FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The 2008 Children’s Health and Safety conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the University of Arkansas Center for Continuing Education located at 2 East Center Street on the downtown Fayetteville square.

Keith Vire of Arkansas Support Network, one of two keynote speakers will speak on “Promoting a Spirit of Independence and Self-Reliance: How can we encourage our children to take on the world while protecting them from it?”

 The second keynote speaker, Kelly Zega of Cox Communications, will give a talk titled “Take Charge! A Parent’s Roll in Safeguarding Kids Online.”

   Other subjects covered during the conference include ADD/ADHD, childhood obesity, the Watch Dog program, autism through a mother’s eyes, juvenile gang activity and child sexual abuse.

    Registration is $60 and includes conference sessions, lunch, CEUs and a certificate.  For more information, call 479-966-0471 or e-mail healthandsafetyconference@gmail.com. 

    The Children’s Health and Safety Conference is sponsored by Let’s Bring Them Home, a non-profit organization that provides crucial resources, solutions and assistance on behalf of the families of missing adults and children.  Let’s Bring them Home is an advocate for the missing through public relations assistance, development of safety programs and education initiatives.