Date: 23-27 January 2006
Location: San Diego, United States

The San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment presented by the Chadwick
Centre for Children and Families will be held at the Town and Country Resort and
Convention Centre. As the pre-eminent symposium on child abuse, this conference
attracts 1,500 professionals internationally. Since inception, the purpose is to
enhance the skills of professionals in the prevention, recognition, assessment and
treatment of all forms of child abuse and neglect, including those related to family
violence.

An international audience, representing medicine, mental health, law, criminal
justice, child welfare, public policy, and research, depends upon this meeting for
state-of-the-field accredited continuing education and research, and review of
pertinent issues of public policy. Continuing Education Units will be available.

The Chadwick Centre for Children and Families at Children's Hospital-San Diego is a
large, comprehensive, multidisciplinary agency serving families throughout the
United States and around the world. The organisation possesses expertise in the
assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of child maltreatment, including the
effects of domestic violence and substance abuse.[Source: CRIN]

For more information, contact:
Judy Nelson, Conference Co-ordinator
Chadwick Centre for Children and Families
3020 Children's Way MC 5017, San Diego, CA 92123, US
Tel: + 1 858 576 4972; Fax: + 1 858 966 8018
E-mail: sdconferences@chsd.org
Website: http://www.chadwickcenter.org