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ADULT SESSIONS8:00am–8:40am Check-In/Continental Breakfast8:45am–8:50am Welcome William Lowe, Chancellor Bergland Auditorium Indiana University NW 8:50am–9:00am Introduction to Conference Karen Freeman Wilson Bergland Auditorium Mayor, City of Gary9:10am–10:00am Keynote Speaker Dr. Stephen Kimani Bergland Auditorium 10:00am–10:10am Mini-Break Transition to Rooms10:15am–11:00am Break-Out Sessions Being the Imagined Change Agent: How To Barbara Dahl, IUN Raintree Hall #201 Assist Youth Affected by Domestic Violence What Parents Should Know Dr. Stephen Kimani Raintree Hall #203 The Color of Change Lawrence Wright, Gary PD Retired Raintree Hall #205 Youth Suicide Prevention Susan Galante, Workforce Raintree Hall #207 Development Services Helping Youth Make Responsible Dr. Milton Armston, Raintree Hall #209 Choices and Decisions Edgewater Systems The Epidemic of Violence Dr. Reuben Rutland, Raintree Hall #211 Methodist Hospitals11:00am–11:10am Mini-Break–Transition to Rooms11:15am–12:00pm Break-Out Sessions Being the Imagined Change Agent: How To Barbara Dahl, IUN Raintree Hall #201 Assist Youth Affected by Domestic Violence What Parents Should Know Dr. Stephen Kimani Raintree Hall #203 The Color of Change Lawrence Wright, Gary PD Retired Raintree Hall #205 Youth Suicide Prevention Susan Galante, Workforce Raintree Hall #207 Development Services Helping Youth Make Responsible Dr. Milton Armston, Raintree Hall #209 Choices and Decisions Edgewater Systems The Epidemic of Violence Dr. Reuben Rutland, Raintree Hall #211 Methodist Hospitals 12:10pm–12:45pm Lunch–Cafeteria12:50pm–2:00pm Keynote Address Dr. James Garbarino, Bergland Auditorium Loyola University 2:10pm–3:00pm Urban PTSD Dr. Danita Hughes Bergland Auditorium Edgewater Systems

YOUTH SESSIONS8:00am–8:40am Check-In/Continental Breakfast8:45am–8:50am Welcome to IUN William Lowe, Chancellor Bergland Auditorium Indiana University NW8:50am–9:00am Introduction to Conference Karen Freeman Wilson Bergland Auditorium Mayor, City of Gary9:10am–10:00am Keynote Speaker Dr. Michael McGee Methodist Hospitals Savannah Gym10:00am–10:10am Mini-Break Transition to Rooms10:15am–11:00am Break-Out Sessions

Gang Awareness and Consequences Tom Branson, Lake County Raintree Hall #101 Sheriff’s Department The Art of Communication and Monica Evans, Raintree Hall #103 Conflict Resolution Living Hope Church Change–The Answer Hour Pastor Dwight Gardner Raintree Hall #105 Trinity Baptist Church Guns and Youth Jerry Gordon, ATF Raintree Hall #109 If You’re Distracted, We’re Impacted Jennifer Mullen, Raintree Hall #145 Methodist Hospitals Relationships Jena Bellezza, IN. Parenting Inst. Raintree Hall #149 Impact of Violence on your Community David King, Youth Movement Raintree Hall #151 For Change Hip Slop and (C) Rap Music Todd McCain, ClearPath Center Raintree Hall #102 Changing–Community Engagement for All Indiana University Police Dept. Raintree Hall #223 Mirroring Albert Gay, Geminus Raintree Hall #217 11:00am–11:10am Mini-Break–Transition to Rooms11:15am–12:00pm Break-Out Sessions

Gang Awareness and Consequences Tom Branson, Lake County Raintree Hall #101 Sheriff’s Department The Art of Communication and Monica Evans Raintree Hall #103 Conflict Resolution Living Hope Church Change–The Answer Hour Pastor Dwight Gardner Raintree Hall #105 Trinity Baptist Church Guns and Youth Jerry Gordon, ATF Raintree Hall #109 If You’re Distracted, We’re Impacted Jennifer Mullen, Raintree Hall #145 Methodist Hospitals Relationships Jena Bellezza, IN. Parenting Inst. Raintree Hall #149 Impact of Violence on your Community David King, Youth Movement Raintree Hall #151 For Change Hip Slop and (C) Rap Music Todd McCain, ClearPath Center Raintree Hall #102 Changing - Community Engagement for All Indiana University Police Dept. Raintree Hall #223 Mirroring Albert Gay, Geminus Raintree Hall #217 12:00pm–12:45pm Lunch–Cafeteria12:45pm–12:55pm Transition to Gym Savannah Gym1:00pm–2:15pm Living On The 9th Block Tarry Martin, TRCCA Savannah Gym

Dr. Garbarino research focuses on issues in

the social ecology of child and adolescent

development. He has a long standing interest

in a wide range of violence-related issues–

war, child maltreatment, childhood

aggression, and juvenile delinquency. In

1991, he undertook missions for UNICEF to

assess the impact of the Gulf War upon

children in Kuwait and Iraq, and has served

as a consultant for programs serving

Vietnamese, Bosnian and Croatian children.

He also serves as a scientific expert witness

in criminal and civil cases involving issues of

trauma, violence, and children. In all these

issues he is concerned with how

developmental processes are shaped by the

human ecology in which they occur, and has

a particular interest in matters of spirituality

and identity in this process.

After completing a project on physical

aggression in girls (resulting in a book

entitled See Jane Hit: Why Girls Are Growing

More Violent and What We Can Do About It),

he is currently working on a project dealing

with childhood in the face of the terrorist

threat.

Publishing, Publications, and

Presentations:

Garbarino, J. and DeLara, E. (2002) And

Words Can Hurt Forever: How to Protect

Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment, and

Emotional Violence (NY: Free Press, 2002

Garbarino, J. and Bedard, C. (2001) Parents

Under Siege: Why You Are the Solution, Not

the Problem, in Your Child's Life. NY: Free

Press.

Garbarino, J. 1999) Lost Boys: Why Our Sons

Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them.

(NY: Free Press).

Garbarino, J. (1995) Raising Children in a

Socially Toxic Environment (1995). San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Michael A. McGee, MD, MPH, FACEP Michael A. McGee, MD, MPH, FACEP was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. He graduated from Lew Wallace High School and attended Purdue University

where he completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology/Psychology. Dr. McGee later achieved a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology and

Biostatistics from the University of Illinois in Chicago, a Medical Doctorate from Rush Medical College in Chicago, and completed his Internship and

Residency in the Department of Emergency Medicine at New York University (NYU)/ Bellevue Hospital Medical Center in New York, NY.

Upon completion of residency in May 2004, Dr. McGee worked as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory/Grady Medical Center in

Atlanta, Georgia until 2006. In January 2005, Dr. McGee was called to duty at Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville, IN. At this time, he had to

assume responsibility for his 93 year-old grandmother after the passing of his mother, who was a nurse at Methodist Hospitals for over 30 years. He

became the Chief and Medical Director for the Emergency Medicine Departments at Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville, Indiana, in August 2006.

He is currently the Medical Director for both Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Indiana University Northwest School of Medicine Student

Wellness Health Center.

In addition, in March of 2010, he became the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an independent Methodist ER Group called Northwest

Emergency Associates (NEA), LLC.

Dr. Stephen Kimani is currently in private

practice, but previously served as Vice

President for Quality Assurance and

Corporate Compliance for Edgewater

Systems for Balanced Living in Gary,

Indiana. He had been at Edgewater

Systems for 16 years. He has been

involved in many community presentations

about youth violence and the challenges of

building a safe community. He has worked

with both families and youth in many areas

and enjoyed being a member of the staff at

Edgewater Systems, which is a

comprehensive behavioral health provider

in the community. In addition, Dr. Kimani

has done many presentations at

conferences, schools, businesses and local

universities, including the Leadership

Institute. Dr. Kimani has served as a

facilitator and keynote speaker for several

Youth Violence Prevention Conferences

sponsored by COFFY. He has a continuing

interest in developing programs related to

behavioral health, community development

and diversity.

DR. JAMES GARBARINO DR. STEPHENKIMANI