Are you Attending the NJASP 2012 Spring Conference?

Check out the Brochure for the NJASP Spring Conference:  http://www.njasp.org/notes/NJASPSpringConf2012.pdf

Register here: http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1078898

Keynote address by Dr. Stacy Kalamaros Skalski (NASP’s Director of Professional Policy and Practice) on Standing Up and Speaking Out for Kids: Advocacy and Public Policy Efforts to Eliminate Bullying in Public Schools

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All Day Workshop presented by Dr. Susan M. Swearer on Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies for School Professionals

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week is Around the Corner

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week is May 6-12, 2012.

Check out the information below and bring your thoughts on how our organization can collaborate on this initiative to the April SPLASH meeting!

NASP is teaming up with the Child Mind Institute’s Speak Up for Kids, a free nationwide public education campaign to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of mental health and learning disorders in children and teens. During National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 6–12, 2012)—or any time this spring—NASP members are encouraged to give talks at their schools or other work locations as part of this national effort to raise awareness about the importance of student mental health. Take advantage of the free PowerPoint presentations and resource materials