Sponsored by: Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

The conference will take place from August 21, 2012-August 24, 2012. NSAC highlights include keynote speakers Cassandra Thomas and Donna Brazille. A plenary showcase will feature Heather Jarvis, Jaclyn Friedman, Angela Rose, Tina Frundt, the Empowered Fe-Fees and Scheherazade and Salamishah Tillet. There will be 82 dynamic and invigorating workshops which will address trauma recovery, medical and legal advocacy, sexual assault prevention, social justice, management, a Spanish language track and much more. Seven Leadership Roundtables will provide opportunities for those in underserved communities to dialogue about building leadership in their communities. Registration Fees: NSAC registration fees are $450 for early bird registration before June 29, 2012 and $500 after June 29 and before July 20, 2012. Conference Hotel: Reservations are now being accepted at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers at 877-242-2558. A room block for NSAC has been reserved for Aug. 21-23 at a rate of $189 plus tax per night. Hotel reservations must be made by 5 p.m. CST July 20, 2012. The conference is featuring an “After Hours” event from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. This dinner lake cruise is available to conference participants for an additional $70 which includes dinner and beverages. Go to the After Hours tab for more information and to register for the cruise. Continuing Education Credits: The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma at Alliant International University is providing continuing education credits at the conference. There is no pre-registration for continuing education credits. IVAT staff will be on-site to process CEU registration. A $45 fee will be charged for CEUs. For all CEU questions, please contact Patricia Smith at 1-858-527-1860, ext. 4042 or psmith@alliant.edu.

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On October 26, 2010, the State of Arizona executed Jeffrey Landrigan. This was after the United States Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s stay of execution. Among the issues the Court considered in that case was whether Landrigan was entitled to a new sentencing hearing because his attorney failed to present any evidence in mitigation, despite the young man’s diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Justice Clarence Thomas, who wrote the majority opinion, stated that the mitigating evidence Landrigan sought to introduce, i.e. evidence of serious organic brain damage associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, “would not have changed the result.”2 This was in spite of the fact that Cheryl Hendrix, the retired Arizona judge who presided over Landrigan’s trial, submitted a declaration on the defendant’s behalf stating that “Mr. Landrigan would not have been sentenced to death,”3 if she had been given the medical evidence of the defendant’s brain damage and other factors. Some courts say FASD deserves to be considered as a mitigating factor, other courts say it does not, making it a tricky but interesting legal issue. This webinar will explore the brain-based damage that prenatal alcohol exposure causes, its relationship to high rates of incarceration of youth, and address its implications for adjudicating and sentencing affected children and youth. Presented by Ira J. Chasnoff, MD.

The symposium will be held on September 7, 2012. Continuing Education Planning forms have been submitted for review for 4.5 hours to the MS Department of Mental Health, Division of Professional Development for the following disciplines: Mental Health Therapists (DMH), Case Management Professionals (DMH), Addiction Counselors (DMH), Social Workers (NASW), Counselors/LPCs (NBCC), Alcohol and Drug Counselors (NAADAC), Peer Support Specialists, Nurses (MS Foundation) and University CEUs (JSU). Visit the website to register. Registration deadline is Friday, August 24, 2012. Email Jo Turlington at jo.turlington@dmh.state.ms.us for more information.

Sponsor: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health & the MS Advisory Council on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

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The goal of the conference is to reduce barriers that contribute to the stigma associated with mental health in the District of Columbia. CEU: Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) will be offered for Social Workers ($15.00 Money Order or Check Made out to NASW) Registered Nurses (No Fee)

Sponsor: Government of the District of Columbia, DC Healthy Start, and the District of Columbia Department of Health

Web Site: www.doh.dc.gov