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Safe Haven Revisited:
MENTAL HEALTH, CHILD PROTECTION, & CIVIL RIGHTS
A Call for Reform
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
ONE DAY - TWO EVENTS
IN OMAHA
AFTERNOON PUBLIC FORUM (Free)
1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Join in the discussion with -
* The Family Advocacy Movement (FAM) - Nebraska families
* Phil Nordness, PhD - UNO Dept. Special. Education & Communication Disorders
* Sue & Avery Quakenbush - "Safe haven" parents
"Safe Haven: a Mother's Agonizing Choice" by Elizabeth Bernstein and Dionne Searcey
(WALL STREET JOURNAL - Nov.22, 2008) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122728078741248013.html
* Karl Dennis, international expert on community-based systems of care
* Ne State Senators Amanda McGill, Annette Dubas, Tom White, & Brenda Council
* Richard Wexler, Ex. Dir. of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
* Diane Redleaf, Ex. Dir. of the Family Defense Center in Chicago
* Sarah Helvey, staff atty and Director of Child Welfare Systems, Nebraska Appleseed
* Nick Juliano - directory of strategic initiatives, Boys Town
* Tammi Williams, NAMI - Lincoln
* Toni Hoy - Adoptive parent
"Out of Our League: We Placed Our Child in the System to Get Him the Help He Needs" by Toni Hoy
(RISE MAGAZINE) http://www.risemagazine.org/featured_stories/Seeking_a_safe_haven.html
"Seeking a Safe Haven: Parents Abandon Teens Under a Nebraska Law Passed to Save Babies" by Toni Hoy
(RISE MAGAZINE) http://www.risemagazine.org/featured_stories/Seeking_a_safe_haven.html
* Sydney Weddlton & Austin Genzler - FAM Youth Board (affected children)
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EVENING with KARL DENNIS
6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Directed mostly toward agency directors, family and consumer advocates/specialists, policy-makers.
Hors d'œuvre and dessert selections will be served.
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$20 if reserved by Sept. 28th / $25 at door (space may be limited). UNO students $10 / $15 at door. Faculty & staff $15 / $20 at door.
For more information: familyadvocacymovement.com or call 402.640.7480 and leave message for return call.
For more information: familyadvocacymovement.com or call 402.640.7480 and leave message for return call.
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See "About Karl Dennis" page
(Information is subject to change and updates. Please check back frequently)
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For attendees outside of Omaha, the DoubleTree Guest Suites on 72nd & Cedar is our sponsoring hotel.
- $85 / night (reduced rate for conference)
- Each "room" is a 2-room suite that can sleep 4+, depending on bed choices
- This reduced rate also includes TWO FREE breakfast buffets per room, per night (normally $9.99 each)
- Free shuttle service between hotel and the UNO conference venue
- Free in-room internet for conference attendees
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - Washington, D.C.
http://www.bazelon.org - UNO Dept. of Special Education & Communication Disorders
http://coe.unomaha.edu/sped/index.php - Region V Systems
http://www.region5systems.net - Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare
http://www.Regionsix.com - Region 3 Behavioral Health Services
http://www.Region3.net - Nebraska Appleseed
http://www.neappleseed.org - Family Defense Center - Chicago
http://www.familydefensecenter.net - National Coalition for Child Protection Reform (NCCPR)
http://www.nccpr.org - Boys Town
http://www.boystown.org - RISE Magazine
http://www.risemagazine.org - THE FAMILY DEFENDER newsletter
http://www.familydefensecenter.net/family-defender/index.php - NAMI-LINCOLN
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=your_local_NAMI&Template=/CustomSource/LocalDetail.cfm&localID=0000000139&fromHL=no&state=NE