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Meet Our Keynote

Frances Dunn Butterfoss"Thank you for the wonderful 2-day coalition building course that you provided in Chicago. All that I can say is that it left me speechless. I have informed several individuals that your training is the one that they would wish they attended. There is no doubt in my mind that you not only teach and facilitate well, but take it very seriously. Thank you for your perseverance and commitment."
- Roberaiste, Continuous Quality Improvement Director, Brothers Health Collective


550 in Attendance

Over five hundred fifty researchers, administrators, policymakers, family members, youth, clinicians and other stakeholders from all over the nation (and internationally) gathered in Tampa Florida in early March to attend the 23rd Annual Children’s Mental Health Research & Policy Conference...

APA Fellows Attend

In March, four fellows from the American Psychological Association 's (APA) Minority Fellowship Program were invited by the Department of Child & Family Studies to attend the national Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference in Tampa, Florida...

A Warm Tampa Thank You!

The conference organizers would like to thank all 550 participants of the 23rd Annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference. We are thrilled with the tremendous attendance and eagerly anticipate the planning for next year.

Handouts available online
The session presentation handouts are now available onlne. To access the presentations, go to the Agenda page and click on the session to find the download pdf icon. If you have any questions on the presenation, or for general questions about the conference, contact Sandra Dwinell.

We owe a special thank you to our sponsors whose generosity helped to make the conference possible: RTI International, ICF Macro, Choices, Magellan Health Service and the Alumni Network. For more information view the Sponsor page.

Plans for the 24th Annual Chlldren's Research & Policy Conference are in the works. Next year's conference promises to be even more exciting - stay tuned for details. A date and location will be announced in the near future. We look forward to seeing you in 2011!