Main areas of interest

We are interested in proposals that explore different national and regional conceptions of the problem we seek to address: the needs and salient characteristics of high-resource using youth and their families. Secondly, we are interested in both evidence-based interventions as well as novel approaches that will require further study. For this reason we will consider mainly those proposals that highlight the problems, the solutions we know, those we need to find and their results.

The conference themes include:

1. Characteristics of Severely Troubled Youth and Families: Developmental, Familial & Community-Contextual Factors Viewed in Cross-National Perspective
2. Seeking Effective Strategies for Troubled and High Resource-Using Youth and Families
3. Prevention and Family Support Alternatives for Troubled and Troublesome Children and Youth
4. Intensive Treatment Alternatives for Troubled and Troublesome Children and Youth
5. Planning for Successful Re-Integration of Troubled and Troubling Children and Youth to School, Work and Community
6. Methodological Challenges in Population and Service-Based Research with Severely Troubled Children and Youth
7. Tuning in to Consumer Voices: Creative Approaches to Listening to the Children, Youth and Families Who We Seek to Serve
8. Evidence-Based and Culturally Responsive Services: The Critical Nexus
9. Building the Organizational Infra-Structure for Effective and Humane Services for Troubled and Troublesome Children and Youth
10. Challenges and Opportunities in Improving the Effectiveness of Services for Troubled and Troublesome Children and Youth: The Role of International Research Associations