Call for Proposals: Persistently Safe Schools 2006

The National Conference of the Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence
September 19–21, 2006
The Wyndham Hotel
1400 M Street NW, Washington, D.C.
202-429-1700

Produced by

The George Washington University
Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond)
Justice Resource Institute (Boston)
Morehouse School of Medicine (Atlanta)
Shenandoah University (Virginia)
University of Oregon (Eugene)

For

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Under Grant No. CCNS20400A

Conference Objectives

The conference is intended to be an informed and creative conversation and debate about the state of school violence research, while encouraging partnerships among public, private, and not-for-profit enterprises. In addition, the conference is intended to elevate awareness among policy-makers and the general public concerning violence in schools.

Exchange the most recent scientific findings and evidence-based practices in school violence prevention;

Increase synergy and foster partnerships among professionals working to reduce and prevent violence in schools;

Encourage outcome-oriented research and improve the transfer to evidence-based practice;

Highlight community collaborations.

Call for Proposals

The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence (HFI) is hosting the national conference. It is a design of the conference to highlight and review past and present school violence prevention milestones, and propose directions for future research, practice, and partnerships. We want to know what, where, when, how, and how much a program does or does not work. The Call for Proposals is available at http://www.hamfish.org/CFP2006.pdf and http://www.hamfish.org/CFP2006.htm.

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