Conferences and Meetings

To find out more about upcoming conferences that are sponsored by the CSMH, click on the links below. 

Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health
"Effective Work in Schools:  A National Community of Practice on School Mental Health"
The Annual Conference is the nation's premiere conference on school-based mental health, and is rapidly evolving via a Community of Practice framework that allows conference attendees to stay connected throughout the year in important "Shared Work."  To read more about this exciting conference and the Community of Practice on Collaborative School Behavioral Health, click on the link above.  We have included a report on the recent 12th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida (October, 2007), and initial information regarding the 13th Annual Conference slated to convene in Phoenix, Arizona (September, 2008).

School Health Interdisciplinary Conference (SHIP)
"Charting the Course for Our Children's Future"
SHIP is an annual intensive training conference for all youth serving professionals, including school-based health center staff, Safe & Drug Free Coordinators, administrators, school nurses, nutritionists, and counselors.  The 2008 conference will be held August 4-7, 2008, at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, Maryland.