ACRC’s 68th Annual Conference, Right Care, Right Place, Right Time: Revolutionizing the Children’s Continuum of Care, will be held May 6-9, 2024. With global attention focused on the urgent, often unmet, behavioral and mental health needs of children, we seek to elevate what is working and re-envision how children and families access care.
The Association of Children’s Residential and Community Services (ACRC), founded in 1956, is an international organization focused on best practices and innovation in the care and treatment of children and their families. ACRC envisions youth and families thriving in their homes and communities with uncompromised access to high-quality residential and community-based interventions in a robust continuum of care. We support the work of experts in the field of child and youth behavioral health and mental wellbeing, including provider organizations, researchers, and public agencies across the United States and in several countries.
ACRC typically welcomes 600+ in-person and 1000+ virtual attendees from almost every state in the United States, with a smaller percentage attending from around the world. Conference attendees are practitioners, clinicians administrators, executive directors, evaluators, lived experts, researchers, students, program managers, supervisors, policymakers, model developers, and innovators who support quality and effectiveness in mental and behavioral health services to children, youth, and families. Cross-sector content applies to child welfare, juvenile justice, education, and mental and behavioral health leaders interested in research, policy, and practice.
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We are thrilled to have so many attendees that our hotel block will or has sold out.
If we can support you by identifying other accommodations near to the conference hotel, email Mollie.
Hyatt Regency Phoenix
122 North Second Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA
*all conference presentations will be held here*
Are you a young person or family member with firsthand experience with residential intervention and want to join us in Phoenix – Email Amanda
For our In-Person Annual Conference, we have committed to provide In-Person ASL to attendees who request this. ACRC does need 6 weeks’ notice to provide these services. Please Email Amanda
MAIN CONFERENCE
MEMBER/NON-MEMBER
- $795/$995 – EARLY BIRD SPECIAL *END OF DAY March 22nd, 2024*
- $895/$1095 – After March 22nd, 2024
PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS
Phoenix STUDY TOUR – **SOLD OUT**
MEMBER/NON-MEMBER
- +$85/$95
PUBLIC POLICY TOWN HALL
- +$0
HIRING FAMILY MEMBERS AS STAFF
- +$0
SIX CORE STRATEGIES
MEMBER/NON-MEMBER
- +$60/$75
- $100 – ONLY attending the one day Six Core Preconference
PERSON-CENTERED DATA
MEMBER/NON-MEMBER
- +$60/$75
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VIRTUAL INDIVIDUAL RATES
MEMBER/NON-MEMBER
- $200/$275
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All keynotes and select workshops held in-person will be recorded or live streamed (and recorded) and placed on the virtual platform. Preconferences, Issues Lunches, Awards Lunch, & Policy Meetings will not be recorded.
To view a list of the current virtual workshops CLICK HERE
VIRTUAL ‘ALL IN’ STAFF REGISTRATION
MEMBER/NON-MEMBER
- $1,100/$1,500
- Also includes $100 off each In-Person Registration
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All keynotes and select workshops held in-person will be recorded or live streamed (and recorded) and placed on the virtual platform. Preconferences, Issues Lunches, Awards Lunch, & Policy Meetings will not be recorded.
To view a list of the current virtual workshops CLICK HERE
REGISTRATION & EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
TIME: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
~VIRTUAL ONLY~ PRESENTATIONS – Available for viewing at the start of the Conference
TIME: 9:00 AM
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PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS
Phoenix STUDY TOUR – LEARN MORE
TIME: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
PUBLIC POLICY TOWN HALL – LEARN MORE
TIME: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
HIRING FAMILY MEMBERS AS STAFF IN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS – LEARN MORE
TIME: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
A DEEP DIVE INTO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE – SIX CORE STRATEGIES©- LEARN MORE
TIME: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PERSON-CENTERED DATA: HOW TO STRENGTHEN TEAMS AND IMPROVE PROGRAMS, AGENCIES, AND SYSTEMS– LEARN MORE
TIME: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME RECEPTION & POSTER PRESENTATION SESSION
TIME: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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REGISTRATION & EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
TIME: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
TIME: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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ISSUES LUNCHES
TIME: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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WORKSHOP SESSION A
TIME: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
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WORKSHOP SESSION B
TIME: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
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SOCIAL EVENT – THE CHURCHILL
TIME: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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*ALL KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS & 1 WORKSHOP FROM A,B,C & D WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ALL FORMS: IN-PERSON, LIVE STREAMED, & RECORDED*
REGISTRATION OPEN
TIME: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
TIME: 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
TED TALK-STYLE PLENARY
TIME: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
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WORKSHOP SESSION C
TIME: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
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AWARDS LUNCHEON
TIME: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
WORKSHOP SESSION D
TIME: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
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*All KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS & 1 WORKSHOP FROM A,B,C & D WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ALL FORMS: IN-PERSON, LIVE STREAMED, & RECORDED*
REGISTRATION OPEN
TIME: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
CLOSING KEYNOTES
TIME: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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SEE YOU IN BOSTON IN 2025!
DATE: MARCH 25-28, 2025
To Sponsor click HERE
Grand Canyon
$20,000
Includes 8 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for your entire organization
Giant Saguaro
$15,000
Includes 5 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for your entire organization
Camelback Mountain
$10,000
Includes 4 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for your entire organization
Valley of the Sun
$7,500
Includes 3 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for the entire organization
Desert Beauty
$5,000
Includes 2 in-person registrations and virtual ‘all in’ registration for the entire organization
Joshua Tree
$3,000
Includes 1 in-person registration and virtual ‘all in’ registration for the entire organization
Cardinal
$1,800
Includes 1 in-person registration or 3 virtual attendees
VOICE Champion
$500
Sponsor the travel of our Youth Advocates as they bring the voice of experience to the conversations and presentations in Phoenix.
Elevating their voices reflects the values ACRC holds dear and we are so thankful for your support.