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Inaugural Research-To-Practice Conference
Adam’s Mark Hotel
Denver, Colorado
March 13-15, 2006
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About the Blueprints Conference
>> Message from Blueprint's Executive Director
THE GOAL:
The goal of the conference is to disseminate science-based information on youth violence, delinquency, and drug prevention programs that are effective. This conference will motivate the prevention field to adopt evidence-based programs and provide support, guidance, and tools by program experts to help practitioners implement these programs successfully in their own communities.
THE PURPOSE:
The purpose of bringing evidence-based programs together in one location is to provide a first-class conference that offers continuing education and networking opportunities for model and promising evidence-based prevention and intervention programs for youth and their families. This conference is the first-of-its-kind and sets a foundation for future collaboration among evidence-based programs.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Participants will include community prevention advocates, department heads of agencies responsible for violence and drug prevention efforts, state and local government leaders responsible for prevention funding and initiatives, leaders of the criminal justice systems, and program implementers.
The following individuals should consider attending:
- Individuals involved in or interested in any of the Blueprints model programs
- Individuals involved in or interested in any of the Blueprints promising programs
- Individuals interested in pursuing a career in child mental health services
- Child advocates including (but not limited to):
- principals and other school officials
- social services employees
- community-at-large members (faith, recreation, victim, etc.)
- mental health/substance abuse employees
About Blueprints for Violence Prevention
In 1996, the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV), at the University of Colorado at Boulder, with startup funding from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, designed and launched a national violence prevention initiative to identify violence prevention programs that are effective. The project, called Blueprints for Violence Prevention Initiative, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention since 1998, has identified 12 prevention and intervention programs. Program effectiveness is based upon an initial review by CSPV and a final review and recommendation from a distinguished advisory board, comprised of seven experts in the field of violence prevention. The 12 model programs, called Blueprints, have been effective in reducing adolescent violent crime, aggression, delinquency, and substance abuse. Another 15 programs have been identified as promising. To date, more than 700 programs have been reviewed, and the Center continues to look for programs which meet selection criteria.
The Blueprints model programs are:
The Blueprints promising programs are:
For more information about Blueprints for Violence Prevention, please contact Sharon Mihalic at 303-492-1032 or via email at sharon.mihalic@colorado.edu.
The conference qualifies for CEUs through the University of Colorado Continuing Education.
CEUs are $35. For information about CEU credits, contact Sharon Mihalic at sharon.mihalic@colorado.edu or
(303) 492-2137.
Download CEU form (pdf)
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