*28th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE*

*/“Stop The Harm Before It Starts”/*

Prevent Child Abuse Texas is proud to announce the 28th Annual

Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse on March 3-4, 2014 at the

San Antonio Omni Colonnade Hotel. To be a part of the conference,

please complete the Presenter Registration form attached. If you know

of someone else who may be interested, please forward this message.

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A statewide Conference designed to offer quality training and

information on topics and model programs of interest to leaders in

child abuse prevention: social workers, counselors, educators, child

care and youth workers, law enforcement personnel, medical & legal

professionals, foster parents, child welfare board volunteers,

elected officials, and other interested child advocates. Participants

may attend their choice of a variety of workshops on child abuse and

neglect prevention and educational programs or may select workshops

for specialized training credits and professional development.

28th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE

March 3-4, 2014

San Antonio Omni Colonnade Hotel

Presented by

*Prevent Child Abuse** Texas*

Featuring

*Nancy Kellogg, M.D.*

/Professor of pediatrics and head of the Division of Child Abuse/

/University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio/

Dr. Kellogg is recognized by her peers in Texas as a foremost

authority on sexual and physical abuse of children. Dr. Kellogg has

evaluated more than 10,000 children and teens for abuse over 26

years. She is a professor of pediatrics at the Health Science Center

and founding medical director of the Center for Miracles, a child

abuse and neglect assessment center, a collabora­tion of several

organizations.

*Robert F. Anda, MD, MS*

/Scientific Consultant (Medicine and Public Health Policy)/

/Co-PI and Co-Founder, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study/

/Captain, U.S Public Health Service (Ret.)/

Dr. Anda earned his MD from Chicago’s Rush Medical College in 1979,

and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. After earning an MS in

Epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in

1984, he served for 2 years as an Epidemic Intelligence Service

Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At

the CDC, Dr. Anda has served as an Epidemiologist in the Nutrition

Division, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Branch, the

Cardiovascular Health Studies Branch, and on the Task Force on

Genetics in Public Health. From 1992 to 1994, he was the Chief of

Epidemiology and the Surveillance Section in Cardiovascular Health.

Since 1993, Dr. Anda has been a co-Principal Investigator of the ACE

Study. He has authored and coauthored numerous publications on the

health and social implications of adverse childhood experiences.

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*Rosalinda Mercado-Garza*

Born in Mexico but raised in Harlingen/San Benito area in the Rio

Grande Valley, Rosalinda Mercado-Garza is the eleventh child out of

13 in her family. Growing up in a family of former migrant workers,

she dreamed of a life beyond the fields. After 16 years as an

educator, she had the opportunity to share her experiences with her

parents, staff and students. Her family is complete with her husband

Genaro, daughter Gisele and son Gael. She is the author of an

autoethnographic novel, which offers insight into her life from

childhood to motherhood. In From Being Considered At-Risk to Becoming

Resilient she shares a glimpse of how a life filled with poverty and

abuse impacted the choices she made along the way to obtain her

education and achieve a more balanced professional and personal life.

These lived experiences are ones we can take with us in our career,

philanthropic work, as well as impart with family and friends.

The Conference has shown a tremendous increase in attendance over the

years making it the largest child abuse prevention conference in the

state. Persons including child protective services workers; social

workers; counselors/therapists; school personnel; foster parents;

medical, and law enforcement professionals; and individuals will make

up the realm of those in attendance.

*Exhibitor Application Form*

Businesses, organizations and individuals are invited to bring

products, materials and services to the attention of those attending

the 28th Annual Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse.

Attendance of 800 individuals is expected.

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As an exhibitor your name will be included on the Conference Program

and your agency/business can receive a 20% discount on the

registration fees for up to five registrants.

Exhibit tables will be located near the conference registration area

and meeting rooms to allow for maximum exposure at all times during

the conference. A table with dimensions of 2' X 6' will be

provided. The exhibit does not need to be manned. Exhibitors will be

responsible for the security of their exhibits.

For additional information, call 512.250.8438 x 118, fax

512.250.8733, email conferences@preventchildabusetexas.org; visit our

web page www.PreventChildAbuseTexas.org

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