Dr. Christian Thurstone

19th Annual Drug-Free Kids Campaign Awards Dinner
2017-10-19 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver) | Gaylord National Harbor, 201 Waterfront St, , MD, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745, United States
Join us to celebrate our 2017 Drug-Free Kids Campaign.
CADCA represents more than 5,000 community coalitions, working together to create a world of safe, healthy and drug-free communities. The epidemic rise in prescription drug and heroin abuse, and our continued struggle with underage drinking, tobacco and other drugs is a tragic burden on our nation’s health, safety and economy. Thankfully, there is a global movement, led by CADCA and thousands of youth and adult coalition leaders, that is empowering youth, saving lives and transforming communities. Help us Engineer Healthy Communities! – for your family, your community, and your world.
While no community and few families escape the pain of drug abuse, it takes consistent and persistent action from all of us to sustain healthy and safe environments for youth so they can be the leaders of today and tomorrow. CADCA’s annual Drug-Free Kids Campaign Awards Dinner brings together over 300 corporate supporters, federal partners, members of congress and coalitions leaders from around the country who are committed to reversing the tide on drug abuse and addiction.
CADCA’s Drug-Free Kids Campaign represents the community coalition movement, whose goal is to combat youth drug-use and abuse through a comprehensive, multi-sector approach. It takes the work of all of our sponsors and partners who join CADCA’s mission to strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities globally. The Campaign recognizes organizations and individuals who have contributed in a singularly outstanding manner to our cause of keeping America’s youth safe and drug-free.

29th Annual ATTACh Conference
2017-10-12 - 2017-10-14 | Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO, 80237, United States
Join the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment (ATTACh) as it again brings together parents and professionals from across North America and beyond to learn from one another and receive cutting-edge training from leaders in the field of trauma and attachment.
ATTACh is an international organization dedicated to attachment and its critical importance to human development.
This conference will include workshops in tracks specifically designed for:
Intermediate & Advanced Therapeutic Training
Parents & Caregivers
Educators
Social Services & Child Welfare Professionals
Sensory/Occupational Therapists

Second Meeting of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
2017-07-31 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | CO
The second commission meeting will be held via teleconference at 4 p.m. (Eastern time). The purpose of the meeting is to review the Commission’s draft interim report. The public may call (800) 260-0718 (Access Code [REDACTED]) to listen. Please call five minutes before the meeting’s start time. If you are part of an organization, please try to consolidate use to as few lines as possible.
Here is a video of the commission’s first meeting, held Fri., June 16, 2017, from 12:30 p.m. until approximately 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). The meeting took place at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the Executive Office of the President in Washington, D.C.

CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute
2017-07-23 - 2017-07-27 | Atlanta Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Ave., Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
Held for four days each summer, the Mid-Year Training Institute offers in-depth, interactive training sessions geared specifically for community coalition leaders and staff. The Mid-Year also includes two levels of training for the National Youth Leadership Initiative activities (Key Essentials and Advanced). From fundamentals of coalition building and strategic planning to evaluation and research, you will come away motivated and inspired.
The MYTI is held in a different city each year in either late July or early August.

The Marijuana Prevention Summit
2012-07-31 08:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place, Denver, CO, 80204, United States
The Marijuana Prevention Summit is for healthcare professionals and community leaders who want information about marijuana from world experts.
You’ll receive a program schedule when you are confirmed to attend this free, invitation-only event. You’re welcome to join us for breakfast and/or the expert presentations.
You’ll learn from internationally recognized experts about:

risk factors that increase marijuana use in a community.
the latest scientific information about marijuana’s impact on public health and safety.
effective, community-based, marijuana-prevention strategies.
how you could inform people you care about.

The event’s speakers include:
Dr. Christian Thurstone, medical director of one of Colorado’s largest youth substance-abuse-treatment clinics and a world-renowned researcher on marijuana addiction. drthurstone.com
Dr. Kevin Sabet, a former senior advisor at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and op-ed writer for The New York Times. kevinsabet.com
John Redman, a nationally recognized trainer and speaker on marijuana issues.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Colorado Medical Society and The Colorado Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Society. The Colorado Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Colorado Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of four (4) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
