Director, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare

Keynote: “It’s Monday Morning, What Do We Do Now? Road Maps to New Destinations” [see description & schedule]

Dr. Young is the Director of Children and Family Futures, a California-based research and policy institute whose purpose is to improve outcomes for children and families affected by substance use disorders. Dr. Young also serves as the Director of the federally-funded National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, which provides technical assistance to states in support of their efforts to enhance cross-system collaboration for the benefit of affected families, and develops and disseminates information on advances in policy and practice in this field.

Dr. Young has authored many policy analyses and evaluation reports on substance abuse, welfare, and child welfare for organizations such as the Child Welfare League of America, the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. She has worked as a consultant to over 30 states and regional offices on substance abuse prevention and treatment issues affecting families.

Prior to her current position with Children and Family Futures, Dr. Young served as research consultant to the Directorate of the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. Her work included development of state outcome monitoring systems.  Dr. Young holds a Ph.D. and master’s degree from the University of Southern California, School of Social Work. She was the recipient of a pre-doctoral fellowship with the National Institute on Drug Abuse which focused on public policy and research issues that affect the children of substance abusers. 

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