--- title: Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development description: Register for the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development Conference and the MST pre-conference to learn more about evidence-based programs. Learn more. --- Search Search [![MST Logo New With Tagline](https://info.mstservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MST%20Logo%20New%20With%20Tagline.png?width=1455&height=268&name=MST%20Logo%20New%20With%20Tagline.png "MST Logo New With Tagline")](https://mstservices.com/) # [Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development](https://info.mstservices.com/blog/blueprints-for-healthy-youth-development) Posted by [Lori Cohen](https://info.mstservices.com/blog/author/lori-cohen) Jan 12, 2016 10:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## A conference on evidence-based programs *"The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate." *—Joseph Priestley Emails are great. Phone calls good. Face-to-face communication, best. The back-and-forth, give-and take exchanges of ideas and experiences lead to new insights, expanded knowledge, immediate clarifications and solidification of personal connections.   This makes the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development [Conference](http://www.blueprintsconference.com/) in April 2016 such an important event for those working to improve the well-being of children. [Blueprints](http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/) was started in 1996 with money from the state of Colorado. It reviews and rates cost-effective programs that meet the highest scientific standard of evidence for promoting improved youth behavior, education, emotional well-being, health, and positive relationships. ## **Who should attend?** Researchers, program designers, community leaders and advocates, policy-makers, practitioners and funders should attend the conference. The event is designed to impart information on evidence-based programs and tools that aid in the successful implementation of these programs. [Dr. Gilbert Botvin](https://www.lifeskillstraining.com/developer.php) is the keynote speaker. He is an expert on drug abuse and violence prevention, having spent his career developing, testing and disseminating effective preventive interventions. He will be joined by [Dr. Delbert Elliott](http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/people/bio_elliott.html), director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at UC Boulder; [Dr. David Olds](http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/about/program-history) from the Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, UC Denver; [Kathy Stack](http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/team/), current vice president of Evidence-Based Innovation at the Laura and John Arnold Foundation following 27 years in the White House Office of Management and Budget; among other speakers. ## **MST’s pre-conference** It is not surprising that [Multisystemic Therapy](https://mstservices.com/) (MST), a [Blueprints model-plus program](http://www.blueprintsprograms.com/factsheet/multisystemic-therapy-mst), would be well represented at the conference. So much so that it is holding a [pre-conference event](http://www.blueprintsconference.com/agenda/pre-conf-mst.html) on April 11—“The Policy and Practice of Building an MST Program.” The event is for people with an interest in learning how to positively impact juvenile-justice reform by using MST.  Highlighting the day will be [Nell Bernstein](http://www.nellbernstein.com/), the award-winning author of “Burning Down the House,” a powerful call for closing our nation’s brutal and counterproductive juvenile prisons. She will be joined by Michigan Judge [Dorene S. Allen](http://www.ourmidland.com/news/judge-dorene-s-allen-receives-go-to-bat-award/article_e88c9572-50c0-508f-b3a1-fc1f3556f111.html), a tireless champion of innovative programs that help young offenders, [Jeremy C. Kohomban,](http://childrensvillage.org/about/staff/trustees/jeremy-kohomban/) president and CEO of Children’s Village, an exemplary institution using and developing programs that document positive outcomes, a parent who will talk about her family’s experience participating in MST and others. Takeaways from the conference and pre-conference can make a tremendous difference in our country’s seriously flawed juvenile-justice system, giving many young people the chance at a productive life. For those interested in learning more about MST, [register for the pre-conference](http://www.blueprintsconference.com/agenda/pre-conf-mst.html). MST will refund the fee for qualified attendees. [Contact us](https://info.mstservices.com/contact-us) to learn more. 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