ISS-USA will be hosting a conference on Thursday, October 13th in Baltimore, MD. This conference, The Ties That Bind: Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Children Separated From Their Families Across International Borders, will focus on the legal and human rights of children separated from their biological families across international borders.

Save the date for the 2016 Conference of the International Step by Step Association (ISSA), "Early Childhood in Times of Rapid Change." The Conference will unite all aspects of the early childhood workforce to explore the impact of shifting demographics, migration, rising inequality, an

The webinar will focus on a comprehensive approach to strengthening supervisory practice throughout Indiana’s Department of Child Services (DCS). The session will focus on the development and refinement of a range of inter-connected supervisory initiatives in Indiana, including:

The Center for the Human Rights of Children and MALA will host a screening of "What Tomorrow Brings", a powerful film that goes inside the very first girls’ school in one small Afghan village. This event is open to the public. Students, faculty, and community members are invited to honor the UN's International Day of the Girl, which aims to ensure a world free of discrimination for young women and girls.

"Building on the Momentum: International Alternative Care Conference" will take place 3-5 October 2016 in Geneva.  

The Planning Committee for the 2017 International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) is pleased to invite abstract proposals for oral presentations, interactive poster presentations, and panels relating to the process and findings of child indicators research. 

This webinar will provide an overview of the Framework and how the eight QIC-AG partner sites utilize it to assess their system of care. Through the use of a video, participants will obtain a detailed explanation of each interval in the Framework; including the target population and practice principles, as well as the interventions chosen by each site. 

The UN General Assembly will host a high-level summit to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach.

European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents will hold its 14th International Conference. The aim of the conference is to connect knowledge and evidence in child welfare practice and to stimulate debates and discussions that could transfer sound research findings to practices in child welfare and improve interventions in the future. 

The conference will be held 13-16 September 2016 in Oviedo, Spain.

The upcoming International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO) Conference “Pathways: A lifelong understanding of education, trauma, intervention and success" will take place on 1-4 September 2016 in Sheffield, UK.