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Conference to address effects of drugs on kids
Alex Lawson, Daily Vidette Staff
Issue date: 3/26/08 Section: News
University faculty, social workers, Drug Enforcement Administration representatives and other volunteers will come to a head on Thursday at "Living in Danger."
It is a conference that seeks to inform students and the community about the dangers methamphetamine use on children.
It will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Bone Student Center's Old Main Room.
Mary Campbell, director of the school of social work, was integral in making the conference a reality, and believes it to be a worthwhile cause, particularly from an academic standpoint.
"We selected the topic for our Social Work Month celebration because [meth] is such a dangerous one and the incidence of it is growing rapidly throughout the state as well as the nation," Campbell said. "Our undergraduate and graduate social work program is focused primarily on preparation for work in the field of child welfare."
The first event of the conference will be the showing of the PBS Documentary "Crank: Darkness on the Edge of a Town." It examines the impact of methanphetamines on a small Tennessee community. Campbell explained that there is a great range of speakers who will present at the conference.
"We have a speaker from Drug Enforcement, one from a special residential treatment program that specializes in women with meth addictions, a speaker to address the effect and involvement of meth on family/domestic violence, a person who has lived with a meth user to share that perspective, someone from the Department of Children and Families to inform us of the statewide protocol in place when the department is involved with children in meth homes and finally, a speaker who will describe the effect of meth on children," Campbell said.
Tamara Guy, a representative for Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, formed a partnership with ISU and was able to secure many of the speakers at Thursday's conference through her numerous connections in the industry. She explained why the methamphetamine problem is such a pressing one.
"Methamphetamine use affects the community holistically, not only children, but it also affects community realtors, community members, household owners, stores, retail shops, as well as the families that are involved in this," Guy said.
The School of Social Work is offering this workshop in collaboration with Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois and the 11th Judicial Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council.
The event is free to all students, school of social work alumni and field instructors.
The cost for non-alumni and community members is $35.
It is a conference that seeks to inform students and the community about the dangers methamphetamine use on children.
It will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Bone Student Center's Old Main Room.
Mary Campbell, director of the school of social work, was integral in making the conference a reality, and believes it to be a worthwhile cause, particularly from an academic standpoint.
"We selected the topic for our Social Work Month celebration because [meth] is such a dangerous one and the incidence of it is growing rapidly throughout the state as well as the nation," Campbell said. "Our undergraduate and graduate social work program is focused primarily on preparation for work in the field of child welfare."
The first event of the conference will be the showing of the PBS Documentary "Crank: Darkness on the Edge of a Town." It examines the impact of methanphetamines on a small Tennessee community. Campbell explained that there is a great range of speakers who will present at the conference.
"We have a speaker from Drug Enforcement, one from a special residential treatment program that specializes in women with meth addictions, a speaker to address the effect and involvement of meth on family/domestic violence, a person who has lived with a meth user to share that perspective, someone from the Department of Children and Families to inform us of the statewide protocol in place when the department is involved with children in meth homes and finally, a speaker who will describe the effect of meth on children," Campbell said.
Tamara Guy, a representative for Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, formed a partnership with ISU and was able to secure many of the speakers at Thursday's conference through her numerous connections in the industry. She explained why the methamphetamine problem is such a pressing one.
"Methamphetamine use affects the community holistically, not only children, but it also affects community realtors, community members, household owners, stores, retail shops, as well as the families that are involved in this," Guy said.
The School of Social Work is offering this workshop in collaboration with Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois and the 11th Judicial Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council.
The event is free to all students, school of social work alumni and field instructors.
The cost for non-alumni and community members is $35.
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Trevor
posted 4/03/08 @ 8:26 PM CST
Someone should ask the Federal Government why, in their infinite wisdom, they have again cut funding for treatment, while handing the DEA another 200 million per year. (Continued…)
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