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ACRC hosts many events each year, offering our members and the field opportunities to connect, engage, and expand their expertise. Browse all events below.

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28 Sep
September 28, 2026    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Young people with an Autism or Traumatic Brain Injury diagnosis, pared with a behavior disorder, bring their own unique set of challenges to your residential [...]
30 Sep
September 30, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Connect with colleagues supporting LGBTQ+ youth in residential and community-based care. Share challenges, strategies, resources, and best practices in a supportive and collaborative space.
01 Oct
October 1, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
To create an equitable society, we must commit to being antiracist in all aspects of our work. Whether you are starting with a personal journey [...]
06 Oct
October 6, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Most organizations that provide residential interventions employ a solo residential director. This nuanced role has few peers with the same level of responsibility. Join ACRC’s [...]
07 Oct
October 7, 2026    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
ACRC’s program committee makes recommendations about ongoing training and webinar topics and produces our renowned annual conference. Both the annual conference and the yearly direct [...]
08 Oct
October 8, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ACRC’s research committee vets potential research projects and develops internal research. Recent initiatives have included EHRs (electronic health records) and serving CSEC (commercially sexually exploited) [...]
08 Oct
October 8, 2026    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The group has grown from 8 members to 28 members from organizations across the country. Together, members have developed position papers, hosted national summits, and created resources [...]
ACRC Webinar - Developing Organization Outcomes: Weaving the Work of Multiple Agencies to Measure Sustained, Collective Impact
October 13, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Presenters: Anita Larson, DPA, Vice President, Quality & Evaluation, Nexus Family Healing and Alena Guenther, MPH, Quality & Evaluation Data Analyst, Nexus Family Healing Description: [...]
13 Oct
October 13, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
As a follow-up from our webinar on serving youth with problematic, harmful sexualized behaviors, ACRC will be offering a short-term affinity group to support ongoing [...]
13 Oct
October 13, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
A monthly collaborative gathering focused on connection, shared learning, and ongoing conversations around family peer support practices, challenges, and resources.
14 Oct
October 14, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
As the number of young people experiencing mental health crises continues to rise, what works in crisis stabilization? What does best practice look like in [...]
14 Oct
October 14, 2026    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Many ACRC members utilize recreation staff as education, exercise, and therapeutic interventions for the young people in their programs. As these roles are specialized and [...]
15 Oct
October 15, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
ACRC’s Equity Committee advances principles and practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion across the work of the Association and recommends best practices for our membership [...]
20 Oct
October 20, 2026    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
As a membership organization, it is important to keep our membership diverse and connected. This committee seeks ways to promote networking, engagement and educational opportunities; [...]
21 Oct
October 21, 2026    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
A sub-set of ACRC’s research committee with an international focus - vets potential research projects and develops internal research. Meet our Research Committee Chair, Chris Delap! [...]
21 Oct
October 21, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The goal of this committee is to engage, encourage and enhance the youth and family voice within ACRC by participating in board decisions, membership, conferences, [...]
21 Oct
October 21, 2026    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The challenges of administering care in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility are unique. Our colleagues running PRTFs look forward to connecting with their colleagues to [...]
22 Oct
October 22, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Let’s continue to create cultures of care! Join ACRC members in ongoing conversations around replacing coercive strategies with trauma responsive interventions. While all organizations are [...]
26 Oct
October 26, 2026    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Young people with an Autism or Traumatic Brain Injury diagnosis, pared with a behavior disorder, bring their own unique set of challenges to your residential [...]
ACRC Webinar - Workforce Innovation in Residential Child and Youth Care and Immigrant Voices
October 27, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Presenter: Samuel Mammen, MSW, RSW, Program Director, Oak Hill Ranch This webinar explores the shifting dynamics of the global workforce in residential child and youth [...]
27 Oct
October 27, 2026    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This affinity group brings together human resources leaders dedicated to supporting and strengthening the residential & community services workforce. This is a space to share [...]
28 Oct
October 28, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
ACRC’s public policy committee keeps watch on public policy issues and initiatives and leads collective advocacy. On issues ranging from the global crisis in youth [...]
28 Oct
October 28, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Connect with colleagues supporting LGBTQ+ youth in residential and community-based care. Share challenges, strategies, resources, and best practices in a supportive and collaborative space.
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ACRC Webinar - Developing Organization Outcomes: Weaving the Work of Multiple Agencies to Measure Sustained, Collective Impact

ACRC Webinar - Developing Organization Outcomes: Weaving the Work of Multiple Agencies to Measure Sustained, Collective Impact

October 13, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Presenters: Anita Larson, DPA, Vice President, Quality & Evaluation, Nexus Family Healing and Alena Guenther, MPH, Quality & Evaluation Data Analyst, Nexus Family Healing Description: [...]
13 Oct

Serving Youth with Problematic Sexualized Behaviors Affinity Group

October 13, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
As a follow-up from our webinar on serving youth with problematic, harmful sexualized behaviors, ACRC will be offering a short-term affinity group to support ongoing [...]
13 Oct

Family Peer Support Monthly Gathering Workgroup

October 13, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
A monthly collaborative gathering focused on connection, shared learning, and ongoing conversations around family peer support practices, challenges, and resources.
14 Oct

Crisis Stabilization Affinity Group

October 14, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
As the number of young people experiencing mental health crises continues to rise, what works in crisis stabilization? What does best practice look like in [...]
14 Oct

Recreation Therapy Affinity Group

October 14, 2026    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Many ACRC members utilize recreation staff as education, exercise, and therapeutic interventions for the young people in their programs. As these roles are specialized and [...]
15 Oct

Equity Committee Meeting

October 15, 2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
ACRC’s Equity Committee advances principles and practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion across the work of the Association and recommends best practices for our membership [...]
20 Oct

Membership Committee Meeting

October 20, 2026    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
As a membership organization, it is important to keep our membership diverse and connected. This committee seeks ways to promote networking, engagement and educational opportunities; [...]
21 Oct

ACRC International Research Sub-Committee

October 21, 2026    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
A sub-set of ACRC’s research committee with an international focus - vets potential research projects and develops internal research. Meet our Research Committee Chair, Chris Delap! [...]
21 Oct

Youth & Family Committee Meeting

October 21, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The goal of this committee is to engage, encourage and enhance the youth and family voice within ACRC by participating in board decisions, membership, conferences, [...]
21 Oct

PRTF Affinity Group Meeting

October 21, 2026    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The challenges of administering care in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility are unique. Our colleagues running PRTFs look forward to connecting with their colleagues to [...]
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