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The 2021 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Institute and the Child, Adolescent and Family Behavioral Health Conference are coming soon!

This year's Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Institute and the Child, Adolescent and Family Conference will be held jointly and will be presented virtually. We have five days of presentations planned with renowned national speakers and local experts. Mental health clinicians, substance abuse counselors, early interventionists, university faculty, health practitioners, child protection and juvenile justice workers, court staff, family support workers, parent educators, foster parents, early care and learning professionals and others concerned about the importance and promotion of mental and behavioral health for children and youth are invited to join us.


Featured National Speakers & Local Experts:

Phil Fisher, PhD
Ira Chasnoff, MD
Serena Weider, PhD
Jacqui Van Horn, MPH
Marva L. Lewis, PhD
Maria Quintanilla, MSW, LCSW
Elizabeth Manley, MSW
Robert J. Hilt, MD, FAPA, FAAP
Millie Sweeney, MS
Elijah McCauley, MA
Jared Parrish, PhD
Renee George, MS
Karen Frankel
Carmen Rosa Norona
Margaret Young, MPH
Tom McRoberts, MSW
Wendi Shackelford BA
Paul Cornils, BS
Jimael Johnson, MPH
Tamar Ben-Yosef, BS
Chelsea Burke, BA
Emily Urlacher, BS
Meghan Johnson, MS
Gail Trujillo, M.Sc., PhD (ABD), IME-E
Anders K. Wennerstrom, MBA
Erin Kinavey Wennerstrom, M.Ed., IMH-E


This is a virtual event.
You can experience it all from anywhere – you don’t even have to leave your home or office!

Highlights include:
  • 5 morning plenaries that target issues related to all ages (prenatal-youth).
  • 15 afternoon workshops. Workshops on Wednesday and Thursday will focus on young children, Friday will focus on all ages, and Monday & Tuesday will target older children and youth.
  • Recorded sessions that will be available until May 14th, 2021 on the conference website.
  • The Alaska Association of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (AK-AIM) Annual General Meeting.

Registration will be open soon.
There will be one conference fee of $150 for all five days. Some scholarships will be available. Please save the dates on your calendar!

We welcome you and hope that you will find this an exciting opportunity to learn, connect with partners and support Alaska’s children and youth!

Questions?
For information: uaa.cwa@alaska.edu



CONFERENCE SPONSORS

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, the Department of Education and Early Development, the Division of Disability and Senior Services, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, the University of Alaska’s Child Welfare Academy, thread, the Alaska Association of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, and the All Alaska Pediatric Partnership welcome you and hope that you will find this an exciting opportunity to learn, connect with partners and support Alaska’s children and youth!