The Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI) is a community of scholars\, students\, and policy practitioners committed to identifyin g pressing policy problems and recommending effective solutions. The Georg etown Public Policy Institute LEAD Conference (Leadership. Evidence. Analy sis. Debate.) is a forum to discuss a domestic or international policy iss ue requiring our nation’s attention. The goal of the LEAD Conference is to bring together key stakeholders\, researchers and students to examine a p articular policy challenge and foster dialogue on potential solutions.
\nThrough this annual event\, GPPI will highlight a particular area of research of its faculty and research centers. Our inaugural conference\, P ositive Outcomes for At-Risk Children and Youth: Improving Lives Through P ractice and System Reform\, will focus on promoting effective solutions to the problems facing our nation’s most vulnerable young people\, featuring the work of the Cent er for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR).
\nPlease see below for mo re information about GPPI and CJJR.
\nThis inspirational two-da y conference will focus on improving outcomes for at-risk children and you th. Specifically\, the event will present policies and practices that can be brought together in a comprehensive way to support the healthy developm ent of this vulnerable population. The conference will discuss this issue from local\, state\, and national standpoints and will highlight various s ubject areas\, such as education\, employment and job training\, physical and behavioral health\, social development\, child welfare\, and juvenile justice. The conference will emphasize the value of early intervention\, w hile also underscoring that it is never too late to help a child or family . Further\, the panels and presentations will stress the importance of eng aging a youth’s family for interventions to be most effective. Several ses sions will also be offered on policy\, leadership\, management\, and messa ging to support systemic change that is needed to institutionalize best pr actices – both from the top-down and bottom up. The centrality of data in driving such reform will be a common theme throughout the conference\, as will the need for collaboration among child-serving organizations.
\nThe conference will encourage attendees to consider the following questio ns:
\nThe two-day conference will in clude a mix of plenary and breakout sessions as well as networking activit ies for registered guests and speakers. Opening and closing keynote addres ses will frame the conference\, and breakout panels on both days will allo w participants to focus on issues most relevant to them. Please visit the agenda page for the full schedule of events.
\nTh e event is geared towards those working on youth issues at the national\, state\, and local levels and will cover a range of strategies for healthy development. We expect a diverse audience ranging from policymakers to pra ctitioners\, researchers to foundation representatives\, students\, teache rs\, community leaders\, and more. Anyone interested in improving outcomes for at-risk children and youth will benefit from attending this conferenc e. Proof of participation will be made available to those attendees wishin g to apply for continuing education credit with their state or licensing e ntity.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130126 LOCATION:Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center @ 3800 Reservoir Road Northwest\, Georgetown University\, Washington\, DC 20007\, USA SUMMARY:Georgetown Public Policy Institute LEAD Conference (Leadership. Evi dence. Analysis. Debate)\, presented by the Center for Juvenile Justice Re form (CJJR)\, Georgetown University\, and the Georgetown Public Policy Ins titute (GPPI). URL:http://www.nofas.org/ai1ec_event/georgetown-public-policy-institute-lea d-conference-leadership-evidence-analysis-debate-presented-by-the-center-f or-juvenile-justice-reform-cjjr-georgetown-university-and-the-georgetown-p ubli/?instance_id= X-COST:$150-$175 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR