You BELONG at ACRC’s Annual Conference!

 

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Make Your Reservations HERE

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

 

REGISTRATION

 

MAIN CONFERENCE

MEMBER/NON-MEMBER

  • $795/$995 – EARLY BIRD SPECIAL *BEFORE March 22nd, 2024*
  • $895/$1095 – After March 22nd, 2024

PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS

Phoenix STUDY TOUR
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

 

REGISTER HERE

 

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

 

AGENDA

REGISTRATION & EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

TIME: 9:00 AM – 5:00 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 TOURLEARN 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 PROGRAMSLEARN 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 SYSTEMSLEARN 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: 7:30 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: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM


EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

TIME: 7:30 AM – 3:30 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: 8:30 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

                 

To Exhibit with us 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.

 

 

ACRC Member
Exhibitors

$1,000

Includes 1 Conference Registration & In Person booth

Non-Member, Non-Profit
Exhibitors - 501c3 Organizations

$1,250

Includes 1 conference Registration & In Person Booth

Non-Member for-profit
Exhibitors

$1,500

Includes 1 Conference Registration & In Person Booth
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