WELCOME TO CROSS SITES OVERVIEW
The Health Resources and Services Administration and Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE™ invites you to the 18th annual Cross Sites Meeting, August 20-22, 2024, at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, TX (right outside of Dallas).
This year, participants will be able to learn from each other, share innovative practices, network, forge new connections, and discover common ground. We have created new opportunities to enhance peer learning based on last year's participant feedback.
The meeting will offer attendees the opportunity to learn from each other, share innovative practices, build new connections, and celebrate the great work of infant-toddler court sites and states across the country.
2024 Offerings:
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Full-Day Judges’ Convening in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
- Morning
- Grantee Meeting for Invited HRSA Infant-Toddler Court Program Recipients
- Afternoon
- Role-Specific Sessions
- Networking Event
Click here to view the Cross Sites Meeting Agenda at a Glance. The agenda is filled with dynamic content designed for judges, attorneys, child welfare professionals, community coordinators, statewide coordinators, mental health clinicians, parent leaders, and more.
All sites implementing the Safe Babies approach are encouraged to attend. There is no registration cost for this meeting. Attendees are responsible for covering all costs associated with travel, including food.
Please be sure to explore the content on this site. It will be helpful to get familiar with the meeting agenda prior to registering so you can make informed decisions when selecting the sessions you will attend.
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We look forward to seeing you in August!
This meeting is hosted by ZERO TO THREE and the HRSA-funded Infant-Toddler Court Program National Resource Center and in partnership with Help Me Grow; National Indian Child Welfare Association; Family Voices; American Academy of Pediatrics; Center for the Study of Social Policy; American Bar Association, Center on Children and the Law; the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; and an independent evaluation team at James Bell Associates.
The National Infant-Toddler Court Program was made possible through the support of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $8,820,368 with 0 percent financed from non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
ZERO TO THREE deeply appreciates Ballmer Group for its generous support of our work to scale the Safe Babies approach. We’d like to especially thank Connie Ballmer for her vision and commitment to transforming the child welfare system so that all babies thrive. Ballmer Group is committed to improving economic mobility for children and families in the United States, funding leaders and organizations that have demonstrated the ability to reshape opportunity and reduce systemic inequities.