Thursday, 4:00 - 5:30

TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE AND POLICY: A MINI-RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Location: Hyatt Regency, Cowboy Artists Room Two respected, experienced researchers present their recent research findings on the role of addictions in housing interventions and on foster-care and homelessness. Workshop presenters will discuss strategies for translating research findings into practice and policy. Introductory Level. Presenters: Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Cheryl Zlotnick, DrPH, MPH, MS, RN, Center for the Vulnerable Child at Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA. Materials: Audio from workshop (mp3) Homelessness, Addiction and Housing Interventions: What We Don't Know So Far (ppt) Preventing Adulthood Homelessness with Mental & Physical Health Services: The Link to Childhood History of Foster Care (ppt)