Dear Friends, See below for eight items of interest!
 
1. The Fifteenth Annual Northern CA Child Sexual Abuse Awareness conference will be presented by CA Protective Parents Association and Incest Survivors Speakers’ Bureau on April 24 and 25, 2009.
Friday April 24, 2009 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at Sierra Health Foundation,201321 Garden Highway, Sacramento CA.
Transforming Treatment: Symptoms, Substances & Axis IV ($75 to CPPA, POB 1903, Davis CA 95617)
Steve Mayberg MD, Director of the CA Department of Mental Health, and CA Michael Cunningham, Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, will join Ann Jennings Ph.D., Susan Curry MFT and Randy Noblitt Ph.D. in presentations on effective treatment for people with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse symptoms that lead to wellness, recovery and cost savings.
Saturday April 25, 2009 from 9:30 am – 5:00 pm at the Veterans’ Memorial Center,203 East 14th Street, Davis, CA.
Ritual Abuse in the 21st Century (No cost, no registration)
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. He will be joined by Jeanne Adams, author of Drawn Swords, Ann Davis, author of Hell
Minus 1, and survivors of ritual abuse who will focus their discussion on pathways to wellness and recovery.
 CEs will be available for both days. Please contact us at cppa001@aol.com or 916-233-8381 for more information
2. Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma Conference will present their San Diego conference on September 21 – 26, 2009 Promoting Peace in the Home, Your Community and the World: Linking Practice, Research, and Policy Across20the Lifespan. Please contact IVAT at 858-527-1860 ext. 4030 or ivatconf@alliant.edu for more information.
 
3. Mothers who were jailed or imprisoned for attempting to protect their children from physical or sexual abuse in custody and visitation disputes: please contact Jonea at 707-364-5069 or seashellmound@yahoo.com She wants to work on a book about those egregious experiences.
4. Mothers in CA Bay Area: There is a group for mothers involved in custody disputes in Pleasant Hill, CA on Mondays 11-12:30. It costs $25. Contact Allison at 510 587-3231 for more information.
5. Family Law Judge Peter McBrien’s hearing is rescheduled to begin Wednesday April 1, 2009 at 9:00 am in the temporary courtroom of the Third District Court of Appeal at 621 Capitol Mall, 10th Floor in Sacramento, CA. The hearing will be open to the public. Please check http://cjp.ca.gov to make sure it is not rescheduled again.
 
6. The Joint Legislative Audit request to audit 2 CA family courts has again been bumped. It is scheduled for March 11 at the Capit ol, 10th and L Streets, Sacramento. Check with us for time and place.
 
7. A hearing on Family Law problems may be held in Sacramento in late March or April, 2009. We’ll keep you posted.
 
8. Elkins Family Law Task Force is still asking for ideas for improvements in family court. You can submit your ideas to elkinstaskforce@jud.ca.gov.