"Best Practices in School-Based Youth Violence Prevention"

-- One-Day Conference --
April 1, 2003, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth University campus, Richmond, VA

Join educators from across Virginia as national experts on youth violence
prevention provide the latest effective, science-based strategies in youth
violence prevention. Breakout sessions will offer nuts-and-bolts information
about model programs that are available for use in Virginia schools. All
participants will receive an extensive resource packet and will have the
chance to win free best practice program materials.

This day-long event promises to be the largest of its type ever held in the
Commonwealth, with representatives of 19 nationally recognized best practice
programs scheduled to provide workshop sessions. As funding sources are
increasingly requiring that all funded programs show scientific evidence of
their effectiveness, this "Best Practices in School-Based Violence
Prevention" conference provides an excellent opportunity to find programs
that have been shown to work and that best meet the needs and resources of
your community.

The deadline for a discounted early registration fee of $25 is March 21.
After March 21, registration at the full conference fee of $35 will be
available as space permits.

To view the complete conference schedule and print the registration form,
visit http://www.preventviolenceva.org. For questions or to receive
additional copies of the conference brochure to share with colleagues,
contact Ms. Tonia Emanuel at (804) 628-7233 or tdemanue@....

The Virginia Department of Education has indicated that attendance at this
event is an allowable expenditure of Safe and Drug-Free Schools funds.

The conference is organized by the Center for Injury and Violence Prevention
of the Virginia Department of Health and the VCU Center for the Study and
Prevention of Youth Violence, in collaboration with the Virginia Department
of Education.

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Rebecca K. Odor, MSW
Director, Sexual Violence Prevention
Center for Injury and Violence Prevention
Virginia Department of Health
1500 East Main Street, Suite 105
Richmond VA 23219
Phone: (804) 692-0406
Fax: (804) 786-0917
Email: rodor@...
web: www.vahealth.org/civp/sexualviolence