Mothers of Lost Children

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1903, Davis, CA 95617

CONFERENCE CALENDAR
Click above (or see below) for information about our next upcoming ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS CONFERENCE.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
We have joined mothers together to form a network of support; sharing knowledge, experience, ideas, efforts, resources, strength, hope, and prayers. Individually, we often feel hopeless. Collectively, with the spirit of good to guide us, we can accomplish more and more. Through our associations, we have exchanged moral support, professional resource contacts, hosted and participated in educational conferences, reform movements for family violence issues, and fundraising ideas for legal fees. For more details, you can view a list of our past annual conferences and other past events.

MEETINGS
Currently, MOLC meetings are being held bi-monthly on Thursday evenings.

After the regular meeting, a new self-help Mothers Anonymous meeting is now meeting for support to mothers interested in participating.

Contact the Sacramento chapter for details.

The newly forming Sonoma County chapter held their first meeting in November 2000. Contact the Sonoma County chapter for more information.

CONFERENCES
The main event co-sponsored by Mothers of Lost Children and California Protective Parents Association is the annual Northern California Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Conference.

The conference is a NO-COST, no-registration, conference for members of the public, professionals in all aspects of child welfare and treatment, survivors, pro survivors, and protective parents. MC LE and CEU credits are offered.

It is well-attended each year, extremely informative, and an excellent networking resource. All are welcome. Lunch is available at the conference for a small donation.

The conference is held at the Veterans' Memorial Center, 203 E 14 th Street, Davis. (From I-80, take Richards Blvd exit, north under the railroad tunnel, left on First Street, right on B Street and continue to 14 th. The Center is directly in front.)

The conference is held each year in early April. See below for details about the upcoming conference. For information on past conferences and events, see our Calendar History page.

You are also welcome to contact us to inquire for information personally.

CURRENT CALENDAR
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS CONFERENCE

This conference is co-sponsored by The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) at Alliant International University and California Protective Parents Association

Friday & Saturday, April 24 & 25, 2009

DAY ONE:
Friday, April 24, 2009
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Sierra Health Foundation, 1321 Garden Hwy, Sacramento CA.
Cost: $75 preregistration Pre-registration fee/$100 on site (for Day One only)

Topic: TRANSFORMING TREATMENT: Symptoms, Substances, and Axis IV

Presenters:

Steve Mayberg, MD. - CA Dept. of Mental Health Director, &
Michael Cunningham - CA Dept. of Alchol & Drug Chief Deputy Director -

will participate in a panel presentation on effective treatment for people with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse symptoms

J. Randall Noblitt, Ph.D., Ann Jennings Ph.D., & Susan Curry MFT -

will present evidence-based innovative approaches to treatment that can lead to improved outcomes, wellness, and recovery while providing social and cost savings

DAY TWO:
Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
At the Veterans' Memorial Center in Davis, CA
Offered at no-cost and no-registration.

Topic: RITUAL ABUSE in the 21st CENTURY

Keynote Speaker:

Randy Noblitt, Ph.D. -

What is ritual abuse? How does it happen? What is the evidence? How do survivors heal?

Ritual Abuse in the 21st Century, edited by clinical psychologist Randy Noblitt Ph.D. and Pamela Perskin Noblitt, is a sweeping overview of the subject of ritual abuse by an international, multi-disciplinary team of writers, researchers, therapists and survivors.

Dr. Noblitt will discuss the evidence of ritual abuse, international research data from over 1,500 survivors, efforts to discredit allegations made by survivors, and the psychological, behavioral and physical devastation left by such abuse.

Lunchtime viewing of new video films:

Afternoon Panels: Author-Survivors of ritual abuse will focus discussion on pathways to wellness and recovery -

Pamela Noblitt, co-author with Dr. Noblitt of Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America

Jeanne Adams, author of Drawn Swords

Anne Davis, author of Hell Minus One

Additional activities:

networking activities
letter-writing
survivor quilts on display

Directions

CEU and MCLE credits are offered through Alliant University's Institute of Violence, Abuse and Trauma (formerly Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute).

Get a PDF copy of the conference brochure and mail in registration form here.

If you want to be on the mailing list for next year's conference, please send your name, mailing address and email address to ISSB, P.O. Box 1903, Davis, CA 95617.

PAST CALENDAR
Click above to read about our past conference presentations.

THE SAFE CHILD COALITION

The Safe Child Coalition goal is to keep all our children safe. We come from many different disciplines: battered women’s agencies, incest survivor groups, parent organizations, universities, medical facilities, community service groups, bikers, therapists professionals, business people, social workers, teachers, and you. Our goal is to ignite a movement to keep children safe from physical and sexual abuse. Our coalition grows daily. Please join us. Contact: cppa001@aol.com

FUTURE EVENTS
The next annual NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS CONFERENCE will be held in April. Check back for details or contact us for more information.

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