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SLA Update - September, 2005

Welcome Back!
Although it's now long, long overdue we would like to welcome everyone back to another edition of the SLA Update Newsletter.

The Alliance has been quite busy over the past two years - not only have we continued to host the Annual Meeting for which we have become famous for, but we have also hosted two "Invited Consultation" day-long events on the topics of Crossover Kids (January 2004) and Service Integration (January, 2005). Please look out for full details which are posted on our Special Events section.

IN THIS ISSUE

	Steering Committee Changes

	Free Publications for all SLA Members!

	Member News

	Annual Meeting Update

	Upcoming Conferences

Just a friendly reminder to everyone that we welcome contributions to this newsletter from all of our members - this is your space and your site, so please contribute some content if you can!

Steering Committee Changes

Alliance Co-Chairs
This year's annual meeting marked the end of Co-Chair Bruce Ferguson's tenure as Co-Chair of the SLA (2001-2005). Bruce will continue to support the SLA by serving as a member of the steering committee. We thank Bruce for his hard work and dedication to the work of the SLA and for his pivotal role in maintaining the Alliance as a vital organization following the major change in leadership that took place four years ago.

Long-time steering committee member Graham Clyne will now become Co-Chair, alongside returning Chair Celia Denov who enters into the fifth year of her term.

New Member
The SLA welcomes its newest member Adelina Urbanski, the Commissioner of Social & Community Services Department for the Regional Municipality of Halton.

Goodbye, Marvin!
We also bid a fond farewell to Marvin Berstein (also a member of the Children in Limbo Task Force) who will be leaving us this fall to take on the position of the Child & Youth Advocate for the Province of Saskatchewan.

Free Publications for all SLA Members!

		A Guide to Effective Mental Health Consultation (1994 )Edited By Betty Kashima and Peggy Robertson for the Intervention/Consultation Task Force. Published by the Sparrow Lake Alliance.
		The Primary Need of Children: A Blueprint for Effective Health Promotion at the Community Level (1996). By Paul D. Steinhauer, M.D.. Published by the Caledon Institute for Social Policy.

		Children in Limbo - Report of the Children in Limbo Task Force of the Sparrow Lake Alliance (1996) By Children in Limbo Task Force. Published by the Sparrow Lake Alliance.
		Assessment in Children's Mental Health: A Review (1998) By Zel Fellegi and Dermot Hurley for the Intervention/Consultation Task Force

Okay, they're not exactly new, but they are FREE.
Available for our members only while supplies last!
To place your order please contact us via email.

Your News HERE
Do you have an update, anecdote, or "success story" that you would like to share with members and friends of the Sparrow Lake Alliance? Would you like to promote your organization or a unique program or service offered by your agency? Or perhaps you would like to pen an op-ed piece that would be of interest to members of the Alliance?

THIS SPACE IS YOURS, MEMBERS! Please get in touch with any of the Steering Committee members if you have an idea for an article or would like to contribute some content.

17^th Annual Meeting Update
The dates for this year's Annual Meeting have been booked for:

May 5-6, 2006
Bayview-Wildwood Resort

�Creating the Schools We Want for Our Children: A Community Responsibility�

Registration packages are available online and will be mailed out to all active members at the beginning of March, 2006. Please check the Current Annual Meeting page for regular updates.


	17^th Annual Meeting May 5-6, 2006 Bayview-Wildwood Resort

�Creating the Schools We Want for Our Children: A Community Responsibility�

Upcoming Conferences


		Family Service Canada National Conference 2005 - "Social Innovation at Work for Families" (September 29 - October 1, 2005)
		The theme of the conference is "Social Innovation at Work for Families." What do the concepts of social capital, social development, social entrepreneurship and social inclusion (among others) all have in common? They're all socially innovative ways to improve family well-being! The meeting is being held in Gatineau (Hull), Québec. For more information please visit the conference site.

		The 2005 Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference - "Evidence to Action: Injury, Violence and Suicide Prevention” (November 5-6, 2005)

		This national event is being co-hosted by Safe Communities Foundation, Safe Kids Canada, SMARTRISK and ThinkFirst Canada at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The overall theme for the 2005 Conference is Evidence to Action: Injury, Violence and Suicide Prevention. For more information please visit the conference site.