The 2008 Georgetown University Training Institutes will be held July 16 to 20, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. The biennial Training Institutes are organized by the National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health at the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development in partnership with the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch of the federal Center for Mental Health Services. Additional support for the 2008 Training Institutes is being provided by The Annie E. Casey Foundation.

The Training Institutes will focus on developing local systems of care for children and adolescents with or at risk for emotional disturbances and their families. Systems of care emphasize community-based care, comprehensive and individualized services and supports, services provided within the least restrictive environment, full participation of families and youth, coordination among child-serving agencies and programs, and cultural and linguistic competence. In-depth, practical information will be provided on how to develop and operate systems of care and how to provide high-quality, effective, clinical interventions and supports within them.

The Institutes are designed for a variety of individuals including state and local policy makers, administrators, planners, providers, clinicians, case managers, families, youth, advocates, managed care organizations, educators, researchers, evaluators, students, and others concerned with improving services for children and families. Individuals representing local mental health and other child-serving agencies, including education, child welfare, health, juvenile justice, early childhood, and substance abuse systems, together with families and youth, are encouraged to attend, as well as state-level partners from all of these sectors. Opportunities will be provided for networking among state and local stakeholders.

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