this July:
Women Across the Life Span: A National Conference
on Women, Addiction, and Recovery
July 12 to 13, 2004
 More
than 50 invited speakers—including nationally recognized
experts on women's substance abuse treatment and practitioners
testing innovative and promising new practices—will
discuss current issues and practices in providing gender-specific
treatment to women throughout their lives. Topics to be addressed
include co-occurring mental health disorders, services for
children and families, homelessness, criminal justice, trauma,
and violence.
Putting the Pieces Together: 1st National Conference
on Substance Abuse, Child Welfare, and the Dependency Court
July 14 to 15, 2004
 Targeted
to front-line practitioners and administrators of child welfare,
substance abuse, and dependency court services, conference
sessions will focus on four areas: serving children of substance
abusers in the child welfare system; practice and clinical
issues; increasing collaboration, funding, and systems issues;
and workforce and staff development.
For detailed information about these conferences or to register,
visit www.samhsa.gov/calendar/calendar.aspx.
Or call Ayanna Dixon at (301) 495-3787, extension 3130, for
the Women's Conference, and Lani Daly at (714) 505-3525 for
the Child Welfare Conference. 
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