Call for proposals

We are excited to announce the official Call for Proposal’s for the 5th Annual Children of Incarcerated Parents National Conference! This year’s conference will be held on three consecutive Mondays: April 17, April 24, and May 1. The 2023 conference theme is:

Children/Youth, Families, and Communities Empowered in the Face of Mass Incarceration

With this, our fifth year of the national conference, we draw awareness to the voices and work of children/youth, families and communities whose lives have been impacted by mass incarceration. The three conference tracks focus on informing best practices when partnering with and supporting those with lived-experience to co-create and lead, systems transformation and accountability, and building community engagement and collaboration.

We invite you to submit a proposal to one of three tracks for a 30-minute individual presentation or a 60-minute panel or workshop presentation. We especially welcome proposals that include the voices of those with lived experience - youth, caretakers, family, and community members.

Track 1:
Sharing Lived Experience to Inform Best Practices With Those Impacted by Mass Incarceration

Change efforts should involve those who have been personally impacted by incarceration as partners, co‐creators, and leaders. How can the voices of those affected by incarceration be amplified while also safeguarding their privacy and well-being? This track invites the sharing of best practices for inclusion and leadership that can inform outreach and engagement efforts, and help shape research and service systems. How are the interests of children of all ages represented? This track may be of special interest to social media influencers, community‐based researchers, peer-driven programs, filmmakers, philanthropists, caregiver support programs, community institutions striving for change, and youth and family advocates/activists. 
 

Track 2:
Advancing Meaningful Transformation Across Agencies, Organizations and Communities

Where in your communities do you see positive system change, what does it look like and with what result for children and communities affected by mass incarceration?  What are some examples of research, training, legislation, and funding guided by knowledge of the intersectionality of race/racism, poverty, trauma, and incarceration? What are some examples of agencies and organizations embracing accountability and collaboration? How are funding resources held accountable? What frames exist to review policies, procedures, and language? This track may be of special interest to local, state, and federal agencies/organizations who are revamping their systems to improve support for children and caregivers. This track invites descriptions of system developments that can serve as catalysts for increasing broad impact. Where do these innovations exist and how are they shared?  


Track 3:
Building Supportive Networks and Collaborations

This track explores ways to create connections within and across communities to improve engagement and support, and build collaboration. It begins with strategies to bring new partners to the table, and increasing positive, active engagement and collaboration. This track may interest those who have worked at building community networks on the ground and through social media, as well as those supporting such efforts. We are interested in hearing about the success of such efforts as well as ways to overcome barriers.   

 

 

Proposal Format:

Please prepare your proposal in the following format.

File Name:  LAST NAME _ Track _ Proposal Type  (ex. Smith_ Track3_Panel)

Please include your full name, with appropriate designations such as Student, Community Member, Church Leader, Teacher,  Professor, etc., your title, institution, the names and titles of those who will present with you (if applicable), and a 100-200 word bio for each presenter. Please also include the following:

  1. Preferred format (presentation and Q&A, panel discussion, workshop etc.) and participant names
  2. Title and learning objectives - please provide up to 3 objectives
  3. Engagement strategies you propose to use for the virtual conference

Word Count

We suggest a 200 - 500 word description of the presentation.  Please be sure to be as specific as possible as to what your presentation seeks to teach/inform, as well as any evidence to support your results. 

Selection Process

Proposals are reviewed and selected by a committee to ensure the conference offers a comprehensive and diverse program.  You may be invited to present in a format or track other than the one you specified.

Email

Please add childwellbeing@asu.edu to your email address book.  We use SalesForce for all our communications surrounding proposals and some email servers will mark our distribution list as SPAM if we are not part of your address book.

Key Dates

  • Proposal Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2023 
  • Notification of Acceptance:  Friday, February 10, 2023
  • Conference Speaker List Published: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
  • Early Bird Registration begins: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
  • Conference: April 17, 24 and May 1, 2023

Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors for their generosity in helping us make this conference possible.

Click on any organization's logo to visit their website. 

Arizona Anti-Trafficking Network Logo ASU School of Social Work Logo First Things First Logo Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family Logo Hickey Family Foundation Logo Parenting Inside Out Logo Sanctuary at Sedona Logo Mark Viapath Logo We Got Us Now Logo

For information on sponsor and exhibitor opportunities, please contact us at childwellbeing@asu.edu.