Highlights
Norlien Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2010 Betty Ford PIR Awards. Click here to download the application package.
The Norlien Foundation invites you to an Edmonton presentation on July 9th by Drs. Kyle Pruett and Marsha Kline Pruett titled "Why Father's Matter: A look at Supporting Father involvement. Click here for information.
Stress & Resiliency videos are now available. Click here to view.
The Childhood Roots of Adult Disease: Exploring the Biology and Psychology of Early Life Stress
On April 15, 2008 the Norlien videocasted the final lecture in a series of six held across Harvard University this year. The lecture, entitled The Childhood Roots of Adult Disease: Exploring the Biology and Psychology of Early Life Stress was hosted by Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child. Speakers included Takao Hench from Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Science, Children's Hospital Boston, Laura Kubzansky from Harvard's School of Public Health, and Charles A. Nelson III from Harvard University's Medical School, School of Public Health and Children's Hospital Boston. The lecture can be seen from http://www.developingchild.harvard.edu/content/lectures.html#six
The Norlien Foundation is proud to host the second Building Blocks For A Healthy Future Conference June 9 & 10, 2008 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
The Norlien Foundation is pleased to announce the second annual Building Blocks for a Healthy Future Conference. This invitational gathering will center on issues pertaining to work in child development and addiction, using a neuroscience framework.
Professor in Child Health and Development and Director, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
Dr. Joe Frascella
Director, Division of Clinical Neuroscience and. Behavioral Research, from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Washington D.C.
Dr. Remi Quirion
Scientific Director of Mental Health and Addictions at the Canadian Institute of Neuroscience
This conference is by invitation only. Partners include: Alberta Alcohol & Drug Abuse Commission (ADDAC), Alberta Mental Health Board (AMHB), Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AFHMR), University of Calgary-Faculty of Medicine and the University of Alberta-Faculty of Medicine.
Calgary Addiction Summit, April 2-4, 2008, Calgary Zoo and May 27-29, 2008, Carriage House Inn
The Calgary Addiction Summit is being convened at the request of Calgary's addiction services community to develop a strategic plan for a better, more coordinated approach to addiction treatment in Calgary. There are over 180 organizations and agencies in Calgary that deal with addiction on a daily basis, each working hard to provide the best services they possibly can. But with so many institutional and often competing agendas and mandates, it can be difficult to "see the forest for the trees" and find opportunities to improve services on a system-wide level. Read more...