Copy of The 44th Annual Louisiana Governor's Conference on Juvenile Justice

Welcome to **The 43rd Annual Louisiana Governor's Conference on Juvenile Justice**! Join us for a day of insightful discussions and networking opportunities starting **Wed, Aug 21, 2024** at the **Sam's Town Hotel & Casino** in Shreveport.

This in-person event will bring together experts in the field to address important issues facing our youth today. Don't miss out on this chance to learn, connect, and make a difference in juvenile justice. See you there!

Lodging Accommodations:

Live! Casine

Hotel Rates:
Single or Double Room:

$110,00 + fees and tax (Total per night will be $112.74)

Tax Exemption Info for Hotel Stay:

In order for Louisiana state taxes to be exempt from your hotel bill you must submit the Louisiana state tax exempt form at check in, along with your Louisiana State ID.

Parking:

Free on-site parking.

Info: Trauma Awaits Us All but Traumatic Mental Health Disorders are Relatively Rare (L Baxter)
How Our Culture is Producing Perpetrators & How to Prevent It (C Davis)
- How Juvenile Diversion & Intervention Programs are Successfully Serving At-Risk
- Youth (A Bergeron, C Daly, R Hamilton, A Shealy)
- Understanding the Informal Process & TASC (R Saul, G Watts, H Palmisano)
- Probation Certification Skills Class (1) (L McGehee, B Sommers)

Info: - Revisiting the Basics of Risk Assessments (J Ryals)
- An Introduction to Behavioral Health Disorders & Their Treatments (P McPherson)
- Motivational Interviewing is not just for Therapists (T Lofton)
- Systematic Racism: Often w/Negative Consequences to the Black Communities (J Banner)
- Probation Certification Skills Class (2) (L McGehee, B Sommers)

Info: - More Resources is #1 Need in JJ: Update on Several, Including Crisis Services (S Phillippi)
- Trauma-Informed Care Can Minimize Recidivism for Victims of Sexual Assault &
- Domestic Violence (A Godfrey)
- TBRI: Ending the School to Pr*son Pipeline (L Miles)
- Digital Therapeutics:Transforming Lives, Promoting Resilience & Well-Being (N Brown)
- Probation Certification Skills Class (3)

Info: - Viewing Louisiana’s Juvenile Justice Data Landscape (S Phillippi)
- Reframing Discipline: Rumbling with the Dream for Juvenile Justice (G Sumpter)
- How to Create & Sustain Organic Connections in the Workplace (T Cleary)
- Understanding Vulnerable Youth from “Hard Places” (B Mathews)
- Probation Certification Skills Class (4) (L McGehee, B Sommers)

Info: Racial & Ethnic Disparities Opens a “Conversation for Our Youth” (R Vincent)
Helping Professionals Pursue Goals for their Clients & Themselves (G Sumpter)
- The Conspiracy of Silence How Experiences Influence & Shape a Person’s World View
- (T Gash, A Savoy-King, C Thomas)
- Unleashing the Power of Family Engagement in Challenging Cases (N Brown)
- Probation Certification Skills Class (5) (L McGehee, B Sommers)

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1601 Spring Street, South - Shreveport, LA 71101

Info: - A Human Trafficking Case Study (E Campbell)
- Threat Assessments, Potential Signs of Domestic Terrorism & Grooming Youth (B White)
- Tools & Knowledge Needed to Keep Youth Safe & on the Right Road (M George)

Info: Closing Session: See It, Say It, Get to Work: Look at Your Goals & Dreams, Then Start
Making Them a Reality

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